A summary of the grand occasion when a woman gets married.
The Wei magpie has a nest, and the Wei dove lives in it. When his son returns home, he will be guarded by a hundred liang.
The Wei magpie has a nest, and the Wei dove places it in its place. When his son returns home, he will be killed by a hundred liang generals.
The magpie has a nest, and the dove is full of it. When his son returns home, he will make it one hundred and twenty percent.
Notes
01. Wei: modal particle
02. Magpie has a nest: a metaphor for a house built for a woman to live in
03. The son returns: this woman is getting married
04. Two: cars, this refers to the carriages and horses used to welcome the bride
05. Ju, Fang, Ying: live, occupy, fill
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06. Yu (Ya), General, Cheng: 迓 (welcome), send off, get married
Translation
The magpie builds a nest in the tree,
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The cuckoo flew to live there.
The girl is getting married,
Hundreds of carts are coming to welcome her.
The magpie built its nest in the tree,
The cuckoo flew to possess her.
The girl is about to get married,
Hundreds of carts will escort her.
The magpies built their nests in the trees,
The cuckoos flew to fill it.
The girl is about to get married,
Hundreds of carts are coming to marry her.