Year
Plum flowers are falling—
A lucky seven, to be exact!
I’ll beseech my lenders
While my fate’s intact!
Plum flowers are falling—
A lucky three, to be exact!
I’ll beseech my lenders
While my fate’s intact!
Plum flowers are falling—
When I just redid my farm!
I’ll beseech my lenders
With my lucky charm!
Plum flowers are falling—
A lucky three, to be exact!
I’ll beseech my lenders
While my fate’s intact!
[Translation of an anonymous poem from the Shijing]
Original Chinese
Traditional | Simplified | Pronunciation |
摽有梅 | 摽有梅 | biào yǒu méi |
摽有梅， | 摽有梅， | biào yǒu méi ， |
其實七兮！ | 其实七兮！ | qí shí qī xī ！ |
求我庶士， | 求我庶士， | qiú wǒ shù shì ， |
迨其吉兮！ | 迨其吉兮！ | dài qí jí xī ！ |
摽有梅， | 摽有梅， | biào yǒu méi ， |
其實三兮！ | 其实三兮！ | qí shí sān xī ！ |
求我庶士， | 求我庶士， | qiú wǒ shù shì ， |
迨其今兮！ | 迨其今兮！ | dài qí jīn xī ！ |
摽有梅， | 摽有梅， | biào yǒu méi ， |
頃筐塈之！ | 顷筐塈之！ | qǐng kuāng xì zhī ！ |
求我庶士， | 求我庶士， | qiú wǒ shù shì ， |
迨其吉兮！ | 迨其吉兮！ | dài qí jí xī ！ |
摽有梅， | 摽有梅， | biào yǒu méi ， |
其實三兮！ | 其实三兮！ | qí shí sān xī ！ |
求我庶士， | 求我庶士， | qiú wǒ shù shì ， |
迨其謂之！ | 迨其谓之！ | dài qí wèi zhī！ |
Translation Notes
摽有梅 | Fall/float are plum-flowers |
摽有梅， | Fall/float are plum-flowers, |
其實七兮！ | Its real seven xi! [Its real = actually, in fact, really] |
求我庶士， | Beseech our numerous officials, |
迨其吉兮！ | While/seize it lucky xi! |
摽有梅， | Fall/float are plum-flowers, |
其實三兮！ | Its real three xi! [Its real = actually, in fact, really] |
求我庶士， | Beseech our various officials, |
迨其今兮！ | While/seize it now xi! |
摽有梅， | Fall/float are plum-flowers, |
頃筐塈之！ | A-little-while-ago bamboo-basket paint it! |
求我庶士， | Beseech our various officials, |
迨其吉兮！ | While/seize it lucky xi! |
摽有梅， | Fall/float are plum-flowers, |
其實三兮！ | Its real three xi! [Its real = actually, in fact, really] |
求我庶士， | Beseech our various officials, |
迨其謂之！ | While/seize his say it! |