91.  子衿  ZI JIN
青青子衿、悠悠我心。
縱我不往、子寧不嗣音。

青青子佩、悠悠我思。
縱我不往、子寧不來。

挑兮達兮、在城闕兮。
一日不見、如三月兮。

O you , with the blue collar ,
Prolonged is the anxiety of my heart .
Although I do not go [to you] ,
Why do you not continue your messages [to me] ?

O you with the blue [strings to your] girdle-gems ,
Long , long do I think of you .
Although I do not go [to you] ,
Why do you not come [to me] ?

How volatile are you and dissipated ,
By the look-out tower on the wall !
One day without the sight of you ,
Is like three months .

tr. James Legge (1898)
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Blue, blue is your collar;
Sad, sad is my heart.
Though I have not gone to you,
Why do you send  no news?

Blue, blue is your girdle-gem;
Sad, sad is my mind.
Though I have not gone to you,
Why do you not come?

Leisurely and pleasure seeking,
On the watch tower by the city wall -
A day without see you,
is as long as three months.

tr.Bernhard Karlgren
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Scholar with the Blue Collar

Oh, scholar with the blue collar,
Long I have been yearning for you.
Though I haven't gone to visit you,
Why don't you send me some news?

Oh, scholar with the blue silk ribbon,
Long I have been in love with you.
Though I haven't gone to visit you,
Why don't come to see me?

I keep pacing to and fro,
On the tower of the city wall.
If for one day I don't see you,
It seems like three months to me!

tr. Yang  (2001)