We gather the white millet,
In the new-ploughed fields,
On the year-old acres.
Fang-shu comes,
With three thousand chariots,
The host testing its shields.
Fang-shu leads them on,
Riding his four piebald steeds,
Four steeds in steady order.
State-carriage, glowing red,
Bamboo screen and fish-skin quiver,
Bitted yoke and tug of leather.
We gather the white millet,
In the new-ploughed fields,
In the midst of the country.
Fang-shu comes,
With three thousand chariots,
Banners and flags glowing bright.
Fang-shu leads them on,
With bound axle and painted pole,
Eight bells ringing clear.
In his appointed robes he serves,
The red knee-covers glowing,
The bluish-green gems ringing.
Swift flies the falcon,
It soars to the sky,
Yet it alights and rests.
Fang-shu comes,
With three thousand chariots,
The host testing its shields.
Fang-shu leads them on,
The gong-men strike the drums,
He marshals the host and rallies the ranks.
Illustrious and true Fang-shu —
He beats the drums, deep-rolling,
And leads back the host in triumph.
Ye wild men of Jing, so foolish!
You make a great state your foe.
Fang-shu, the elder statesman —
His plans are strong and bold.
Fang-shu leads them on —
He takes the captives and the chieftains.
The war-cars rumble on,
Rumble and roll,
Like thunder, like the storm.
Illustrious and true Fang-shu —
He marched against the Xian-yun,
And the men of Jing came in awe.
GLM · 2025 · machine-generated