帕布莉卡女曰鸡鸣
女曰鸡鸣，
士曰昧旦[1]。
子兴[2]视夜，
明星[3]有烂。
将翱将翔，
弋凫与雁。
弋言加[4]之，
与子宜[5]之。
宜言饮酒，
与子偕老。
琴瑟在御[6]，
莫不静好。
知子之来[7]之，
杂佩以赠之。
知子之顺之，
杂佩以问[8]之。
知子之好之，杂佩以报之。
女人说：“耳听鸡叫了。”
男人说：“天才刚刚亮。”
“你且起床看夜空，
启明星儿闪闪亮。
请你快起来遨游啊，
射野鸭子也射雁。”
“射中鸭雁正正好，
给你烹了做美肴。
应该用来饮美酒，
与你一起相偕老。
你弹琴来我鼓瑟，
多么宁静又美好。”
“知道你真关心我，
送你杂佩表我爱。
知道你真体贴我，
送你杂佩表谢意。
知道你真喜欢我，
送你杂佩表同心。”
注释：
[1] 昧旦：天色将亮未亮的时候。
[2] 兴：起来。
[3] 明星：启明星。
[4] 加：射中。
[5] 宜：肴。
[6] 御：协奏。
[7] 来：关怀。
[8] 问：慰问。
A Hunter’s Domestic Life[1]
The wife says,“Cocks crow, hark!”
The man says,“It’s still dark.”
“Rise and see if it’s night;
The morning star shines bright.”
“Wild geese and ducks will fly;
I’ll shoot them down from high.”
“At shooting you are good;
I’ll dress the game as food.
Together we’ll drink wine
And live to ninety-nine.
With zither by our side,
In peace we shall abide.”
“I know your wifely care;
I’ll give you pearls to wear.
I know you will obey;
Can pearls and jade repay?
I know your steadfast love;
I value nothing above.”
[1]A wife sent her husbnd from her side to his hunting and expressed her afection for him.
