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《伐木 - Fa Mu》

 English translation: James Legge [?]
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1 伐木:
伐木丁丁、鸟鸣嘤嘤。
出自幽谷、迁于乔木。
嘤其鸣矣、求其友声。
相彼鸟矣、犹求友声。
矧伊人矣、不求友生。
神之听之、终和且平。
Fa Mu:
On the trees go the blows zheng-zheng;
And the birds cry out ying-ying.
One issues from the dark valley,
And removes to the lofty tree,
While ying goes its cry,
Seeking with its voice its companion.
Look at the bird,
Bird as it is, seeking with its voice its companion;
And shall a man,
Not seek to have his friends?
Spiritual beings will then hearken to him;
He shall have harmony and peace.

2 伐木:
伐木许许、酾酒有藇。
既有肥羜、以速诸父。
宁适不来、微我弗顾。
于粲洒扫、陈馈八簋。
既有肥牡、以速诸舅。
宁适不来、微我有咎。
Fa Mu:
Xu-xu they go, as they fell the trees.
I have strained off my spirits, till they are fine,
And the fatted lambs are provided,
To which to invite my paternal uncles.
It is better that something should keep them from coming,
Than that I should not have regarded them.
Oh! brightly I have sprinkled and swept my courtyard,
And arranged my viands, with eight dishes of grain, along with my fatted meat,
To which to invite my maternal uncles.
It is better that something should keep them from coming,
Than that there should be blame attaching to me.

3 伐木:
伐木于阪、酾酒有衍。
笾豆有践、兄弟无远。
民之失德、乾糇以愆。
有酒湑我、无酒酤我。
坎坎鼓我、蹲蹲舞我。
迨我暇矣、饮此湑矣。
Fa Mu:
They fell down the trees along the hill-side.
I have strained off my spirits in abundance;
The dishes stand in rows,
And none of my brethren are absent.
The loss of kindly feeling among people,
May arise from faults in the matter of dry provisions.
If I have spirits I strain them, do I;
If I have no spirits, I buy them, do I;
I make the drums beat, do I;
I lead on the dance, do I.
Whenever we have leisure,
Let us drink the sparkling spirits.

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