国风·豳风·七月 之一

七月流火，九月授衣。一之日觱发，二之日栗烈。无衣无褐，何以卒岁。三之日于耜，四之日举趾。同我妇子，馌彼南亩，田畯至喜。
　七月流火，九月授衣。春日载阳，有鸣仓庚。女执懿筐，遵彼微行，爰求柔桑。春日迟迟，采蘩祁祁。女心伤悲，殆及公子同归。


Life of Peasants 1

In seventh moon Fire Star west goes;
In ninth to make dress we are told.
In eleventh moon the wind blows;
In twelfth the weather is cold.
We have no warm garments to wear.
How can we get through the year?
In the first moon we mend our plough with care;
In the second our way afield we steer.
Our wives and children take the food
To southern fields; the overseer says,"Good!"


In seventh moon Fire Star west goes；
In ninth we make dress all day long.
By and by warm spring grows
And golden orioles sing their song.
The lasses take their baskets deep
And go along the small pathways
To gather tender mulberry leaves in heap.
When lengthen vernal days,
They pile in heaps the southernwood.
They are in gloomy mood.
For they will say adieu to maidenhood.