The Book of Poetry: Book V. The Odes of Wei: II. K‘ao P‘an
The Book of Poetry, tr. by James Legge, [1876]
2In the bend of the mound his hut he has reared,
That man tall and stout, gay and lightsome of heart.
He lives all alone; he sleeps, wakes, and then sings;—
He swears from this spot he will never depart.
3There on that level height his hut he has reared,
That man tall and stout, who himself so contains.
He lives all alone; he sleeps, wakes, sleeps again;—
He swears he'll ne’er tell what in his mind reigns.