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Su-su go the feathers of the wild geese, |
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As they settle on the bushy oaks. |
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The king's affairs must not be slackly discharged, |
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And [so] we cannot plant our sacrificial millet and millet; -- |
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What will our parents have to rely on? |
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O thou distant and azure Heaven! |
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When shall we be in our places again? |
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Su-su go the wings of the wild geese, |
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As they settle on the bushy jujube trees. |
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The king's affairs must not be slackly discharged, |
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And [so] we cannot plant our millet and sacrificial millet; -- |
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How shall our parents be supplied with food? |
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O thou distant and azure Heaven! |
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When shall [our service] have an end? |
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Su-su go the rows of the wild geese, |
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As they rest on the bushy mulberry trees. |
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The king's business must not be slackly discharged, |
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And [so] we cannot plant our rice and maize; -- |
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How shalll our parents get food? |
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O thou distant and azure Heaven! |
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When shall we get [back] to our ordinary lot? |
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by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia