燕燕于飞， 差池其羽。 之子于归， 远送于野。 瞻望弗及， 泣涕如雨。 燕燕于飞， 颉之颃之。 之子于归， 远于将之。 瞻望弗及， 伫立以泣。 燕燕于飞， 下上其音。 之子于归， 远送于南。 瞻望弗及， 实劳我心。 仲氏任只， 其心塞渊。 终温且惠， 淑慎其身。 先君之思， 以勖寡人。
Notes from the researcher (Kairui Zhou): The text is from 诗经 (Classic [Collection] of Poems), a collection created between the 11th and 7th centuries BCE (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_of_Poetry [wikipedia] ). The source website was https://so.gushiwen.cn/gushi/shijing.aspx. This type of ancient Chinese is written in an unbroken series of characters, without modern punctuation, but the editor of the website has added punctuation to provide a more structural feeling. We have changed the formatting to allow the English translation to appear in parallel.
Composition:
- Set to music by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "燕燕"
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, appears in Shi Jing (or Schi-King) - Classic of Poetry - Book of Songs -- Book of Odes -- Chinesische Liederbuch
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Kairui (Kerry) Zhou) , "The Swallows", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Kairui (Kerry) Zhou
This text was added to the website: 2024-03-06
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