The Ch’i and the Chϋ

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OH, the Ch’i and the Chϋ
In their warrens have many fish,  
Sturgeons and snout fish,
Long-fish, yellow-jaws, mud-fish and carp,
For us to offer, to present,
And gain great blessings.

From: The Book of Songs (translated from the Chinese by Arthur Waley), New York, Grove Press, 1960.

A Lady of Ch'i Goes To Be Married

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IN the wicker fish-trap by the bridge
Are fish, both bream and roach
A lady of Ch’i goes to be married;
Her escort is like a trail of clouds.

In the wicker fish-trap by the bridge
Are fish, both bream and tench.
A lady of Ch’i goes to be married;
Her escort is as thick as rain.

In the wicker fish-trap by the bridge
The fish glide free
A lady of Ch’i goes to be married
Her escort is like a river.




 

 
From: The Book of Songs (translated from the Chinese by Arthur Waley), New York, Grove Press, 1960.