Jiu Ge Yunzhong
Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period
Bathing in orchid soup, the fragrance is flowing, and the flowers and clothes are like a young girl;
Spiritual Even though they are curled up, they are still here, but their death is far away;
The queen will come to the longevity palace, and the sun and the moon will shine together;
The dragon will ride on the emperor's clothes, chatting and flying around the Zhouzhang. ;
The Linghuang has descended, and the scorpion is rising in the clouds;
There is more than enough to see Jizhou, but there is so much across the four seas;
I miss my husband. Too restful, very tired and worried. This song "Nine Songs? Lord in the Clouds" is the shortest piece in Qu Yuan's Nine Songs series, except for "Li Hun". Looking at the title, we know that the God this song praises is Yun Zhongjun. Who is Yun Zhongjun? One is the literal meaning of the cloud god; the second theory refers to the rain god. The ancients believed that the falling of rain is related to clouds, so Yun Zhongjun is also regarded as the god of rainfall; another theory is that he is the moon god. Why is he called that? ? Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs" contains the chapter "Donghuang Taiyi". Donghuang Taiyi is the sun god, and the corresponding "Yun Zhongjun" should naturally be the moon god, sun and moon, yang and yin. Ancient Chinese people pay attention to yin and yang. Balance, hence the saying. Of course, I personally don't agree with the third statement. Because the phrase "Lighting up with the sun and the moon" obviously refers to clouds. Qu Yuan wrote Nine Songs because of the need for folk sacrifices in ancient times. Wizards had to sing when performing sacrificial activities. Qu Yuan, a romantic poet who pursued beautiful things, felt that the sacrificial songs originally circulated among the people were not to his liking, so he composed his own songs to replace them. After Qu Yuan finished this song, he needed someone to sing it. So which part of the song "Lord in the Clouds" is sung by the wizard? Which part is sung by the actor who plays Yun Zhongjun? ? First look at the structure of this poem: It is obvious that the last sentence "I miss my husband and I am very tired, and I am very tired and heartbroken." was sung by the wizard, expressing his reluctance and longing for the departure of Yun Shen. Angry. So what do you think of the first six sentences? When I first read this poem, I thought it was reasonable that the first six lines were all sung by "Yun Zhongjun". Lord Yun Zhong bathed and changed his clothes, stood up and danced, his body glowing with divine light. After hearing the prayers of the people, he left the longevity palace. After the clouds were filled with rain, he left quickly, showing his divinity. The official statement on the Internet is that this poem is divided into three parts: "The orchid bath is bathing in fragrance, the flowers are wearing clothes like a young woman; the spirit is curled up and left, the death is still far away." This part is about the priest bathing and changing clothes. , to welcome the Cloud God. "Jian will come to the longevity palace to shine with the sun and the moon; the dragon will ride on the emperor's clothes, chatting and flying around in Zhouzhang" is the second part. This part writes that the cloud god heard the people's prayers and came to the world. "The Linghuang has descended, and the scorpion is rising in the clouds from a distance; I can see Jizhou with more than enough, and across the sea, there is so much; I miss my husband so much, and I am very tired and heartbroken." The last part is about Yun Zhongjun leaving after showing his magical power, The priest who longed for the Cloud God sighed longly, adding to his sadness. My opinion is that if the actor who plays Yun Zhongjun sings the first six lines, then the image of Yun Zhongjun will be more deeply rooted in people's hearts. If it is divided into three parts, then the priest's emotions are quite abundant. Each has it's own benefits. In "Mountain Ghost", the priestess who plays the role of a mountain ghost is wearing a mulberry leaf. She has beautiful eyes, a charming smile and a graceful posture. She dressed up like this just to see the mountain ghost goddess. In the end, the priestess, who did not see the mountain ghost, complained that she did not come as promised. Such a female priest is very cute, and we can also see that she has respect for the gods. Therefore, the first two sentences in "The Lord in the Clouds", "You are bathed in orchids and bathed in fragrance, and you are wearing beautiful clothes like a young woman; your soul is curled up and left, but your death is far away." If it were the behavior of a priest, it would be quite appropriate. Lan Tang refers to hot water with spices poured into it for bathing. After taking a bath in orchid soup, the priest's body was filled with the fragrance of fragrant grass, and then he put on gorgeous clothes as beautiful as flowers. "The spirit is still curled up, but the death is far away." After dancing, the spirit is still attached to the dance, and the whole body exudes a dazzling light. Although the Internet says that this line was sung by a priest, I think this line of poetry is more in line with the image of Yun Zhongjun. I imagine Yun Zhongjun sitting on a dragon seat, with his hair shining brightly. This light shines as brightly as the sun and the moon, and is so majestic. "Jian will come to the Palace of Longevity, and shine with the sun and the moon; the dragon will ride on the emperor's clothes, chatting and flying around Zhouzhang." I (Yun Zhongjun) sit in the Palace of Longevity, and my body is shining. After hearing the call of mankind, I temporarily took a dragon carriage with flags on it and traveled around the world. "The Emperor of Spirit has descended, and the scorpion has risen from afar to reach the clouds." The Cloud God has arrived, but he quickly flies back to the clouds. After the gods came to the world and brought rain and dew to the world, they left quickly like Lei Feng, for fear of being known. "There is so much to see in Jizhou, but there is so much to behold across the four seas." This is my favorite line in this poem. Jizhou refers to Jiuzhou, and Sihai refers to all parts of the country. The ancients believed that China is surrounded by seas, so it was called Sihai. The so-called "all brothers within the four seas" and "traveling to the nine states and four seas" sound extremely broad, and they are very proud of the large land area of ??our country. As for Yun Zhongjun, his footprints are not only all over the world, but he can also see farther away. The ancients were not like us in an era of advanced technology. They could go wherever they wanted by plane. Therefore, in the world of the ancients, there are more unsolved mysteries. They yearned for the unreachable distant places and pinned their yearning on the gods, so beautiful mythical characters such as "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" and "Chang'e" were born. "Yun Zhongjun" is such a character. He is as unpredictable as the clouds. He would also turn into a black face like "black clouds rolled over the ink-covered mountains, and white raindrops jumped into the boat." Afterwards, the clouds accumulated into rain, and rain fell on the world.