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國風 : 邶風LESSONS FROM THE STATES : THE ODES OF BEI
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國風LESSONS FROM THE STATES
小雅MINOR ODES OF THE KINGDOM
大雅GREATER ODES OF THE KINGDOM
頌ODES OF THE TEMPLE AND THE ALTAR
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式微
式微式微。
胡不歸。
微君之故。
胡為乎中露。
式微式微。
胡不歸。
微君之躬。
胡為乎泥中。
SHI WEI
Reduced! Reduced!
Why not return?
If it were not for your sake, O prince,
How should we be thus exposed to the dew?
Reduced! Reduced!
Why not return?
If it were not for your person, O prince,
How should we be here in the mire?
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國風 : 邶風LESSONS FROM THE STATES : THE ODES OF BEI
TOC
國風LESSONS FROM THE STATES
小雅MINOR ODES OF THE KINGDOM
大雅GREATER ODES OF THE KINGDOM
頌ODES OF THE TEMPLE AND THE ALTAR
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