The most beautiful wedding blessings in the Book of Songs are as follows:
1. When your son returns home, it will be a good time for his family. ——"Taoyao"
Translation: The girl is about to get married, and the husband and wife are in harmony and are one family.
2. With the harp and harp at your disposal, it’s best to be quiet. ——"The Girl Said the Rooster Crows"
Translation: Playing the harp, drums and harp, singing in harmony, life is peaceful and beautiful.
3. A gentleman is only a gentleman who enjoys happiness and success. ——"樛木"
Translation: The groom is so happy, happiness will always be with him.
4. The agreement between life and death is broad, as explained by Zicheng. Hold your hand and grow old together. ——"Drumming"
Translation: It's so miserable to say goodbye in life and death. I made a promise to you before. Hold your hand tightly and grow old together with you.
5. The harp and harp make friends, and the bells and drums make you happy. ——"Guan Ju"
Translation: Play the harp, drums and harp to get close to her, and beat the bells and drums to please her.
The language style of "The Book of Songs":
The language form of "The Book of Songs" is vivid, colorful, and often able to "make more with less" and "explicitly leave no emotion behind". However, the language styles of Ya, Song and Guofeng are different. Most chapters of Ya and Song use strict four-character sentences with very few miscellaneous words, while Guofeng has more miscellaneous words. In Xiaoya and Guofeng, the use of repeated chapters and refrains is more common, but in Daya and Song, it is less common.
Many modal particles are used in Chinese style, such as "xi", "zhi", "zhi", "si", "hu", "er", "矣", "ye", etc. Modal particles also appear in Ya and Song, but they are not as numerous and varied as in Guofeng. The wonderful use of modal particles in national style enhances the image and vividness of poetry and achieves a vivid state.
The different linguistic characteristics of Ya, Song and Guofeng reflect the changes in the society of the times and also reflect the differences in the identity of the creative subjects. Most of Ya and Song are works from the Western Zhou Dynasty, written by nobles, reflecting the majesty and elegance of "grace". Most of Guofeng are works from the Spring and Autumn Period, many of which were collected from the folk, and more embody the freedom of new sounds. Unrestrained, closer to the spoken language at that time.