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Cold come the waters down from that spring ,
And overflow the bushy wolf's-tail grass ,
Ah me ! I awake and sigh ,
Thinking of that capital of Zhou .

Cold come the waters down from that spring ,
And overflow the bushy southernwood ,
Ah me ! I awake and sigh ,
Thinking of that capital of Zhou .

Cold come the waters down from that spring ,
And overflow the bushy divining plants,
Ah me ! I awake and sigh ,
Thinking of that capital-city .

Beautifully grew the fields of young millet ,
Enriched by fertilizing rains .
The States had their sovereign ,
And there was the chief of Xun to reward their princes .