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His bells ring out jiang-jiang ,
While the waters of the Huai go sweeping on ;
Sad is my heart and wouded .
The virtuous sovereigns [of old] ,—
In my heart , indeed , I cannot forget them .

His drums ring out jie-jie ,
While the waters of the Huai rush along ;
My heart is sad and grieved .
Of the virtuous sovereigns [of old] ,
The virtue was without flaw .

His bells ring out , his large drums resound ,
There are the three islands in the Huai ;
Sad is my heart and moved .
Of the virtuous sovereigns [of old] ,
The virtue was different from this .

His bells ring out qin-qin ;
His lutes , large and small , give their notes ;
The tones of his organs and sounding stones are in unison .
They sing the Ya and the Nan ,
Dancing to their flutes without error .