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閔予小子

閔予小子。
遭家不造。
嬛嬛在疚。
於乎皇考。
永世克考。
念茲皇祖。
陟降庭止。
維予小子。
夙夜敬止。
於乎皇王。
繼序思不忘。

MIN YU XIAO ZI

Alas for me, who am [as] a little child,
On whom has devolved the unsettled State!
Solitary am I and full of distress.
Oh! my great Father,
All thy life long, thou wast filial.
Thou didst think of my great grandfather,
[Seeing him, as it were,] ascending and descending in the court.
I, the little child,
Day and night will be so reverent.
Oh! ye great kings,
As your successor, I will strive not to forget you.
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