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Introduction by C. Ming Lung

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1.

國風(LESSONS FROM THE STATES)

1.0.

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1.1.

周南 (THE ODES OF ZHOU AND THE SOUTH)

1.1.1.

1. 關睢 GUAN SUI

1.1.1.

1.1.2.

2. 葛覃 GE TAN

1.1.2.

1.1.3.

3. 卷耳 JUAN ER

1.1.3.

1.1.4.

4. 樛木 JIU MU

1.1.4.

1.1.5.

5. 螽斯 ZHONG SI

1.1.5.

1.1.6.

6. 桃夭 TAO YAO

1.1.6.

1.1.7.

7. 兔罝 TU JU

1.1.7.

1.1.8.

8. 芣苡 FOU YI

1.1.8.

1.1.9.

9. 漢廣 HAN GUANG

1.1.9.

1.1.10.

10. 汝墳 RU FEN

1.1.10.

1.1.11.

11. 麟之趾 LIN ZHI ZHI

1.1.11.

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1.2.

召南 (THE ODES OF SHAO AND THE SOUTH)

1.2.12.

12. 鵲巢 QUE CHAO

1.2.12.

1.2.13.

13. 采蘩 CAI FAN

1.2.13.

1.2.14.

14. 草蟲 CAO CHONG

1.2.14.

1.2.15.

15. 采蘋 CAI PING

1.2.15.

1.2.16.

16. 甘棠 GAN TANG

1.2.16.

1.2.17.

17. 行露 XING LU

1.2.17.

1.2.18.

18. 羔羊 GAO YANG

1.2.18.

1.2.19.

19. 殷其雷 YIN QI LEI

1.2.19.

1.2.20.

20. 摽有梅 BIAO YOU MEI

1.2.20.

1.2.21.

21. 小星 XIAO XING

1.2.21.

1.2.22.

22. 江有汜 JIANG YOU SI

1.2.22.

1.2.23.

23. 野有死麇 YE YOU SI JUN

1.2.23.

1.2.24.

24. 何彼襛矣 HE BI NONG YI

1.2.24.

1.2.25.

25. 騶虞 ZOU YU

1.2.25.

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1.3.

邶風 (THE ODES OF BEI)

1.3.26.

26. 柏舟 BO ZHOU

1.3.26.

1.3.27.

27. 綠衣 LU YI

1.3.27.

1.3.28.

28. 燕燕 YAN YAN

1.3.28.

1.3.29.

29. 日月 RI YUE

1.3.29.

1.3.30.

30. 終風 ZHONG FENG

1.3.30.

1.3.31.

31. 擊鼓 JI GU

1.3.31.

1.3.32.

32. 凱風 KAI FENG

1.3.32.

1.3.33.

33. 雄雉 XIONG ZHI

1.3.33.

1.3.34.

34. 匏有苦葉 PAO YOU KU YE

1.3.34.

1.3.35.

35. 谷風 GU FENG

1.3.35.

1.3.36.

36. 式微 SHI WEI

1.3.36.

1.3.37.

37. 旄丘 MAO QIU

1.3.37.

1.3.38.

38. 簡兮 JIAN XI

1.3.38.

1.3.39.

39. 泉水 QUAN SHUI

1.3.39.

1.3.40.

40. 北門 BEI MEN

1.3.40.

1.3.41.

41. 北風 BEI FENG

1.3.41.

1.3.42.

42. 靜女 JING NU

1.3.42.

1.3.43.

43. 新臺 XIN TAI

1.3.43.

1.3.44.

44. 二子乘舟 ER ZI CHENG ZHOU

1.3.44.

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1.4.

鄘風 (THE ODES OF YONG)

1.4.45.

45. 柏舟 BO ZHOU

1.4.45.

1.4.46.

46. 牆有茨 QIANG YOU CI

1.4.46.

1.4.47.

47. 君子偕老 JUN ZI XIE LAO

1.4.47.

1.4.48.

48. 桑中 SANG ZHONG

1.4.48.

1.4.49.

49. 鶉之奔奔 CHUN ZI BEN BEN

1.4.49.

1.4.50.

50. 定之方中 DING ZHI FANG ZHONG

1.4.50.

1.4.51.

51. 蝃蝀 DI DONG

1.4.51.

1.4.52.

52. 相鼠 XIANG SHU

1.4.52.

1.4.53.

53. 干旄 GAN MAO

1.4.53.

1.4.54.

54. 載馳 ZAI CHI

1.4.54.

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1.5.

衛風 (THE ODES OF WEI)

1.5.55.

55. 淇奧 QI AO

1.5.55.

1.5.56.

56. 考槃 KAO PAN

1.5.56.

1.5.57.

57. 碩人 SHUO REN

1.5.57.

1.5.58.

1.5.58.

1.5.59.

59. 竹竿 ZHU GAN

1.5.59.

1.5.60.

60. 芄蘭 WAN LAN

1.5.60.

1.5.61.

61. 河廣 HE GUANG

1.5.61.

1.5.62.

62. 伯兮 BO XI

1.5.62.

1.5.63.

63. 有狐 YOU HU

1.5.63.

1.5.64.

64. 木瓜 MU GUA

1.5.64.

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1.6.

王風 (THE ODES OF WANG)

1.6.65.

65. 黍離 SHU LI

1.6.65.

1.6.66.

66. 君子于役 JUN ZI YU YI

1.6.66.

1.6.67.

67. 君子陽陽 JUN ZI YANG YANG

1.6.67.

1.6.68.

68. 揚之水 YANG ZHI SHUI

1.6.68.

1.6.69.

69. 中谷有蓷 ZHONG GU

1.6.69.

1.6.70.

70. 兔爰 TU YUAN

1.6.70.

1.6.71.

71. 葛藟 GE LEI

1.6.71.

1.6.72.

72. 采葛 CAI GE

1.6.72.

1.6.73.

73. 大車 DA CHE

1.6.73.

1.6.74.

74. 丘中有麻 QIU ZHONG YOU MA

1.6.74.

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1.7.

鄭風 (THE ODES OF ZHENG)

1.7.75.

75. 緇衣 ZI YI

1.7.75.

1.7.76.

76. 將仲子 JIANG ZHONG ZI

1.7.76.

1.7.77.

77. 叔于田 SHU YU TIAN

1.7.77.

1.7.78.

78. 大叔于田 DA SHU YU TIAN

1.7.78.

1.7.79.

79. 清人 QING REN

1.7.79.

1.7.80.

80. 羔裘 GAO QIU

1.7.80.

1.7.81.

81. 遵大路 ZUN DA LU

1.7.81.

1.7.82.

82. 女曰雞鳴 NU YUE JI MING

1.7.82.

1.7.83.

83. 有女同車 YOU NU TONG CHE

1.7.83.

1.7.84.

84. 山有扶蘇 SHAN YOU FU SU

1.7.84.

1.7.85.

85. 蘀兮 TUO XI

1.7.85.

1.7.86.

86. 狡童 JIAO TONG

1.7.86.

1.7.87.

87. 褰裳 QIAN CHANG

1.7.87.

1.7.88.

1.7.88.

1.7.89.

89. 東門之墠 DONG MEN ZHI SHAN

1.7.89.

1.7.90.

90. 風雨 FENG YU

1.7.90.

1.7.91.

91. 子衿 ZI JIN

1.7.91.

1.7.92.

92. 揚之水 YANG ZHI SHUI

1.7.92.

1.7.93.

93. 出其東門 CHU QI DONG MEN

1.7.93.

1.7.94.

94. 野有蔓草 YE YOU MAN CAO

1.7.94.

1.7.95.

95. 溱洧 QIN WEI

1.7.95.

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1.8.

齊風 (THE ODES OF QI)

1.8.96.

96. 雞鳴 JI MING

1.8.96.

1.8.97.

1.8.97.

1.8.98.

1.8.98.

1.8.99.

99. 東方之日 DONG FANG ZHI RI

1.8.99.

1.8.100.

100. 東方未明 DONG FANG WEI MING

1.8.100.

1.8.101.

101. 南山 NAN SHAN

1.8.101.

1.8.102.

102. 甫田 FU TIAN

1.8.102.

1.8.103.

103. 盧令 LU LING

1.8.103.

1.8.104.

104. 敝笱 BI GOU

1.8.104.

1.8.105.

105. 載驅 ZAI QU

1.8.105.

1.8.106.

106. 猗嗟 YI JIE

1.8.106.

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1.9.

魏風 (THE ODES OF WEI)

1.9.107.

107. 葛屨 GE JU

1.9.107.

1.9.108.

108. 汾沮洳 FEN JU RU

1.9.108.

1.9.109.

109. 園有桃 YUAN YOU TAO

1.9.109.

1.9.110.

110. 陟岵 ZHI HU

1.9.110.

1.9.111.

111. 十畝之間 SHI MU ZHI JIAN

1.9.111.

1.9.112.

112. 伐檀 FA TAN

1.9.112.

1.9.113.

113. 碩鼠 SHUO SHU

1.9.113.

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1.10.

唐風 (THE ODES OF TANG)

1.10.114.

114. 蟋蟀 XI SHUAI

1.10.114.

1.10.115.

115. 山有樞 SHAN YOU SHU

1.10.115.

1.10.116.

116. 揚之水 YANG ZHI SHUI

1.10.116.

1.10.117.

117. 椒聊 JIAO LIAO

1.10.117.

1.10.118.

118. 綢繆 CHOU MOU

1.10.118.

1.10.119.

119. 杕杜 DI DU

1.10.119.

1.10.120.

120. 羔裘 GAO QIU

1.10.120.

1.10.121.

121. 鴇羽 BAO YU

1.10.121.

1.10.122.

122. 無衣 WU YI

1.10.122.

1.10.123.

123. 有杕之杜 YOU DI ZHI DU

1.10.123.

1.10.124.

124. 葛生 GE SHENG

1.10.124.

1.10.125.

125. 采苓 CAI LING

1.10.125.

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1.11.

秦風 (THE ODES OF QIN)

1.11.126.

126. 車鄰 CHE LIN

1.11.126.

1.11.127.

127. 駟驖 SI TIE

1.11.127.

1.11.128.

128. 小戎 XIAO RONG

1.11.128.

1.11.129.

129. 蒹葭 JIAN JIA

1.11.129.

1.11.130.

130. 終南 ZHONG NAN

1.11.130.

1.11.131.

131. 黃鳥 HUANG NIAO

1.11.131.

1.11.132.

132. 晨風 CHEN FENG

1.11.132.

1.11.133.

133. 無衣 WU YI

1.11.133.

1.11.134.

134. 渭陽 WEI YANG

1.11.134.

1.11.135.

135. 權輿 QUAN YU

1.11.135.

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1.12.

陳風 (THE ODES OF CHEN)

1.12.136.

136. 宛丘 WAN QIU

1.12.136.

1.12.137.

137. 東門之枌 DONG MEN ZHI FEN

1.12.137.

1.12.138.

138. 衡門 HENG MEN

1.12.138.

1.12.139.

139. 東門之池 DONG MEN ZHI CHI

1.12.139.

1.12.140.

140. 東門之楊 DONG MEN ZHI YANG

1.12.140.

1.12.141.

141. 墓門 MU MEN

1.12.141.

1.12.142.

142. 防有鵲巢 FANG YOU QUE CHAO

1.12.142.

1.12.143.

143. 月出 YUE CHU

1.12.143.

1.12.144.

144. 株林 ZHU LIN

1.12.144.

1.12.145.

145. 澤陂 ZE PO

1.12.145.

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1.13.

檜風 (THE ODES OF KUAI)

1.13.146.

146. 羔裘 GAO QIU

1.13.146.

1.13.147.

147. 素冠 SU GUAN

1.13.147.

1.13.148.

148. 隰有萇楚 XI YOU CHANG CHU

1.13.148.

1.13.149.

149. 匪風 FEI FENG

1.13.149.

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1.14.

曹風 (THE ODES OF CAO)

1.14.150.

150. 蜉蝣 FU YOU

1.14.150.

1.14.151.

151. 候人 HOU REN

1.14.151.

1.14.152.

152. 鳲鳩 SHI JIU

1.14.152.

1.14.153.

153. 下泉 XIA QUAN

1.14.153.

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1.15.

豳風 (THE ODES OF BIN)

1.15.154.

154. 七月 QI YUE

1.15.154.

1.15.155.

155. 鴟鴞 CHI XIAO

1.15.155.

1.15.156.

156. 東山 DONG SHAN

1.15.156.

1.15.157.

157. 破斧 PO FU

1.15.157.

1.15.158.

158. 伐柯 FA KE

1.15.158.

1.15.159.

159. 九罭 JIU YU

1.15.159.

1.15.160.

160. 狼跋 LANG BA

1.15.160.

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2.

小雅(MINOR ODES OF THE KINGDOM)

2.0.

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2.1.

鹿鳴之什(DECADE OF LU MING)

2.1.161.

161. 鹿鳴 LU MING

2.1.161.

2.1.162.

162. 四牡 SI MU

2.1.162.

2.1.163.

163. 皇皇者華 HUANG HUANG ZHE HUA

2.1.163.

2.1.164.

164. 常棣 CHANG DI

2.1.164.

2.1.165.

165. 伐木 FA MU

2.1.165.

2.1.166.

166. 天保 TIAN BAO

2.1.166.

2.1.167.

167. 采薇 CAI WEI

2.1.167.

2.1.168.

168. 出車 CHU CHE

2.1.168.

2.1.169.

169. 杕杜 DI DU

2.1.169.

2.1.169a.

南陔(NAN GAI)

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2.2.

白華之什(DECADE OF BAIHUA)

2.2.169b.

白華(BAI HUA)

2.2.169c.

華黍(HUA SHU)

2.2.170.

170. 魚麗 YU LI

2.2.170.

2.1.170a.

由庚(YOU GENG)

2.2.171.

171. 南有嘉魚 NAN YOU JIA YU

2.2.171.

2.2.171a.

崇丘(CHONG QIU)

2.2.172.

172. 南山有臺 NAN SHAN YOU TAI

2.2.172.

2.2.172a.

2.2.173.

173. 蓼蕭 LIAO XIAO

2.2.173.

2.2.174.

174. 湛露 ZHAN LU

2.2.174.

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2.3.

彤弓之什(DECADE OF TONG GONG)

2.3.175.

2.3.175.

2.3.176.

176. 菁菁者莪 JING JING ZHE E

2.3.176.

2.3.177.

177. 六月 LIU YUE

2.3.177.

2.3.178.

178. 采芑 CAI QI

2.3.178.

2.3.179.

179. 車攻 CHE GONG

2.3.179.

2.3.180.

180. 吉日 JI RI

2.3.180.

2.3.181.

181. 鴻雁 HONG YAN

2.3.181.

2.3.182.

182. 庭燎 TING LIAO

2.3.182.

2.3.183.

183. 沔水 MIAN SHUI

2.3.183.

2.3.184.

184. 鶴鳴 HE MING

2.3.184.

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2.4.

祈父之什(DECADE OF QI FU)

2.4.185.

185. 祈父 QI FU

2.4.185.

2.4.186.

186. 白駒 BAI JU

2.4.186.

2.4.187.

187. 黃鳥 HUANG NIAO

2.4.187.

2.4.188.

188. 我行其野 WO XING QI YE

2.4.188.

2.4.189.

189. 斯干 SI GAN

2.4.189.

2.4.190.

190. 無羊 WU YANG

2.4.190.

2.4.191.

191. 節南山 JIE NAN SHAN

2.4.191.

2.4.192.

192. 正月 ZHENG YUE

2.4.192.

2.4.193.

193. 十月之交 SHI YUE ZI JIAO

2.4.193.

2.4.194.

194. 雨無正 YU WU ZHENG

2.4.194.

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2.5.

小旻之什(DECADE OF XIAO MIN)

2.5.195.

195. 小旻 XIAO MIN

2.5.195.

2.5.196.

196. 小宛 XIAO WAN

2.5.196.

2.5.197.

197. 小弁 XIAO BIAN

2.5.197.

2.5.198.

198. 巧言 QIAO YAN

2.5.198.

2.5.199.

199. 何人斯 HE REN SI

2.5.199.

2.5.200.

200. 巷伯 XIANG BO

2.5.200.

2.5.201.

201. 谷風 GU FENG

2.5.201.

2.5.202.

202. 蓼莪 LIAO E

2.5.202.

2.5.203.

203. 大東 DA DONG

2.5.203.

2.5.204.

204. 四月 SI YUE

2.5.204.

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2.6.

北山之什(DECADE OF BEI SHAN)

2.6.205.

205. 北山 BEI SHAN

2.6.205.

2.6.206.

206. 無將大車 WU JIANG DA CHE

2.6.206.

2.6.207.

207. 小明 XIAO MING

2.6.207.

2.6.208.

208. 鼓鍾 GU ZHONG

2.6.208.

2.6.209.

209. 楚茨 CHU CI

2.6.209.

2.6.210.

210. 信南山 XIN NAN SHAN

2.6.210.

2.6.211.

211. 甫田 FU TIAN

2.6.211.

2.6.212.

212. 大田 DA TIAN

2.6.212.

2.6.213.

213. 瞻彼洛矣 ZHAN BI LUO YI

2.6.213.

2.6.214.

214. 裳裳者華 CHANG CHANG ZHE HUA

2.6.214.

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2.7.

桑扈之什(DECADE OF SANG HU)

2.7.215.

215. 桑扈 SANG HU

2.7.215.

2.7.216.

216. 鴛鴦 YUAN YANG

2.7.216.

2.7.217.

217. 頍弁 KUI BIAN

2.7.217.

2.7.218.

218. 車舝 CHE XIA

2.7.218.

2.7.219.

219. 青蠅 QING YING

2.7.219.

2.7.220.

220. 賓之初筵 BIN ZHI CHU YAN

2.7.220.

2.7.221.

221. 魚藻 YU ZAO

2.7.221.

2.7.222.

222. 采菽 CAI SHU

2.7.222.

2.7.223.

223. 角弓 JIAO GONG

2.7.223.

2.7.224.

224. 菀柳 WAN LIU

2.7.224.

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2.8.

都人士之什(DECADE OF DU REN SHI)

2.8.225.

225. 都人士 DU REN SHI

2.8.225.

2.8.226 .

226 . 采綠 CAI LU

2.8.226 .

2.8.227.

227. 黍苗 SHU MIAO

2.8.227.

2.8.228.

228. 隰桑 XI SANG

2.8.228.

2.8.229.

229. 白華 BAI HUA

2.8.229.

2.8.230.

230. 綿蠻 MIAN MAN

2.8.230.

2.8.231.

231. 瓠葉 HU YE

2.8.231.

2.8.232.

232. 漸漸之石 JIAN JIAN ZHI SHI

2.8.232.

2.8.233.

233. 苕之華 TIAO ZHI HUA

2.8.233.

2.8.234.

234. 何草不黃 HE CAO BU HUANG

2.8.234.

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3.

大雅(GREATER ODES OF THE KINGDOM)

3.0.

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3.1.

文王之什(DECADE OF WEN WANG)

3.1.235.

235. 文王 WEN WANG

3.1.235.

3.1.236.

236. 大明 DA MING

3.1.236.

3.1.237.

3.1.237.

3.1.238.

238. 棫樸 YU PU

3.1.238.

3.1.239.

239. 早麓 ZAO LU

3.1.239.

3.1.240.

240. 思齊 SI QI

3.1.240.

3.1.241.

241. 皇矣 HUANG YI

3.1.241.

3.1.242.

242. 靈臺 LING TAI

3.1.242.

3.1.243.

243. 下武 XIA WU

3.1.243.

3.1.244.

244. 文王有聲 WEN WANG YOU SHENG

3.1.244.

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3.2.

生民之什(DECADE OF SHENG MIN)

3.2.245.

245. 生民 SHENG MIN

3.2.245.

3.2.246.

246. 行葦 XING WEI

3.2.246.

3.2.247.

247. 既醉 JI JUI

3.2.247.

3.2.248.

248. 鳧鷖 FU YI

3.2.248.

3.2.249.

249. 假樂 JIA LE

3.2.249.

3.2.250.

250. 公劉 GONG LIU

3.2.250.

3.2.251.

251. 泂酌 JIONG ZHUO

3.2.251.

3.2.252.

252. 卷阿 JUAN A

3.2.252.

3.2.253.

253. 民勞 MIN LU

3.2.253.

3.2.254.

3.2.254.

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蕩之什(DECADE OF DANG)

3.3.255.

3.3.255.

3.3.256.

3.3.256.

3.3.257.

257. 桑柔 SANG ROU

3.3.257.

3.3.258.

258. 雲漢 YUN HAN

3.3.258.

3.3.259.

259. 崧高 SONG GAO

3.3.259.

3.3.260.

260. 烝民 ZHENG MIN

3.3.260.

3.3.261.

261. 韓奕 HAN YI

3.3.261.

3.3.262.

262. 江漢 JIANG HAN

3.3.262.

3.3.263.

263. 常武 CHANG WU

3.3.263.

3.3.264.

264. 瞻卬 ZHAN YANG

3.3.264.

3.3.265.

265. 召旻 ZHOU WEN

3.3.265.

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頌(ODES OF THE TEMPLE AND THE ALTAR)

4.0.

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4.1.

周頌清廟之什 (SACRIFICIAL ODES OF ZHOU, DECADE OF QING MIAO)

4.1.266.

266. 清廟 QING MIAO

4.1.266.

4.1.267.

267. 維天之命 WEI TIAN ZHI MING

4.1.267.

4.1.268.

268. 維清 WEI QING

4.1.268.

4.1.269.

269. 烈文 LIE WEN

4.1.269.

4.1.270.

270. 天作 TIAN ZUO

4.1.270.

4.1.271.

271. 昊天有成命 HAO TIAN YOU CHENG MING

4.1.271.

4.1.272.

272. 我將 WO JIANG

4.1.272.

4.1.273.

273. 時邁 SHI MAI

4.1.273.

4.1.274.

274. 執競 ZHI JING

4.1.274.

4.1.275.

275. 思文 SI WEN

4.1.275.

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周頌臣工之什(SACRIFICIAL ODES OF ZHOU , DECADE OF CHEN GONG)

4.2.276.

276. 臣工 CHEN GONG

4.2.276.

4.2.277.

277. 噫嘻 YI XI

4.2.277.

4.2.278.

278. 振鷺 ZHEN LU

4.2.278.

4.2.279.

279. 豐年 FENG NIAN

4.2.279.

4.2.280.

280. 有瞽 YOU GU

4.2.280.

4.2.281.

4.2.281.

4.2.282.

4.2.282.

4.2.283.

283. 載見 ZAI JIAN

4.2.283.

4.2.284.

284. 有客 YOU KE

4.2.284.

4.2.285.

4.2.285.

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4.3.

周頌閔予小子之什(SACRIFICIAL ODES OF ZHOU, DECADE OF MIN YOU XIAO ZI)

4.3.286.

286. 閔予小子 MIN YU XIAO ZI

4.3.286.

4.3.287.

287. 訪落 FANG LUO

4.3.287.

4.3.288.

288. 敬之 JING ZHI

4.3.288.

4.3.289.

289. 小毖 XIAO BI

4.3.289.

4.3.290.

290. 載芟 ZAI SHAN

4.3.290.

4.3.291.

291. 良耜 LIANG SI

4.3.291.

4.3.292.

292. 絲衣 SI YI

4.3.292.

4.3.293.

4.3.293.

4.3.294.

4.3.294.

4.3.295.

4.3.295.

4.3.296.

4.3.296.

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4.4.

魯頌(PRAISE-SONGS OF LU)

4.4.297.

4.4.297.

4.4.298.

298. 有駜 YOU BI

4.4.298.

4.4.299.

299. 泮水 PAN SHUI

4.4.299.

4.4.300.

300. 閟宮 BI GONG

4.4.300.

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4.5.

商頌(SACRIFICIAL ODES OF SHANG)

4.5.301.

4.5.301.

4.5.302.

302. 烈祖 LIE ZU

4.5.302.

4.5.303.

303. 玄鳥 XUAN NIAO

4.5.303.

4.5.304.

304. 長發 CHANG FA

4.5.304.

4.5.305.

305. 殷武 YIN WU

4.5.305.

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The wild geese are flying about ;
Su-su goes the rustle of their wings .
[There were] those officers engaged on the commission .
Pained were we and toiled in the open fields ;
All were objects of pity ,
But alas for those wifeless and widows !

The wild geese are flying about ;
And they settle in the midst of the marsh .
[There were] those officers directing the rearing of the walls ;—
Five thousand cubits of them arose at once .
Though there was pain and toil ,
In the end we had rest in our dwellings .

The wild geese are flying about ,
And melancholy is their cry of ao-ao .
There were they , wise men ,
Who recognized our pain and toil ;
If they had been stupid men ,
They would have said we were proclaiming our insolence .