If that poem struck a cord with anyone it's from <b>The Book of Songs</b>, a collection of ancient Chinese poems and songs dating from 800 to 600 BC. It's translated by Arthur Waley who also translated, among other things, <b>The Tale of Genji</b> and <b>Monkey</b>.
My copy cost me 50/- and has an SBN 04 895007 6 :-)