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Green is the upper robe ,
Green with a yellow lining !
The sorrow of my heart , —
How can it cease ?

Green is the upper robe ,
Green the upper , and yellow the lower garment !
The sorrow of my heart , —
How can it be forgotten ?

[Dyed] green has been the silk ; —
It was you who did it .
[But] I think of the ancients ,
That I may be kept from doing wrong .

Linen , fine or coarse ,
Is cold when worn in the wind .
I think of the ancients ,
And find what is in my heart .