周zhōu颂sòng·臣chén工gōng之zhī什shén

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嗟jiē嗟jiē臣chén工gōng，敬jìng尔ěr在zài公gōng。王wáng厘lí尔ěr成chéng，来lái谘zī来lái茹rú。嗟jiē嗟jiē保bǎo介jiè，维wéi莫mò之zhī春chūn，亦yì又yòu何hé求qiú？如rú何hé新xīn畬shē？于yú皇huáng来lái牟móu，将jiāng受shòu厥jué明míng。明míng昭zhāo上shàng帝dì，迄qì用yòng康kāng年nián。命mìng我wǒ众zhòng人rén，庤zhì乃nǎi钱qián镈bó。奄yǎn观guān铚zhì艾ài。

Ah! ah! ministers and officers, Reverently attend to your public duties. The king has given you perfect rules;— Consult about them, and consider them. Ah! ah! ye assistants, It is now the end of spring; And what have ye to seek for? (Only) how to manage the new fields and those of the third year. How beautiful are the wheat and the barley! The bright and glorious God Will in them give us a good year. Order all our men To be provided with their spuds and hoes:— Anon we shall see the sickles at work.

Legge · 1879 · public domain

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有yóu瞽gú有yóu瞽gǔ，在zài周zhōu之zhī庭tíng。设shè业yè设shè虡jù，崇chóng牙yá树shù羽yǔ。应yīng田tián县xiàn鼓gǔ，鞉táo磬qìng柷chù圉yǔ。既jì备bèi乃nǎi奏zòu，箫xiāo管guǎn备bèi举jǔ。喤huáng喤huáng厥jué声shēng，肃sù雝yōng和hé鸣míng，先xiān祖zǔ是shì听tīng。我wǒ客kè戾lì止zhǐ，永yǒng观guān厥jué成chéng。

There are the blind musicians; there are the blind musicians; In the court of (the temple of) Kâu. There are (the music-frames with their) face-boards and posts, The high toothed-edge (of the former), and the feathers stuck (in the latter); With the drums, large and small, suspended from them; And the hand-drums and sounding-stones, the instrument to give the signal for commencing, and the stopper. These being all complete, the music is struck up. The pan-pipe and the double flute begin at the same time. Harmoniously blend their sounds; In solemn unison they give forth their notes. Our ancestors will give ear. Our visitors will be there;— Long to witness the complete performance.

Legge · 1879 · public domain

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猗yī与yǔ漆qī沮jǔ，潜qián有yǒu多duō鱼yú。有yǒu鳣zhān有yóu鲔wěi，鲦tiáo鲿cháng𫚢yán鲤lǐ。以yí享xiáng以yǐ祀sì，以yǐ介jiè景jǐng福fú。

Oh! in the Khî and the Khü, There are many fish in the warrens;— Sturgeons, large and snouted, Thryssas, yellow-jaws, mud-fish, and carp;— For offerings, for sacrifice, That our bright happiness may be increased.

Legge · 1879 · public domain

27-4

有yǒu来lái雝yōng雝yōng，至zhì止zhǐ肃sù肃sù。相xiāng维wéi辟pì公gōng，天tiān子zi穆mù穆mù。于yú荐jiàn广guáng牡mǔ，相xiāng予yǔ肆sì祀sì。假jiǎ哉zāi皇huáng考kǎo，绥suī予yǔ孝xiào子zi。宣xuān哲zhé维wéi人rén，文wén武wǔ维wéi后hòu。燕yàn及jí皇huáng天tiān，克kè昌chāng厥jué后hòu。绥suī我wǒ眉méi寿shòu，介jiè以yǐ繁fán祉zhǐ。既jì右yòu烈liè考kǎo，亦yì右yòu文wén母mǔ。

They come full of harmony; They are here in all gravity;— The princes assisting, While the Son of Heaven looks profound. (He says), 'While I present (this) noble bull, And they assist me in setting forth the sacrifice, O great and august Father, Comfort me, your filial son. 'With penetrating wisdom thou didst play the man, A sovereign with the gifts both of peace and war, Giving rest even to great Heaven, And ensuring prosperity to thy descendants. 'Thou comfortest me with the eyebrows of longevity; Thou makest me great with manifold blessings, I offer this sacrifice to my meritorious father, And to my accomplished mother.

Legge · 1879 · public domain

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载zài见jiàn辟pì王wáng，曰yuē求qiú厥jué章zhāng。龙lóng旗qí阳yáng阳yáng，和hé铃líng央yāng央yāng。鞗tiáo革gé有yǒu鸧cāng，休xiū有yǒu烈liè光guāng。率lǜ见jiàn昭zhāo考kǎo，以yǐ孝xiào以yí享xiǎng，以yǐ介jiè眉méi寿shòu，永yǒng言yán保bǎo之zhī，思sī皇huáng多duō祜hù。烈liè文wén辟pì公gōng，绥suī以yǐ多duō福fú，俾bǐ缉jī熙xī于yú纯chún嘏gǔ。

They appeared before their sovereign king, To seek from him the rules (they were to observe). With their dragon-emblazoned banners, flying bright, The bells on them and their front-boards tinkling, And with the rings on the ends of the reins glittering, Admirable was their majesty and splendour. He led them to appear before his father shrined on the left, Where he discharged his filial duty, and presented his offerings;— That he might have granted to him long life, And ever preserve (his dignity). Great and many are his blessings. They are the brilliant and accomplished princes, Who cheer him with his many sources of happiness, Enabling him to perpetuate them in their brightness as pure blessing.

Legge · 1879 · public domain

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有yǒu客kè有yǒu客kè，亦yì白bái其qí马mǎ。有yǒu萋qī有yóu且qiě，敦dūn琢zuó其qí旅lǚ。有yǒu客kè宿sù宿sù，有yǒu客kè信xìn信xìn。言yán授shòu之zhī絷zhí，以yǐ絷zhí其qí马mǎ。薄báo言yán追zhuī之zhī，左zuǒ右yòu绥suī之zhī。既jì有yǒu淫yín威wēi，降jiàng福fú孔kǒng夷yí。

The noble visitor! The noble visitor! Drawn, like his ancestors, by white horses! The reverent and dignified, Polished members of his suite! The noble guest will stay (but) a night or two! The noble guest will stay (but) two nights or four! Give him ropes, To bind his horses. I will convoy him (with a parting feast); I will comfort him in every possible way. Adorned with such great dignity, It is very natural that he should be blessed.

Legge · 1879 · public domain

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于yú皇huáng武wǔ王wáng，无wú竞jìng维wéi烈liè。允yǔn文wén文wén王wáng，克kè开kāi厥jué后hòu。嗣sì武wǔ受shòu之zhī。胜shèng殷yīn遏è刘liú，耆qí定dìng尔ěr功gōng。

Oh! great wast thou, O king Wû, Displaying the utmost strength in thy work. Truly accomplished was king Wăn, Opening the path for his successors. Thou didst receive the inheritance from him. Thou didst vanquish Yin, and put a stop to its cruelties;— Effecting the firm establishment of thy merit.

Legge · 1879 · public domain