The Book of Songs is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works from the 11th to 6th centuries BC, divided into Feng (风 folk songs), Ya (雅 court songs), and Song (颂 hymns).
胡为乎株林?从夏南!匪适株林,从夏南! 驾我乘马,说于株野。乘我乘驹,朝食于株!...
彼泽之陂,有蒲与荷。有美一人,伤如之何?寤寐无为,涕泗滂沱。 彼泽之陂,有蒲与蕳。有美一人,硕大且卷。寤寐无为,中心悁悁...