Book X. The Odes of T‘ang: V. Ch‘ou Mou

V The Ch‘ou Mou; allusive. Husband and wife express their delight at their unexpected union. 1 Round and round the fagots I've bound, And the Heart in heaven shines clear. Oh! that I such an evening have found! That this good man should be here! O me! O me! With a husband like this I have nothing to fear. 2 Round and round the grass we have bound; And the corner shines the Heart. Strange that we such an evening have found! Thus to meet and never to part! O joy! O joy! That this meeting should come without scheming or art! 3 Round and round the thorns I have bound; From the door the Heart I see. Oh! that I such an evening have found! That this Beauty is come to me! O me! O me! That this lady so lovely mine only should be!