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毖彼泉水， 亦流于淇。 有怀于卫， 靡日不思。 娈彼诸姬， 聊与之谋。 出宿于泲， 饮饯于祢， 女子有行， 远父母兄弟。 问我诸姑， 遂及伯姊。 出宿于干， 饮饯于言。 载脂载舝， 还车言迈。 遄臻于卫， 不瑕有害？ 我思肥泉， 兹之永叹。 思须与漕， 我心悠悠。 驾言出游， 以写我忧。
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.
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This text was added to the website: 2024-03-06
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Flows the spring water, returns back to Qi river. Thoughts of hometown Wei arise in me, day and night I cannot forget. Beside those ladies, I converse with them. Leaving the lodging at Ji, drinking farewell at Mi. A girl journeys, far from her parents and kin. Asking about my aunts, and then my elder sisters. Leaving the lodging at Gan, drinking farewell at Yan. Loaded with lubricant oil and rouge, Returning with cars beyond measure. Rapidly arriving in Wei, Will there be no defects or harm? I think of rich springs, This becomes my eternal sigh. I think of meeting you, My heart is pensive. Riding out for a journey, To express my sorrows.
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This text was added to the website: 2024-03-06
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Word count: 115
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