కంఫ్యూషియస్ సంకలనం Shi King నుండి. అనువాదం: HA Giles
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Chinese Poem
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You Will Die
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You have coats and robes,
But you do not trail them;
You have chariots and horses,
But you do not ride them.
By and by you will die,
And another will enjoy them.
You have courtyards and halls,
But they are not sprinkled and swept;
You have bells and drums,
But they will never be struck.
By and by you will die,
And another will possess them.
You have wine and food;
Why not play daily on your lute,
That you may enjoy yourself now
And lengthen your days?
By and by you will die,
And another will take your place.
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(Translated by HA Giles)
Anonymous
From Confucius’s Collection: The “Shi King” or Book of Odes (Compiled C. 500 BC)
The Shi King was compiled by Confucius from earlier collections which had been long existent. It was through Odes that Confucius taught his own generation to understand the manners and customs and simple feelings of the men of old. These are the natural songs that float upward from the happy valleys and down the sedge-strewn banks of the wandering K’e. They are naïve and bright as on their birthday, with that most precious quality of truth and unconscious art which never pets them tarnish or fade… L. Cranmer-Byng
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