The pinyin version of the full text of Tao Yao is as follows:
táo zhī yāo yāo, zhuó zhuó qí huá. zhī zǐ yú guī, yí qí shì jiā.
The peach blossoms shine brightly. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family.
táo zhī yāo yāo, yǒu fèi qí shí. zhī zǐ yú guī, yí qí jiās hì.
The peaches are actually sweet. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family.
táo zhī yāo yāo, qí yè zhēn zhēn. zhī zǐ yú guī, yí qí jiā rén.
The peach is young, its leaves are pure. When the son returns home, it will be a good time for his family.
Full text translation of Zhou Nan's Peach Blossoms in the Book of Songs
Peach blossoms are in full bloom, with bright red colors like fire. The girl was about to get married and returned to her husband's house with great joy. Thousands of peach blossoms are in full bloom, and the fruits are large and sweet. This girl wants to get married and give birth to a son soon and have a prosperous heir. Thousands of peach blossoms are in full bloom, and lush green leaves are spreading in the wind. This girl is going to get married, and her husband's family will be happy and safe.
Appreciation of Zhou Nan Taotian in the Book of Songs
The complete poem of Zhou Nan·Taotian is divided into three chapters. The first chapter uses bright peach blossoms as a metaphor for the bride’s youth and charm. "Peach Everyday" begins with rich and colorful symbolic connotations. The delicate peach blossoms blowing towards the face give the poem a strong sense of color. "Scorching its beauty", it can be said that the peach blossoms are extremely bright and beautiful, so beautiful that they can dazzle the eyes.
From the perspective of the relationship between the metaphor and the metaphor, what is written here is the fresh and tender peach blossoms blooming one after another, and the dressed-up bride is excited and shy at the moment, her cheeks are flushed, there is really someone Peach blossoms on the surface, the charm of the two complementing each other. The poem describes both scenes and people, and the scenes blend together to create a joyful and warm atmosphere.
Such a scene can still be seen at weddings in rural areas even today. The second chapter expresses wishes for marriage. After the peach blossoms bloom, they will naturally bear fruit. The poet said that the peach trees are full of fruits and the peaches are fat and big, which symbolizes that the bride will give birth to a son early and the family will be full of children and grandchildren. The third chapter uses the lush peach leaves to wish the bride’s family prosperity.
Using the abundant fruits on the branches of peach trees and the dense shade of peach branches to symbolize the happiness of the newlyweds’ married life is the most beautiful metaphor and the best eulogy.