颂·商颂·长发

浚哲维商，长发其祥。洪水芒芒，禹敷下土方。外大国是疆，幅陨既长。有娀方将，帝立子生商。
玄王桓拨，受小国是达，受大国是达。率履不越，遂视既发。相土烈烈。海外有截。
帝命不违，至于汤齐。汤降不迟，圣敬日跻。昭假迟迟，上帝是祗，帝命式于九围。
受小球大球，为下国缀旒，何天之休。不竞不絿，不刚不柔。敷政优优，百禄是遒。
受小共大共，为下国骏厖。何天之龙，敷奏其勇。不震不动，不戁不竦，百禄是总。
武王载旆，有虔秉钺。如火烈烈，则莫我敢曷。苞有三蘖，莫遂莫达。九有有截，韦顾既伐，昆吾夏桀。
昔在中叶，有震且业。允也天子，降予卿士。实维阿衡，实左右商王。

The Rise of Shang*

The Sire of Shang was wise；
Good omens had appeared for long.
Seeing the deluge rise，
He helped Yu stem the current strong，
Extend the State's frontier
And domain far and wide.
He was son born from Swallow queer
And Princess of Rong，its bride.

He held successful sway
Over states large and small.
He followed his proper way
To inspect all and instruct all.
Xiang Tu，his martial grandson，
Ruled over land and sea he had won.
Heaven's favor divine
Lasted down to the Martial King.
Toward his lords benign，
in praise of God he'd often sing.
His virtue grows day by day；
It is God he reveres.
God orders him to hold sway
And be model to the nine spheres.

He received ensigns large and small
From subordinate princes far and nigh.
He received blessings from gods all
For which he did nor seek nor vie.
To lords he was nor hard nor soft；
His royal rule was gentle oft.
He received favors from aloft.

He received tributes large and small
From princes subordinate.
He received favors from gods all；
He showed his valor great.
Unshaken， he was fortified，
Unscared，unterrified.
All blessings came to his side.

His banners flying higher，
His battle-ax in his fist，
he Martial King came like fire
Whom no foe could resist.
Xie Jie was like the roots
Which could no longer grow
When he lost his three shoots,
Wei,Gu,Kun Wu,Tang's former foe.
The Martial King destroyed the brutes
And he ruled high and low.

In times when ruled King Tang，
There was prosperity for Shang.
Heaven favored his son
With Premier A Heng to run
The government and state
At left and right of the prince great.