Book of Songs: Poems of Shao and the South
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蔽芾甘棠,勿翦勿伐, 召伯所茇。 蔽芾甘棠,勿翦勿败, 召伯所憩。 蔽芾甘棠,勿翦勿拜, 召伯所说。
The verdant sweet pear tree should never be cut down, for it is where Duke Zhao rested. The verdant sweet pear tree, don’t break a single twig, for it is where Duke Zhao rested. The verdant sweet pear tree, don’t worship it, for Duke Zhao said not to.