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祈父
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祈父。 |
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予王之爪牙。 |
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胡轉予于恤。 |
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靡所止居。 |
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祈父。 |
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予王之爪士。 |
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胡轉予于恤。 |
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靡所底止。 |
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祈父。 |
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亶不聰。 |
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胡轉予于恤。 |
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有母之尸饔。 |
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QI FU
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Minister of war, |
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We are the claws and teeth of the king. |
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Why have you rolled us into this sorrow, |
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So that we have no abiding place? |
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Minister of war, |
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We are the taloned soldiers of the king. |
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Why have you rolled us into this sorrow, |
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So that there is no end [of our toils]? |
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Minister of war, |
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You have indeed acted without discrimination. |
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Why have you rolled us into this sorrow, |
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So that our mothers have to do all the labour of cooking? |
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by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia