The Wind in the Rain

Preface to "The Wind Whistles": "The Wind Whistles" expresses longing for the governance of the Zhou royal house. The state of Kuai was small and weak, its politics chaotic, and its people feared impending calamity, thus they yearned for the royal way of Zhou.

The wind whistles and howls,

The chariot races swiftly on.

I gaze back toward the road to Zhou’s capital,

My heart is torn with pain.

The wind swirls in eddies,

The chariot creaks and groans.

I gaze back toward the road to Zhou’s capital,

My heart is filled with sorrow.

Who can cook a fish?

I will wash the pot for him.

Who will return westward to the old homeland?

I entrust him with good tidings to take.

"The Wind Whistles" consists of three stanzas, each with four lines.

The poems of the state of Kuai total four pieces, twelve stanzas, and forty-five lines.