The book of odes and hymns – part 51

DI DONG

There is a rainbow in the east,

And no one dares to point to it.

When a girl goes away [from her home],

She separates from her parents and brothers.

In the morning [a rainbow] rises in the west,

And [only] during the morning is there rain.

When a girl goes away [from her home],

She separates from her brothers and parents.

This person

Has her heart only on being married.

Greatly is she untrue to herself,

And does not recognize [the law of] her lot.

dì dōng  

蝃蝀  

dì dōng zài dōng 、mò zhī gǎn zhǐ 。

蝃蝀在東、莫之敢指。

nǚ zǐ yǒu xíng 、yuǎn xiōng dì fù mǔ 。

女子有行、遠兄弟父母。

cháo jī yú xī 、chóng cháo qí yǔ 。

朝隮于西、崇朝其雨。

nǚ zǐ yǒu  xíng 、yuǎn xiōng dì fù mǔ 。

女子有行、遠兄弟父母。

nǎi rú zhī rén yě 、huái hūn yīn yě 。

乃如之人也、懷昏姻也。

dà wú xìn yě 、bú zhī mìng yě 。

大無信也、不知命也。