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).
嗟嗟臣工,敬尔在公。王厘尔成,来咨来茹。嗟嗟保介,维莫之春,亦又何求?如何新畲? 于皇来牟,将受厥明。明昭上帝,迄用康年...
噫嘻成王,既昭假尔。率时农夫,播厥百谷。骏发尔私,终三十里。亦服尔耕,十千维耦。...
振鹭于飞,于彼西雍。我客戾止,亦有斯容。在彼无恶,在此无斁。庶几夙夜,以永终誉。...
丰年多黍多稌,亦有高廪,万亿及秭。为酒为醴,烝畀祖妣。以洽百礼,降福孔皆。...
有瞽有瞽,在周之庭。设业设虡,崇牙树羽。应田县鼓,鞉磬柷圉。既备 乃奏,箫管备举。喤喤厥声,肃雍和鸣,先祖是听。我客戾止...
猗与漆沮,潜有多鱼。有鳣有鲔,鲦鲿鰋鲤。以享以祀,以介景福。...
有来雝雝,至止肃肃。相维辟公,天子穆穆。于荐广牡,相予四祀。假哉皇考!绥予孝子。 宣哲维人,文武维后。燕及皇天,克昌厥后...
载见辟王,曰求厥章。龙旂阳阳,和铃央央。鞗革有鸧,休有烈光。率见昭考,以孝以享。 以介眉寿,永言保之,思皇多祜。烈文辟公...