The Ch’i and the Chϋ

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OH, the Ch’i and the Chϋ
In their warrens have many fish,  
Sturgeonsand snoutfish,
Long-fish, yellow-jaws, mud-fish and carp,
For us to offer, to present,
And gain great blessings.

From: The Book ofSongs (translated from the Chinese by Arthur Waley), New York, GrovePress, 1960.