The two short songs are two poems written by Cao Cao, a politician and writer at the end of Han Dynasty, with the theme of ancient Yuefu.
Among them, the first poem expresses the poet's desire for virtue and ambition to unify the world through the singing of banquets.
The second poem shows that in his lifetime, the author only imitates Zhou Wenwang, but never Jin Wengong and Zhong Er, and shows his true feelings to his domestic and foreign officials and the world, making his domestic and foreign political opponents impeccable.