《邺风·燕燕》
燕燕
燕燕于飞，
差池[1]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[2]之。
之子于归，
远于将之。
瞻望弗及，
佇立以泣。
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[3]氏任[4]只，
其心塞渊。
终温且惠，
淑慎其身。
先君之思，
以勖[5]寡人[6]。
燕子飞来飞去，
羽翅参差不齐。
我的妹子要远嫁，
送到郊外要分手。
眺望踪影不能见，
涕泪如雨落纷纷。
燕子飞来飞去，
上下相随呢喃唱。
我的妹子要远嫁，
远远相送道路长。
眺望踪影不能见，
呆立流泪心悲伤。
燕子飞来飞去，
鸣声呢喃时翻飞。
我的妹子要远嫁，
送她远嫁去南方。
眺望踪影不能见，
思念不已心悲伤。
二妹诚实且可靠，
思虑沉稳远深长。
心性温和又恭顺，
为人谨慎又善良。
如此安排是先君，
以此勉慰我忧伤。
注释：
[1] 差池：不整齐。
[2] 颉、颃（háng）：上下飞舞。
[3] 仲：排行第二。
[4] 任：信赖可靠。
[5] 勖：勉励。
[6] 寡人：寡德之人。
A Farewell Song[1]
A pair of swallows fly
With their wings low and high.
You go home in your car;
I see you of afar.
When your car disappears,
Like rain fall down my tears.
A pair of swallows fly;
You go home with a sigh.
When they fly up and down,
I see you leave the town.
When your car disappears,
I stand there long in tears.
A pair of swallows fly,
Their songs heard far and nigh.
You go to your home state;
I see you leave south gate.
When your car disappears.
Deeply grieved, I shed tears.
My faithful sister dear
With feeling e'er sincere,
So gentle and so sweet,
So prudent and discreet!
The thought of our late lord
Strikes our sensitive chord.
[1]This was the first farewell song in Chinese history, written by Duchess Zhuang Jiang whose beauty was described in Poem“The Duke's Bride”and who bore no children but brought up the son of Duchess Dai Wei, who became Duke Huan of Wei and was murdered by his half brother on the 16th day of the 3rd moon in 719 B. C. In this farewell song the duchess related her grief at the departure of Duchess Dai Wei, obliged to return to her native State of Chen after her son's death. The“late lord”here refers to their husband.
燕燕于飞，
差池[1]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[2]之。
之子于归，
远于将之。
瞻望弗及，
佇立以泣。
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[3]氏任[4]只，
其心塞渊。
终温且惠，
淑慎其身。
先君之思，
以勖[5]寡人[6]。
燕子飞来飞去，
羽翅参差不齐。
我的妹子要远嫁，
送到郊外要分手。
眺望踪影不能见，
涕泪如雨落纷纷。
燕子飞来飞去，
上下相随呢喃唱。
我的妹子要远嫁，
远远相送道路长。
眺望踪影不能见，
呆立流泪心悲伤。
燕子飞来飞去，
鸣声呢喃时翻飞。
我的妹子要远嫁，
送她远嫁去南方。
眺望踪影不能见，
思念不已心悲伤。
二妹诚实且可靠，
思虑沉稳远深长。
心性温和又恭顺，
为人谨慎又善良。
如此安排是先君，
以此勉慰我忧伤。
注释：
[1] 差池：不整齐。
[2] 颉、颃（háng）：上下飞舞。
[3] 仲：排行第二。
[4] 任：信赖可靠。
[5] 勖：勉励。
[6] 寡人：寡德之人。
A Farewell Song[1]
A pair of swallows fly
With their wings low and high.
You go home in your car;
I see you of afar.
When your car disappears,
Like rain fall down my tears.
A pair of swallows fly;
You go home with a sigh.
When they fly up and down,
I see you leave the town.
When your car disappears,
I stand there long in tears.
A pair of swallows fly,
Their songs heard far and nigh.
You go to your home state;
I see you leave south gate.
When your car disappears.
Deeply grieved, I shed tears.
My faithful sister dear
With feeling e'er sincere,
So gentle and so sweet,
So prudent and discreet!
The thought of our late lord
Strikes our sensitive chord.
[1]This was the first farewell song in Chinese history, written by Duchess Zhuang Jiang whose beauty was described in Poem“The Duke's Bride”and who bore no children but brought up the son of Duchess Dai Wei, who became Duke Huan of Wei and was murdered by his half brother on the 16th day of the 3rd moon in 719 B. C. In this farewell song the duchess related her grief at the departure of Duchess Dai Wei, obliged to return to her native State of Chen after her son's death. The“late lord”here refers to their husband.
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