Nine Songs and Ritual Soul is a poem written by Qu Yuan, a poet of Chu State in the Warring States Period, and it is the last chapter of Nine Songs. Academic circles generally believe that this poem is a song of offering sacrifices to God after the first ten poems in Nine Songs. This is the last link of the sacrificial ceremony, which is led by a beautiful witch, and young men and women dance with the song, and they also pass flowers and dance with the song. The whole poem is magnificent in scene, brisk in rhythm and full of joy.
The soul of nine songs
Ritual and drum skills,
Chuanba Xi dances,
Daughter advocates tolerance.
Chunlan Xi qiuju,
Never die.
Vernacular translation
At the end of the ceremony, the drums were beating hard.
The flowers in your hands are more dancing alternately.
A beautiful woman sings easily.
Orchids are provided in spring and chrysanthemums in autumn.
In the long run, it will continue to die.