History & Politics
The Tung Fang Che Jih
Translated by James Legge (1876) · From The She King (1876), Part I, Book VIII
When the sun is in the east,
That lovely girl I see.
In my chamber she appears ;
There fronting me is she.
She treads upon my footsteps,
And quickly comes to me.
When the moon is in the east,
That lovely girl I see.
’Twixt door and screen she passes ;
’Twixt screen and door is she.
She treads upon my footsteps,
And hastes away from me.
Codex Note
The licentious intercourse of the people of Ts‘e.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Tung Fang Che Jih.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/95/.
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Shi Jing (The Book of Songs). “The Tung Fang Che Jih.” Translated by James Legge. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shi-jing/95/.
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