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Abundant is the growth of the yu and the pu, |
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Supplying firewood; yea, stores of it. |
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Elegant and dignified was our prince and king; |
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On the right and the left they hastened to him. |
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Elegant and dignified was our prince and king; |
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On his left and his right they bore their half-mace [libation-cups]; -- |
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They bore their instruments with solemn gravity, |
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As beseemed such eminent officers. |
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They rush along, -- those boats on the King. |
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All the rowers labouring at their oars. |
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The king of Zhou marched on, |
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Followed by his six hosts. |
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Vast is that Milky Way, |
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Making a brilliant figure in the sky. |
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Long years did the king of Zhou enjoy; -- |
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Did he not exert an influence upon men? |
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Engraved and chiselled are the ornaments; |
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Of metal and of jade is their substance. |
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Ever active was our king, |
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Giving law and rules to the four quarters [of the kingdom]. |
Published
by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia