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My noble husband is now martial-like !
The hero of the country !
My husband , grasping his halberd ,
Is in the leading chariot of the king's [host] .

Since my husband went to the east ,
My head has been like the flying [pappus of the] artemisia .
It is not that I could not anoint and wash it ;
But for whom should I adorn myself ?

O for rain ! O for rain !
But brightly the sun comes forth .
Longingly I think of my husband ,
Till my heart is weary , and my head aches .

How shall I get the plant of forgetfulness ?
I would plant it on the north of my house .
Longingly I think of my husband ,
And my heart is made to ache .