China Guide

鶴鳴于九皋、聲聞于天。
魚在于渚、或潛在淵。
樂彼之園、爰有樹檀、其下維?c。
它山之石、可以攻玉。

The crane cries in the ninth pool of the marsh ,
And her voice is heard in the [distant] wilds .

沔彼流水、其流湯湯。
鴥彼飛隼、載飛載揚。
念彼不蹟、載起載行。
心之憂矣、不可弭忘。

鴥彼飛隼、率彼中陵。
民之訛言、寧莫之懲。
我友敬矣、讒言其興。

In large volume , those flowing waters ,
Go to the court of the sea .

夜如何其、夜未艾、庭燎晢晢。
君子至止、鸞聲噦噦。

夜如何其、夜鄉晨、庭燎有輝。
君子至止、言觀其旂。

How goes the night ?
It is not yet midnight .
The torch is blazing in the court-yard .
My princely men are arriving ; --
There is

鴻雁于飛、集于中澤。
之子于垣、百堵皆作。
雖則劬勞、其究安宅。

鴻雁于飛、哀鳴嗷嗷。
維此哲人、謂我劬勞。
維彼愚人、謂我宣驕。

The wild geese are flying about ;
Su-su goes the rustle of their wings .
[There were] those officers engaged on the commission .