The oldest collection of Chinese poetry, more than three hundred songs, odes and hymns. Tr. Legge (en) and Granet (fr, incomplete).
Guan-guan go the ospreys,
On the islet in the river.
The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady : –
For our prince a good mate she.
Here long, there short, is the duckweed,
To the left, to the right, borne about by the current.
The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady : –
Waking and sleeping, he sought her.
He sought her and found her not,
And waking and sleeping he thought about her.
Long he thought ; oh ! long and anxiously ;
On his side, on his back, he turned, and back again.
Here long, there short, is the duckweed ;
On the left, on the right, we gather it.
The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady : –
With lutes, small and large, let us give her friendly welcome.
Here long, there short, is the duckweed ;
On the left, on the right, we cook and present it.
The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady : –
With bells and drums let us show our delight in her.
Legge 1
A l'unisson crient les mouettes
dans la rivière sur les rocs !
La fille pure fait retraite,
compagne assortie du Seigneur !
Haute ou basse, la canillée :
à gauche, à droite, cherchons-la !
La fille pure fait retraite :
De jour, de nuit, demandons-la !
Demandons-la !... Requête vaine !...
de jour, de nuit, nous y pensons !
Ah ! quelle peine !... Ah ! quelle peine !...
De-ci, de-là, nous nous tournons !...
Haute ou basse, la canillée :
à gauche, à droite, prenons-la !
La fille pure fait retraite :
guitares, luths, accueillez-la !
Haute ou basse, la canillée :
à gauche, à droite, cueillons-la !
La fille pure fait retraite :
cloches et tambours, fêtez-la !
Granet LVI.
The Book of Odes – Shi Jing I. 1. (1) – Chinese off/on – Français/English
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