The sky is a high mountain and the king is a barren land. He did it, Wang Wenkang Zhi. There was a trip to the country. Future generations will protect it.
Translation translation
God made Qishan high, and the king began to open up wasteland. People build new houses here, and King Wen lets people enjoy happiness. The people rushed to the edge of Qishan, and Qishan Avenue was magnanimous. Future generations will protect this place forever.
Annotation explanation
Work: living, manufacturing.
Gaoshan: Qishan, in the northeast of Qishan County, Shaanxi Province.
King: That is, the father of King Tai and the grandfather of Zhou Wenwang. Famine: Reclaiming land for farming.
Work: governance. Just say it.
Kang: Ankang.
"Go" means that people come to join.
Yi: Easy. Line (háng): Road.
Bao: Here you are.
Creation background
Zhou Song Tianzuo is one of the few works describing Qishan (the other is money). Preface to Mao's Poems says that "the public worships the king", while Zhuxi's Biography of Poems calls it "the poem worships the king". Both of them think that the object of sacrifice is people. Yao Jiheng quoted Ji Ming's "De" as "Sacrificing Qishan" in The Book of Songs, that is, the object of sacrifice in Zhou Songtian Zuo was Qishan.
Appreciation of poetry and prose
This is a short movement that eulogizes the achievements of the late Zhou Wang Gu Gong and his husband in establishing Qishan Foundation and Zhou Wenwang. "Heaven is a mountain" emphasizes that God gave Qishan this holy land. Zhou people attach importance to God-given, and regard it as auspicious, even when they get married: "A king of letters is a perfect match." ("Daya Daming") After the Qi Mountain is blessed, it is still necessary to accumulate strength on the ground. This process is mainly written in poetry. The reason why I only chose the King of Qi and the King of Wen is mainly because they are indeed the most outstanding representatives of Qi Shan IX Zhou Zhu. Although the demise of the Shang Dynasty was completed, the times showed the inevitable trend of the Shang Dynasty. Shang Zhouwang's imprisonment of Zhou Wenwang can only delay but can't stop this historical development. Since Zhou Wuwang operated in Zhou Wenwang, Qishan Holy Land has accumulated enough power to destroy business, including Jiang Shang, a wise minister, who can help achieve great success. A Journey to a Foreign Country is obviously a road to victory initiated by my late king.
Many people have different interpretations of some words in this little poem. For example, if the word "there" is interpreted as people, then "there" means that people build houses; Some people interpret it as the ancestor king, and "doing" means that the ancestor king created great achievements. Such as "health", one solution is stability and well-being; One solution is to inherit the past and carry forward the future. People have different opinions about whether this so-called poem is meaningful or not.
The poem Zhou Songtian Zuo combines the praise of holy places and saints, focuses on the process of accumulating strength and reveals the inevitable trend of historical development. His writing style is like a surging river, which is both solemn and magnificent. Just seven sentences, with such artistic effect, shows the generosity of the poet.