《齐风·东方未明》

东方未明

东方未明，

颠倒衣裳。

颠之倒之，

自公召之。

东方未晞[1]，

颠倒裳衣。

倒之颠之，

自公令之。

折柳樊圃，

狂夫[2]瞿瞿[3]。

不能辰夜，

不夙则莫。

东方的太阳啊，

那个美丽的姑娘，

在我的房间啊。

在我的房间啊，

伴我意浓情长。

东方的月亮啊，

那个美丽的姑娘，

在我的门旁啊。

在我的门旁啊，

随我情浓意长。

注释：

[1] 晞：破晓的时候。

[2] 狂夫：指狂妄的监工。

[3] 瞿瞿（jù jù）：惊惧怒视的样子。

A Tryst before Dawn[1]

Before the east sees dawn,

You put on clothes upside down.

O upside down you put them on,

For orders come from ducal crown.

Before the east is bright,

You take the left sleeve for the right.

You put in left sleeve your right arm,

For orders bring disorder and alarm.

Don't leave my garden fence with willow tree;

Do not stare at my naked body, please.

You either come too late at night,

Or leave me early in twilight.

[1]A toiler complained of the early rise before dawn and the disorder brought by the order of the duke and the supervisor.