31.  擊鼓  ji gu
擊鼓其鏜、踊躍用兵。
土國城漕、我獨南行。
 
從孫子仲、平陳與宋。
不我以歸、憂心有忡。
 
爰居爰處、爰喪其馬。
于以求之、于林之下。
 
死生契闊、與子成說。
執子之手、與子偕老。
 
于嗟闊兮、不我活兮。
于嗟洵兮、不我信兮。
 
hear the roll of our drums !
see how we leap about , using our weapons !
those do the fieldwork in the state , or fortify cao ,
while we alone march to the south .
 
we followed sun zizhong ,
peace having been made with chen and song;
[but] he did not lead us back ,
and our sorrowful hearts are very sad .
 
here we stay , here we stop ;
here we lose our horses ;
and we seek for them ,
among the trees of the forest .
 
for life or for death , however separated ,
to our wives we pledged our word .
we held their hands ; --
we were to grow old together with them .
 
alas for our separation !
we have no prospect of life .
alas for our stipulation !
we cannot make it good .