君子于役
君子于役，
不知其期，
曷至哉？
鸡栖于埘，
日之夕矣，
羊牛下来。
君子于役，
如之何勿思！
君子于役，
不日不月，
曷其有会？
鸡栖于桀，
日之夕矣，
羊牛下括。
君子于役，
苟无饥渴！
My Man's Away
My man's away to serve the state;
I can't anticipate
How long he will there stay
Nor when he'll be on homeward way.
The sun is setting in the west,
The fowls are roosting in their nest,
The sheep and cattle come to rest.
To serve the state my man's away.
How can I not miss him night and day?
My man's away to serve the states;
I can't anticipate
When we'll again have met.
The sun's already set,
The fowls are roosting in their nest,
The sheep and cattle come to rest.
To serve the state my man's away.
Keep him from hunger and thirst, I pray!