There are creeping grasses in the wild, with little dew. There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful. We meet each other by chance, just as I wish.
There are creeping grasses in the wild, and there is no dew. There is a beautiful person, as graceful as clear air. Encounter by chance, and Zang (zāng) with Zi.
"There are creepers in the wild", Chapter 20 of "The Book of Songs·Zheng Feng". The whole poem consists of two chapters, each chapter has six lines. It is a Han folk song from Zhengdi in the pre-Qin period. It writes about a man who met the woman he had longed for for a long time in the wild. He was extremely happy and hid with the woman for a tryst. The Book of Songs is the first collection of poems in the history of Chinese literature. It has a profound impact on the development of poetry in future generations.