１．国风１．１．周南１．１．１．关雎（１）
关关雎鸠，在河之洲。窈窕淑女，君子好逑。
参差荇菜，左右流之。窈窕淑女，寤寐求之。
求之不得，寤寐思服。悠哉悠哉！辗转反侧。
参差荇菜，左右采之。窈窕淑女，琴瑟友之。
参差荇菜，左右芼之。窈窕淑女，钟鼓乐之。
The Airs of the States, South of Zhou, The ospreys cry
"Fair, fair," cry the ospreys on the island in the river. Lovely is this noble lady, fit bride for our lord.
In patches grows the water mallow; to left and right one must seek it. Shy was this noble lady; day and night he sought her.
Sought her and could not get her; day and night he grieved. Long thoughts, oh, long unhappy thoughts, now on his back, now tossing on to his side.
In patches grows the water mallow; to left and right one must gather it. Shy is this noble lady; with great zither and little we hearten her.
In patches grows the water mallow; to left and right one must choose it. Shy is this noble lady; with bells and drums we will gladden her.

• 关雎小序
《关雎》，后妃之德也。风之始也。所以风天下而正夫妇也。故用之乡人焉，用之邦国焉。
(Small Preface 1st part:) The song '"Fair', cry the ospreys", expresses the virtue of the ruler's consort. It is the first of the airs. The airs are like a wind to blowing over the earth and serve to rectify the relationship between man and woman. They can be employed for all people in the villages and in all states.

是以《关雎》乐得淑女以配君子。爱在进贤，不淫其色，哀窈窕，思贤才，而无伤善之心焉。是《关雎》之义也。
(Small Preface 2nd part:) The music of the "Ospreys" air says, that a noble lady has to be the consort of a noble man. Love comes up because of growing worthiness, not because of sensual pleasures. Her lovelyness causes the noble man's pity, he thinks of her virtual abilites, and he does not hurt her good heart. This is the meaning of the first air.