Cuckoo Tom Sharp

The cuckoo is a handsome creature, and so is the duke of Cao. The duke wears a fine brocade and nobody questions his scruples. The cuckoo roosts in the mulberry while its brood nests in the plums.

鳲鸠 诗经

鳲鸠在桑,其子七兮。 淑人君子,其仪一兮。 其仪一兮,心如结兮。 鳲鸠在桑,其子在梅。 淑人君子,其带伊丝。 其带伊丝,其弁伊骐。 鳲鸠在桑,其子在棘。 淑人君子,其仪不忒。 其仪不忒,正是四国。 鳲鸠在桑,其子在榛。 淑人君子,正是国人。 正是国人,胡不万年。