4 "Book of Songs·Zhou Nan·樛木"
Original text
There are 樛 (jiū) trees in the south,
ge (gě)蟟(lěi) Tired of it.
Happiness is only a gentleman,
Blessed and comfortable.
There are cypress trees in the south,
and kudzu trees are in the wilderness.
Le is a gentleman,
Fulu (lǚ) will take care of him.
There are locust trees in the south,
Ge and vines are lingering on them.
Happiness is only a gentleman,
Happiness will lead to success.
Overview
This is a folk song to congratulate newlyweds.
The poet first used kudzu to wrap around the locust tree,
as a metaphor for a woman marrying her husband.
Then bless the groom,
wishing him a happy and
fulfilling life.
There are three chapters in the poem,
Only two words have been changed in each chapter,
The sentence structure has been straightened out,
It is sung in a group song. Form
Express joy and celebration.
Notes
1) 樛 (jiū): a tree that is curved but tall.
2) Pueraria (gě) and lěi: a perennial herbaceous plant with purple-red flowers. The stems can be used as ropes and the fibers can be woven into Pueraria cloth. Grasshoppers resemble kudzu, wild grapes and the like.
3) Tired: climbing, entangled. I'm tired again here.
4) Only: modal particles.
5) Gentleman: This refers to the groom who is getting married.
6) Fu Lu: Fu Lu, happiness.
7) Sui: Stability, the meaning of comforting people.
8) Huang: coverage.
9) Change: support; or interpret it as "big".
Zhu Xi: "Annotations to the Book of Songs" generals still provide support.
10) Ying (yíng camp): whirling around.
"Kangxi Dictionary": Jade articles linger and spin.
"Guangyun" is also around.
11) Cheng: achievement; arrival.
Translation
There are many lush trees in the south.
There are drooping branches in these trees.
The kudzu climbs up This branch,
and happily grows and spreads on this branch.
A happy gentleman,
he can use his kind intentions
or good deeds to appease people
or make them peaceful.
There are many lush trees in the south.
There are drooping branches among these trees.
Kudzu climbs up this branch.
Happiness is growing and spreading on this branch,
And this locust tree is covered with kudzu.
A happy gentleman,
can help others with kind intentions or good deeds
There are many lush trees in the south,
There are drooping branches among these trees.
Several kudzu climb up this branch.
They wrap around this branch and grow and spread happily.
A happy gentleman,
can use kind intentions
or good deeds to achieve success for others.