關關雎鳩，在河之洲。窈窕淑女，君子好逑。參差荇菜，左右流之。窈窕淑女，寤寐求之。求之不得，寤寐思服。悠哉悠哉，輾轉反側。參差荇菜，左右采之。窈窕淑女，琴瑟友之。參差荇菜，左右芼之。窈窕淑女，鐘鼓樂之。（選自國風·周南）

Waterfowls

Singing watefowls

Together on an isle.

A slender beauty

Admired by a lad so gentle.

Uneven vegetation

Picking on each side.

A slender beauty,

Desired in dreamy night.

Beauty's hard to fetch,

Obsessed day and night.

A complete loss

Just sleepless alright

Uneven vegetation,

Picking on each side.

A slender beauty,

Plays music so nice. 

Uneven vegetation,

Picking on each side.

A slender beauty,

Busy drumbeats excite.