"Guan Ju"
Guan Guan Jujiu, guān guān jū jiū?
In the river continent. zài hé zhī zhōu ?
A graceful lady, yǎo tiǎo shū nǚ ?
A gentleman likes to behave. jūn zǐ hǎo qiú ?
Seed waterlilies, cēn cī xìng cài
Flow left and right. zuǒ yoù líu zhī ?
My fair lady, yǎo tiǎo shū nǚ ?
I long for her. wù mèi qiú zhī ?
I can’t get it, qiú zhī bù dé
I am convinced. wù mèi sī fú ?
Carefree, leisurely, yōu zāi yōu zāi ?
Tossing and turning. zhǎn zhuǎn fǎn cè ?
Pick it from left to right, cēn cī xìng cài. zuǒ yoù cǎi zhī ?
My fair lady, yǎo tiǎo shū nǚ ?
The piano and the sesame are friends. qín sè yǒu zhī ?
Seed waterlily, cēn cī xìng cài ?
Try it on the left and right. zuǒ yoù mào zhī ?
My fair lady, yǎo tiǎo shū nǚ ?
The music of bells and drums. zhōng gǔ yào zhī
Translation: The chirping doves of Guan Guan and Guan Guan harmoniously accompany each other on the small island in the river. That beautiful and virtuous woman is a good spouse for a gentleman.
Go for the jagged watermelon from left to right. That beautiful and virtuous woman wanted to pursue her every time she woke up or went to sleep.
I pursue her but I can’t get her. I miss her day and night. The long longing makes it difficult to fall asleep.
Pick the uneven waterlilies from left to right. The beautiful and virtuous woman played the harp and harp to get close to her.
Pluck the uneven waterlilies from left to right. The beautiful and virtuous woman beat the bells and drums to please her.
"Guanju" is "Guofeng·Zhounan·Guanju", which was created in the Zhou Dynasty. It is a famous poem in the "Book of Songs". It not only recognizes that the love between men and women is a natural and normal emotion, but also requires this These emotions are restrained and made consistent with the virtues of society. People in later generations often take what they need and extend it.
The Book of Songs is the earliest poetry collection in my country, containing 305 poems from the Zhou Dynasty. Originally called "Shi" or "Three Hundred Poems", it was first called "The Book of Songs" by Confucian scholars in the Han Dynasty. The existing "Book of Songs" was handed down by Mao Heng of the Han Dynasty, so it is also called "Mao Shi".
It is said that the poems in the Book of Songs had lyrics that could be sung at that time. According to the nature of the music, it can be divided into three categories: Feng, Ya and Song. "Wind" includes the styles of 15 countries including Zhounan, Zhaonan, Bei, Yong, Wei, Wang, Zheng, Qi, Wei, Tang, Qin, Chen, Hui, Cao and Bin. Most of them are folk songs from the Yellow River Basin, and a small part are from the Yellow River Basin. Works processed by nobles, ***160 pieces. "Ya" includes Xiaoya and Daya, with 105 articles. "Ya" refers to the official voice of the imperial court, that is, the music and songs in the capital region of the Zhou Dynasty, which are divided into Da Ya and Xiao Ya. Dayado is composed of songs for court banquets, and Little Yado is composed of the resentments of lower-level officials, including some folk songs. "Song" includes Zhou Song, Lu Song and Shang Song, with a total of 40 chapters. Songs are the lyrics used for sacrifices in the palace. Generally speaking, ballads from the folk are lively and lively, while the poems written by the court nobles pale in comparison and have little poetic flavor.
The Book of Songs is the source of Chinese verse and the glorious starting point of the history of Chinese poetry. It has various forms: epic poems, satirical poems, narrative poems, love songs, war songs, carols, seasonal songs and labor songs. It is rich in content and reflects all aspects of social life in the Zhou Dynasty, such as labor and love, war and corvee, oppression and resistance, customs and marriage, ancestor worship and banquets, and even celestial phenomena, landforms, animals, plants, etc. . It can be said that "The Book of Songs" is a mirror of the society of the Zhou Dynasty. The language of the Book of Songs is the most important material for studying the general situation of the Chinese language from the 11th century BC to the 6th century BC.