Chinese and Arabian Literature - E. Wilson - The Search For Mecca

BOOK XIII
THE ODES OF KWEI
The Wish of an Unhappy Man
Where the grounds are wet and low,
There the trees of goat-peach grow,
With their branches small and smooth,
Glossy in their tender youth.
Joy it were to me, O tree,
Consciousness to want like thee.
Where the grounds are wet and low.
There the trees of goat-peach grow.
Soft and fragrant are their flowers.
Glossy from the vernal showers.
Joy it were to me, O tree.
Ties of home to want like thee.
Where the grounds are wet and low,
There the trees of goat-peach grow,
What delicious fruits they bear.
Glossy, soft, of beauty rare!
Joy it were to me, O tree.
Household cares to want like thee.
Vol. IV.— II i6i