北風其涼、雨雪其雱。
惠而好我、攜手同行。
其虛其邪、既亟只且。北風其喈、雨雪其霏。
惠而好我、攜手同歸。
其虛其邪、既亟只且。莫赤匪狐、莫黑匪烏。
惠而好我、攜手同車。
其虛其邪、既亟只且。Cold blows the north wind;
Thick falls the snow.
Ye who love and regard me,
Let us join hands and go together.
Is it a time for delay?
The urgency is extreme!The north wind whistles;
The snow falls and drifts about.
Ye who love and regard me,
Let us join hands, and go away for ever.
Is it a time for delay?
The urgency is extreme!Nothing is redder than the fox,
Nothing blacker than the crow.
[Nothing is more true than I].
Ye who love and regard me,
Let us join hands, and go together in our carriages.
Is it a time for delay?
The urgency is extreme!
《北風 – Cold Blows the North Wind》from 《詩經 – The Book of Poetry》. English translation by James Legge (modified).
Such a beautiful poem!
Jonathan Y. H. Sim 