The Book of Songs 詩經
國風‧王‧君子于役 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Jun zi Yu Yi
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毛詩序：「《君子于役》，刺平王也。君子行役無期度，大夫思其危難以風焉」君子于役
君子于役，不知其期。曷至哉？雞棲于塒，日之夕矣，羊牛下來。君子于役，如之何勿思！
My husband is away on service,
And I know not when he will return.
Where is he now?
The fowls roost in their holes in the walls;
And in the evening of the day,
The goats and cows come down [from the hill];
But my husband is away on service.
How can I but keep thinking of him?
君子于役，不日不月。曷其有佸？雞棲于桀，日之夕矣，羊牛下括。君子于役，苟無飢渴。
My husband is away on service,
Not for days [merely] or for months.
When will he come back to me?
The fowls roost on their perches;
And in the evening of the day,
The goats and cows come down and home;
But my husband is away on service.
Oh if he be but kept from hunger and thirst!
《君子于役》，二章，章八句。
註解
本作品在全世界都属于公有领域，因为作者逝世已经超过100年，并且于1923年1月1日之前出版。
English translation: James Legge
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