彼泽之陂,有蒲与荷。有美一人,伤如之何。寤寐无为,涕泗滂沱。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionBǐ zé zhī bēi, yǒu pú yǔ hé. Yǒu měi yī rén, shāng rú zhī hé. Wùmèi wúwéi, tìsì pāngtuó. [Pinyin]By the shores of that marsh,There are rushes and lotus plants.
彼泽之陂,有蒲与荷。有美一人,伤如之何。寤寐无为,涕泗滂沱。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionBǐ zé zhī bēi, yǒu pú yǔ hé. Yǒu měi yī rén, shāng rú zhī hé. Wùmèi wúwéi, tìsì pāngtuó. [Pinyin]By the shores of that marsh,There are rushes and lotus plants.
There is the beautiful lady ; -
I am tortured for her, but what avails it? Waking or sleeping, I do nothing; From my eyes and nose the water streams.