采苦采苦，首阳之下。
人之为言，苟亦无与。
舍旃舍旃，苟亦无然。
人之为言，胡得焉。
Could bitter water plant be found / At the foot of the mountain high? The rumor going round / Is what we should deny. Put it aside, put it aside / So that it can't prevail. The rumor spreading far and wide / Will be of no avail.
采葑采葑，首阳之东。
人之为言，苟亦无从。
舍旃舍旃，苟亦无然。
人之为言，胡得焉。
Could water plants be found / East of the mountain high? The rumor going round, / If disregarded, will die. Put it aside, put it aside. / So that it can't prevail. The rumor spreading far and wide / Will be of no avail.