Notes ① Jiao: Mao Zedong: "Jiao means moonlight." It means the moonlight is white and bright. Regarding the theme of the poem, "Preface to Mao's Poems" believes that it is a satire on the "lustful" ruler of the Chen Kingdom, and Zhu Xi's "Collected Poems" states that "this is also a poem about men and women who are happy and miss each other." Gao Heng's "Modern Commentary on the Book of Songs" believes that "the ruler of Chen State killed a handsome man". Nowadays, it is mostly considered to be a love poem about lovesickness under the moon. ②Jiao (jiāo): Same as "Jiao", beautiful. "Outstanding people" refer to beautiful people. Liao: Same as "彽", delicate and beautiful. ③Shu: Shuxu, soothing, meaning calm and elegant. Yaojie: together with "殇(yǒu)shou" and "夭Shao" in Chapters 2 and 3, both describe the curvaceous beauty of a woman's body when walking. ④ Worry: Worry. Quiet: sad. ⑤懰(lǐu): charming. ⑥慅(cǎo): sad, uneasy. ⑦Zhao: Shine (the earth). ⑧Liao: Mingye. Talk about beauty. 9. Miserable (zào): It should be regarded as "懆(cǎo)", anxious appearance.
Translation: How bright the moonlight shines on your beautiful face, and your elegant and slender figure touches my affectionate heartache! How pure moonlight shines on your charming face. Your elegant and graceful figure touches my troubled heart! How bright the moonlight shines on your beautiful face, and your elegant and light figure touches my anxious heart! [