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).
赫赫明明。王命卿士,南仲大祖,大师皇父。整我六师,以修我戎。既敬既戒,惠此南国。 王谓尹氏,命程伯休父,左右陈行。戒我师...
瞻卬昊天,则不我惠。孔填不宁,降此大厉。邦靡有定,士民其瘵。 蟊贼蟊疾,靡有夷届。罪罟不收,靡有夷瘳。 人有土田,女反有...
旻天疾威,天笃降丧。瘨我饥馑,民卒流亡。我居圉卒荒。 天降罪罟,蟊贼内讧。昏椓靡共,溃溃回遹,实靖夷我邦。 皋皋訿訿,曾...