瞻彼淇奥,绿竹猗猗,有匪君子,如切如磋,如琢如磨,瑟兮僩兮,赫兮咺兮,有匪君子,终不可谖兮。 瞻彼淇奥,绿竹青青,有匪君子,充耳琇莹,会弁如星,瑟兮僩兮,赫兮咺兮,有匪君子,终不可谖兮。 瞻彼淇奥,绿竹如箦,有匪君子,如金如锡,如圭如璧,宽兮绰兮,倚重较兮,善戏谑兮,不为虐兮。
Look at those bends of the Qi, The green bamboo, fresh and dense! There is our noble lord — As if cut, as if filed; As if chiselled, as if ground. How stately! How dignified! How majestic! How distinguished! Our noble lord — Never to be forgotten! Look at those bends of the Qi, The green bamboo, fresh and green! There is our noble lord — His ear-plugs of precious stone, The gems upon his cap like stars. How stately! How dignified! How majestic! How distinguished! Our noble lord — Never to be forgotten! Look at those bends of the Qi, The green bamboo like a mat! There is our noble lord — Like gold, like tin; Like a sceptre, like a gem. How generous! How graceful! Leaning on the carriage side! How pleasant in his jesting! Yet never harsh!