Shengmin original text and translated phonetic notation

Original text:

jué chū shēng mín, shí wéi jiāng yuán. shēng mín rú hé? kè yīn kè sì, yǐ fú wú zǐ. lǚ dì wǔ mǐn xīn, yōu jiè yōu zhǐ, zài zhèn zài sù. zài shēng zài yù, shí wéi hòu jì.

When the people were born in the early days, Wei Jiang_. How are the people doing? If you restrain the sacrifice, you will have no children. When he was emperor, Wu Minxin, You Jie You Zhi, Zhen Zhen Zai Su. Carrying birth and nurturing, time maintains Houji.

dàn mí jué yuè, xiān shēng rú dá. bù chè bù fù, wú zī wú hài, yǐ hè jué líng. shàng dì bù níng, bù kāng yīn sì, jū rán shēng zǐ.

On the lunar month of the birth, Mr. Ruda. It's not bad, it's harmless, it's good for your spirit. God was restless and uneasy, so he actually gave birth to a son.

dàn zhì zhī ài xiàng, niú yáng féi zì zhī. dàn zhì zhī píng lín, huì fá píng lín. dàn zhì zhī hán bīng, niǎo fù yì zhī. niǎo nǎi qù yǐ, hòu jì pài yǐ. shí tán shí xū, jué shēng zài lù.

The narrow alley of Dan_ is named after cattle, sheep and fibula. The flat forest of birth will be cut down in the flat forest. The ice is born, and the bird covers its wings. The birds are gone, and Houji is croaking. Real Qin Shi_, Jue Sheng carries the road.

dàn shí pú fú, kè qí kè yí, yǐ jiù kǒu shí. yì zhī rěn shū, rěn shū pèi pèi. hé yì suì suì, má mài méng méng, guā dié fěng fěng.

The Danshi is crawling, and it can restrain the Qi and the Yi, so that it can eat by mouth. _The water is flowing, the water is flowing. The grain is __, the wheat is __, the melon is the worm.

dàn hòu jì zhī sè, yǒu xiāng zhī dào. fú jué fēng cǎo, zhǒng zhī huáng mào. shí fāng shí bāo, shí zhǒng shí xiù. shí fā shí xiù, shí jiān shí hǎo. shí yǐng shí lì, jí yǒu tái jiā shì.

After the birth of Ji, there is a way of looking. _Juefengcao, planted with yellow luxuriance. The real prescription will be the real buds, the real seeds will be the real _. Real hair, real beauty, real strength and good quality. If there are solid berries and solid chestnuts, there will be a Tai family.

dàn jiàng jiā zhǒng, wéi jù wéi pī, wéi mén wéi qǐ. héng zhī jù pī, shì huò shì mǔ. héng zhī mén qǐ, shì rèn shì fù, yǐ guī zhào sì.

The birth of Jiazhong, Wei_Wei_, Wei_Weiqi. Hengzhi__ means gain or acres. Hengzhi _芑, whether it is responsible or negative, to return to Zhaosi.

dàn wǒ sì rú hé? huò chōng huò yú, huò bò huò róu. shì zhī sǒu sǒu, zhēng zhī fú fú. zài móu zài wéi, qǔ xiāo jì zhī. qǔ dī yǐ bá, zài fán zài liè, yǐ xìng sì suì.

How about a birthday ceremony? Either pounding or tearing, beating or trampling. Release the old man, _ the floating. Carrying plans and carrying Wei, taking Xiao to sacrifice fat. Take the fodder and use it to burn it and burn it to bring about the next year.

áng shèng yú dòu, yú dòu yú dēng, qí xiāng shǐ shēng. shàng dì jū xīn, hú chòu dǎn shí. hòu jì zhào sì, shù wú zuì huǐ, yǐ qì yú jīn.

When the beans are in full bloom, the fragrance begins to rise. God lives in Xin, and Hu smells time. Houji started offering sacrifices, and the common people had no regrets, and so far they have done so.

Translation:

The ancestors were born because ginger could give birth to children. How to give birth to ancestors? Pray to the gods and offer sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven, and pray for children to avoid childlessness. Stepping on God's thumbprint, the gods will protect you and bring good luck. The fetus is sometimes moving and sometimes still. Once it is born and raised diligently, the child will be Zhou Houji.

The delivery period for the first child was very smooth after ten months of pregnancy. The birth gate is neither broken nor cracked, safe and healthy, and it has shown great aura. God was comforted in his heart, and he came to offer sacrifices with all his heart. Fortunately, he was indeed blessed with a son.

Newborn babies are abandoned in alleys, caring for and feeding cattle and sheep. Then he threw the baby into the forest and was rescued by a woodcutter. He also placed the baby on the ice, and the big bird warmed his wings. The big bird finally flew away, and Hou Ji started to cry. The cry was long and loud, filling the road with force.

Hou Ji is very good at crawling around, he is sensible and smart, and he has the ability to find food to eat. Soon we will be able to plant soybeans, and they will grow vigorously. The tender seedlings of millet are planted, the wheat and wheat grow vigorously, and the fruits of melons are abundant.

Houji plowed the fields and cultivated the land, and there was a way to discern the quality of the soil. Remove all dense weeds and select Jiahe for sowing. Soon new seedlings sprouted out, and the seedlings sprouted up thinly, jointed and headed well. The grains were plump and high-quality, and the ears were heavy and the harvest was good. It was a treasure to support the family.

God cares and gives good seeds: _The seeds are all seen, and the red rice and white rice are all available. The seeds are growing everywhere, harvesting and stacking are very busy. Red rice and white rice are growing everywhere, and the warehouses are filled with loads of cargo on their backs, and they are busy with farm work and offering sacrifices to their ancestors.

How about worshiping ancestors? There are pounding grains and scooping rice, winnowing grains and sifting chaff. The sound of rustling rice is noisy, and the steaming rice is fragrant and hot. Prepare sacrifices to plan, wormwood tallow burns fragrance. The big fat ram was skinned and roasted for the gods to pray for a more abundant harvest in the coming year.

The sacrifices were placed in bowls and plates, wooden bowls and earthen basins came in handy, and the aroma filled the hall. God comes to enjoy it, and the food tastes really good. Houji initiated the ritual of offering sacrifices and praying to gods to prevent misfortune, which is still the case today.

Extended information

Appreciation:

Chinese traditional poetry has a long history, but narrative-based epics have always been underdeveloped, so there are only a few in the Book of Songs Several of his epic works have attracted the full attention of today's people. "Daya·Shengmin" is such a work.

This poem contains a strong legendary element, and the detailed description of agricultural production also reflects the fact that agriculture had been separated from animal husbandry at that time and the first great social division of labor was completed.

The poem has eight chapters, each chapter has ten or eight sentences, and the whole poem is composed of cross sentences and eight-character sentences alternately. Except for the first and last two chapters, each chapter is preceded by " Starting with the word "birthday", the format is rigorous. From the perspective of expression techniques, it uses purely descriptive techniques, without any pretentiousness. The narrative is vivid and detailed, and has a strong documentary nature. However, judging from its content, although the following chapters describe Hou Ji's agricultural production and are rich in the atmosphere of life, they still cannot get rid of the magical and fantasy atmosphere shown in the previous chapters about Hou Ji's life experience. This also invisibly makes Its artistic charm is greatly enhanced.