The Nan Shan

There where the South hill rises high and great,
A male fox sits, suspicious and alone.
Ts‘e’s daughter went to Loo, to wed her mate;
The pathway, plain and easy, is well known.
From.you, her brother, thus away she went ;
Why further think of her, like fox intent?

The dolichos five kinds of shoes supplies,
Made always so that two shall form a pair.
On caps they match the strings that serve for ties,
The same in length, not differing a hair.
The road to Loo all plain and easy lies,
By which Ts‘e’s daughter joined her husband there.
Since she has travelled that way leaving you,
Why do you her continue to pursue ?

Hemp seed to sow, this is the course we take,—
The acres lengthwise and across we dress.
Taking a wife, the thing at once we make
Known to our parents, and their leave possess.
Since, prince of Loo, Ts‘e’s daughter thus you took ;—
Why on her evil ways indulgent look ?

How do we act when firewood we would split ?
’Tis through the axe in hand that we succeed.
Taking a wife, this form we must admit,—
Without the go-between we cannot speed.
When you brought home your wife, all this was done ;—
Why let her now to such excesses run?