小雅·南有嘉鱼之什·吉日

吉日维戊，既伯既祷。田车既好，四牡孔阜。升彼大阜，从其群丑。
吉日庚午，既差我马。兽之所同，麀鹿麌麌。漆沮之从，天子之所。
瞻彼中原，其祁孔有。儦儦俟俟，或群或友。悉率左右，以燕天子。
既张我弓，既挟我矢。发彼小豝，殪此大兕。以御宾客，且以酌醴。

Royal Hunting*

On lucky vernal day
We pray to Steed Divine.
Our chariots in array,
Four horses stand in line.
We come to wooded height
And chase the herds in flight.

Three days after we pray,
Our chosen steeds appear.
We chase all kinds of prey:
Roebucks,does,stags and deer.
We come to riverside
Where Heavens' Son may ride.

Look to the plain we choose
There are all kinds of prey,
Here in threes, there in twos,
Now they rush,now they stay.
We chase from left and right
To the royal delight.

See the king bend his bow,
Put arrow on the string,
On a boar let it go;
A rhino's killed by the king.
He invites guests to dine,
With cups brimful of wine.