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《云汉 - Yun Han》 | English translation: James Legge [?] | Books referencing 《云汉》 Library Resources |
| 1 | 云汉: |
倬彼云汉、昭回于天。 王曰于乎、何辜今之人。 天降丧乱、饥馑荐臻。 靡神不举、靡爱斯牲。 圭璧既卒、宁莫我听。 |
| Yun Han: |
Bright was that milky way, Shining and revolving in the sky. The king said, 'Oh! What crime is chargeable on us now, That Heaven [thus] sends down death and disorder? Famine comes again and again. There is no victim I have grudged; Our maces and other tokens are exhausted: How is it that I am not heard? | |
| 2 | 云汉: |
旱既大甚、蕴隆虫虫。 不殄禋祀、自郊徂宫。 上下尊瘗、靡神不宗。 后稷不克、上帝不临。 耗斁下土、宁丁我躬。 |
| Yun Han: |
'The drought is excessive; Its fervours become more and more tormenting. I have not ceased offering pure sacrifices; From the border altars I have gone to the ancestral temple. To the [Powers] above and below I have presented my offerings and then buried them: There is no Spirit whom I have not honoured. Hou-ji is not equal to the occasion; God does not come to us. This wasting and ruin of our country, - Would that it fell [only] on me! | |
| 3 | 云汉: |
旱既大甚、则不可推。 兢兢业业、如霆如雷。 周馀黎民、靡有孑遗。 昊天上帝、则不我遗。 胡不相畏、先祖于摧。 |
| Yun Han: |
'The drought is excessive; And I may not try to excuse myself. I am full of terror and feel the peril, Like the clap of thunder or the roll. Of the remnant of Zhou, among the black-haired people, There will not be half a man left; Nor will God from His great heaven, Exempt [even] me. Shall we not mingle our fears together? [The sacrifices to] my ancestors will be extinguished. | |
| 4 | 云汉: |
旱既大甚、则不可沮。 赫赫炎炎、云我无所。 大命近止、靡瞻靡顾。 群公先正、则不我助。 父母先祖、胡宁忍予。 |
| Yun Han: |
'The drought is excessive; And it cannot be stopped. More fierce and fiery, It is leaving me no place. My end is near; - I have none to look up to, none to look around to. The many dukes and their ministers of the past, Give me no help. O ye parents and [nearer] ancestors, How can ye bear to see us thus? | |
| 5 | 云汉: |
旱既大甚、涤涤山川。 旱魃为虐、如惔如焚。 我心惮暑、忧心如熏。 群公先正、则不我闻。 昊天上帝、宁俾我遯。 |
| Yun Han: |
'The drought is excessive; - Parched are the hills, and the streams are dried. The demon of drought exercises his oppression. As if scattering flames and fire. My heart is terrified with the heat; - My sorrowing heart is as if on fire. The many dukes and their ministers of the past, Do not hear me, O God, from Thy great heaven, Grant me the liberty to withdraw [into retirement]! | |
| 6 | 云汉: |
旱既大甚、黾勉畏去。 胡宁癫我以旱、憯不知其故。 祈年孔夙、方社不莫。 昊天上帝、则我不虞。 敬恭明神、宜无悔怒。 |
| Yun Han: |
'The drought is excessive; - I struggle, and fear to go away. How is it I am afflicted with this drought? I cannot ascertain the cause of it. In praying for a good year I was abundantly early; I was not late [in sacrificing] to [the Spirits] of the four quarters and of the land. God in the great heaven, Does not consider me. Reverent to the intelligent Spirits, I ought not to be thus the object of their anger. | |
| 7 | 云汉: |
旱既大甚、散无友纪。 鞫哉庶正、疚哉冢宰。 趣马师氏、膳夫左右。 靡人不周、无不能正。 瞻卬昊天、云如何里。 |
| Yun Han: |
'The drought is excessive; - All is dispersion, and the bonds of government are relaxed. Reduced to extremities are the Heads of departments; Full of distress are my chief minister, The master of the horse, the commander of the guards, The chief cook, and my attendants. There is no one who has not [tried to] help [the people]; They have not refrained on the ground of being unable. I look up to the great heaven; - Why am I plunged in this sorrow? | |
| 8 | 云汉: |
瞻卬昊天、有嘒其星。 大夫君子、昭假无赢。 大命近止、无弃尔成。 何求为我、以戾庶正。 瞻卬昊天、曷惠其宁。 |
| Yun Han: |
'I look up to the great heaven, But its stars sparkle bright. My great officers and excellent men, Ye have drawn near [to Heaven] with reverence with all your powers. Death is approaching, But do not cast away what you have done. You are seeking not for me only, But to give rest to all our departments. I look up to the great heaven; - When shall I be favoured with repose? |
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