Shang Mo Sang translated the original text of Shang Mo Sang in classical Chinese.
Southeast corner of sunrise, shine on me, Qin Lou. Qin has a good daughter who calls herself Luo Fu. Luo Fu is good at raising silkworms and picking mulberry in the south corner of the city. Moss is a cage system and cassia twig is a cage hook. There is a bun on the head and a bright moon in the ear; Qi is the lower skirt and Qi is the upper skirt. When Monkey saw Luo Fu, he put it on his shoulder and smoothed his moustache. When the teenager saw Luo Fu, he took off his hat and hung his head. The tiller forgets to plow, and the hoe forgets to hoe; In spite of resentment, he sat watching Luo Fu.
You come from the south, and five horses stand upright. Your majesty sent officials to ask whose family it was. "Qin has a good daughter who calls herself Luo Fu." "What is the date of Luo Fu?" "Twenty is not enough, fifteen is quite enough." Your Majesty thanked Luo Fu. "Would you rather recite it?"
Luo Fu made a speech earlier: "Your ambassador is really a fool! The monarch has his wife, and Luo Fu has his husband. Thousands of people ride the east, and the husband is at the top. What's the use of knowing your husband? The white horse comes from the colt, the hair is tied with a ponytail, and the horse's head is wrapped in gold; Deer sword, a deer in the waist, can be worth more than 10 million. He was a petty official of fifteen families, a doctor of twenty dynasties, an assistant of thirty dynasties and a city dweller of forty dynasties. People are clean and white, and they have a beard; Ministry of Industry and Service of Ying Ying, Ran Ran and Zhong Chao. There are thousands of people sitting in the room, all of whom say that their husbands are extraordinary.
Full-text translation of Shang Mosang
The sun rises in the southeast and shines on the building of our Qin family. There was a beautiful girl in the Qin family, whose original name was Luo Fu. Luo Fu is good at raising silkworms and picking mulberry, and (one day) picking mulberry in the south of the city. Use moss as the winding rope on the basket and laurel branches as the handle on the basket. Wearing a bun on his head and earrings made of balls on his ears; Silk with light yellow pattern is made into the lower skirt, and purple Zi Ling is made into the upper body jacket. People walking saw Luo Fu, put down their burdens and stroked their beards (staring at her). As soon as the young man saw Luo Fu, he took off his hat and adjusted his appearance. Those who plow forget that they are plowing, and those who hoe forget that they are hoeing; When you come back, you accuse each other of being angry just because you saw Luo Fu.
The satrap came by car from the south, and the five horses pulling the cart stopped and wandered. The satrap sent a small official to ask whose beauty this is. "It's a beauty of the Qin family, whose real name is Luo Fu," said the little official. The satrap asked again, "How old is Father Luo?" The beadle replied, "Twenty years old is not enough, just over fifteen." The prefect asked Luo Fu, "Will you ride with me?"
Father Luo came forward and replied, "You are so stupid! You have a wife, rover. I had a husband. (Husband is an official) In the East, there are more than 0/000 followers/kloc, and he ranks first. How can I recognize my husband? The big official riding a white horse with a little black horse is wearing a moss ponytail and a golden halter on his horse's head; Wearing a deer and a deer sword around his waist, the sword can be worth thousands of dollars. At the age of fifteen, he worked as a petty official in the Taishoufu, a doctor in the imperial court at the age of twenty, an assistant to the emperor at the age of thirty, and a master of a city at the age of forty. He has fair skin and a little beard. He walked slowly in the government and walked in and out of it calmly. There are thousands of people here (at the party of Taishouxi), and they all say that my husband is different. "
Word translation
Mo: The road in the field. Mulberry: Mulberry trees on the roadside in the field.
Southeast corner of sunrise: southeast in spring. This sentence points out the festival of picking mulberry and raising silkworm.
Good girl: a beautiful girl.
Self-name: self-name Once said, "self-name" or "real name".
Hi: A "good".
Blue silk: blue silk rope.
Cage: refers to the bamboo basket used for mulberry picking.
Cage hook: the handle on the bamboo basket.
Woduoji: A fallen ponytail, with a bun on one side, looks like autumn. It was a popular hairstyle at that time.
Zhu Mingyue: The name of the sphere. According to "Biography of the Western Regions in the Later Han Dynasty", the Great Qin State (Roman Empire) produced bright moon pearls.
Barnyard grass (xiāng phase): light yellow.
Ru: Short coat, short coat.
Traveler: Passers-by.
Bear the burden: put down the burden "[
Touch (lv): Touch and follow by hand.
Beard: The beard above the mouth.
Write: reveal.
Qiào Bridge Head: Like Qitou, it is a scarf used by the ancients to tie hair.
Sit: Because. The meaning of these two sentences is that the tiller and hoe quarreled with each other because they saw Luo Fu coming home late.
Envoy: the title of satrap and secretariat in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Five Horses: It is said in the notes of ancient poems that the Han system is "just a prefect's Fu Cha, whose rank is 2,000 stones, and he is the right husband (husband plus right husband), so he is called' five horses'."
Wander: The appearance of wandering or stagnation.
Shu: Beauty.
Quite: less, slightly.
X: This means "excuse me".
It means "willing". "Shuo Wen" Xu Kai notes: "Today people say that they would rather be like this than like this." This sentence is the official speech given by the prefect to Luo Fu, which means that your monarch asked you if you would like to go by car with him.
Remarks: Same as "speech", answer.
What: How is how, which is equivalent to "how" and "how" in today's spoken language. First, auxiliary words.
East: refers to the place where the husband is an official.
Qianqi: generally refers to people who follow their husbands.
Top: in front of the line.
What's the use? It's an inversion of "what's the use", which means "according to what ...".
Knowledge: recognition.
Li: A dark black horse.
Pony: A two-year-old horse. The official riding a white horse, followed by a little black horse, is my husband.
Side branch: this refers to the interception of the net. There is a golden halter on the horse's head.
Division (discipline): Shao Jie.
Lulu: It's the pulley, the water-absorbing appliance on the well. In ancient times, the head of a long sword was shaped into a deer with jade.
Lulujian: The hilt is made of jade and is pulley-shaped.
Straight: Same as "value". The above four sentences are used by Luo Fu to show off her husband's noble clothes, so as to illustrate his noble status.
More than 10 million: tens of thousands of dollars (money).
A Brief History of Government: A Brief History of Taishou Government. History, from official to petty official. The tenth five-year plan and the next twenty, thirty and forty all refer to age.
Dr. Chao: He is a doctor in the imperial court.
Assistant: the emperor's attendant. Han system is a special title in the original official position.
Specializing in city guarding: being the master of a city, such as magistrate and secretariat. These four sentences are Luo Fu's praise for her husband's thriving career.
White: The face is white and clean.
Zhuan (lián Lian) Zhuan: The sideburns are sparse and long. This sentence means to have a slightly sparse long beard.
Yingying: Light step and graceful posture. "One step in public administration" and "political situation" are still the so-called "official steps" in the old society.
Ran Ran: Walking is relaxing.
Special: It means "outstanding talents".
Appreciation of Shang Mo Sang
Shang Mo Sang is a famous poem in Han Yuefu, which belongs to the category of Xiang He Ge Ci. It tells the story that Qin Luofu, a mulberry picker, refused to be molested by officials such as "envoys", that is, satrap, and praised her beauty and loyal sentiment. It was first recorded in the Book of Songs in the Song Dynasty, and it was named "A Trip to Luo Fu, Yan Ge", and it was named "Sunrise in the Southeast Corner" in "A New Ode to Yutai". However, this poem was mentioned earlier in Cui Bao's Notes on Ancient and Modern Times and was called "Shang Mo Sang". Guo Maoqian's Yuefu poems in Song Dynasty followed the title of Notes of Ancient and Modern Times and became a habit in the future. "Shang Mo Mulberry" means mulberry trees on the roadside, where the story takes place. Because the heroine picked mulberries by the roadside, it triggered a series of dramatic plots.
The story of Shang Mo Sang is very simple, and the language is quite simple, but there is a key question that is not easy to explain: What is the identity of Qin Luofu in the poem? According to the opening account of the poem, she is a mulberry picker, but her clothes are extremely luxurious; According to the last paragraph of Luo Fu's self-report, she is a prefect, but how could this lady run to the roadside to pick mulberry? Mr. Xiao Difei's History of Yuefu Literature in the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties looks like this: "In the end, Luo Fu's answer is regarded as a mirage, so we can't just look at it without killing it! Luo Fu, who is less than twenty, went to find her husband at forty, and there is nothing to know. The author's original intention is only to make Luo Fu happy, but the result will naturally disappoint you. There is no need to refuse. " Later, it was further claimed that Luo Fu was a working woman, and the description of her clothes in the poem was purely exaggerated; The last paragraph is Luo Fu's trick, in order to scare off the other side. This has become a consensus. But these are all wishful thinking, and poetry itself does not provide such a foundation. Even today, it is not surprising that a woman under 20 marries a husband over 40. Why "nothing"? Besides, literature is a product of fiction, so why "mud killing"? As for the following extension, it seems seamless, but in fact it is full of contradictions: since the author can describe Luo Fu's clothes in an exaggerated way without thinking that it destroys her identity, why can't she be given a formal husband? This is to measure the same situation by different standards, as Qu Cheng also said. In fact, Shang Mo Sang is not an isolated work. The above problems should be explained from the far-reaching cultural background that produced this work.
Let me start with the story location set by the poem "Shang Mo Sang". In ancient China, farming by men and weaving by women was a division of labor. In a broad sense, "female weaving" also includes picking mulberry and raising silkworms. Mulberry trees are relatively free in the wild, and the mulberry leaves are lush and easy to hide, so it is an excellent rendezvous place in an era when the defense between men and women is not very strict. Who knows how many romantic stories have happened here? Naturally, mulberry trees appear constantly in love poems. This is very common in stone art. "Fen Ju Xun" is about a woman who fell in love with a man while picking mulberry: "Conversely, Fen Zi picks other mulberry. His son is as beautiful as the English. As beautiful as English, extraordinary! " Sang Zhong is about a tryst between men and women: "Who is thinking in the clouds? Beautiful Jiang Meng! I want to be in the mulberry, I want to be in the official position, I want to be on the ice! " It can be said that in the era of "poetry", the mulberry forest has already had a special symbolic significance, or it has already had a literary "mulberry forest". With the changes of the times, this kind of free love between men and women has been denied. The above poems are also interpreted by Confucian classics as works mocking "lewd running". Thus, in the "mulberry forest" of literature, completely different stories began to emerge. The most famous story is the story of Qiu Hu's wife. Liu Xiang's Biography of Women in the Western Han Dynasty records that the Lu people got married for five days, left home to be an official, got promoted and made a fortune, and returned five years later. When I got home, I saw a beautiful girl picking mulberry on the roadside, so I got off the bus and flirted with her, saying that "it is better to pick mulberry than to see the secretary of the state" (it is better to pick mulberry and raise silkworms than to see a big official), but the mulberry girl flatly refused.
When I got home, I met my wife and found that it was a mulberry picker. His wife despised her husband and threw herself into the river. In Yuefu, there is a topic called "Autumn Huxing", which was written by later generations because of this legend. The ancient ci has been lost, and now there is a draft of Xuanzhuan in the Western Jin Dynasty, the content of which is roughly the same as that contained in Lienv Zhuan. It can be seen that most of the stories in Sanglin used to be seduced by men and women on blind dates, but now they have become women who refuse to be seduced. Of course, people can also say that Hu Qiu is a "bad guy". This story is different from pure love sung in The Book of Songs. But don't forget: in folklore literary stories, it's easy to pretend to be a villain. The key lies in what kind of life attitude and aesthetic ideal the author wants to show through fictional character activities. In this way, we can draw a conclusion that the "mulberry forest" in the Han Dynasty is different from the "mulberry forest" in the era of the Book of Songs, and the moral theme in literature has begun to overwhelm the love theme. We can probably believe that there is not much difference between the stories contained in the lost "Autumn Ancient Tale" and "Biography of Women". Obviously, Sang evolved directly from the story or Qiu. Look at the basic structure of the two stories: location: mulberry trees on the roadside; The protagonist: the beauty of picking mulberry; Main plot: The passing senior officials flirt with Caisang girl and are rejected. The difference is that in Hu Qiu's story, the molester is the husband of a mulberry picking woman, and the story ends in tragedy; In Shang Mo Sang, the mulberry-picking woman also has a good husband who is an official. She rejected the "special envoy" proposal and overwhelmed the other side with her husband. The story ends with a comedy.
In fact, Sang in The Stranger divides Hu Qiu in Autumn in Hu Xing into two parts: one is an evil satrap passing by, and the other is a good husband to boast about. However, although Sang inherited the story of autumn to a great extent, he also made important changes, thus shifting the focus of the poem. The story of Hu Qiu's Wife Play aims at promoting Confucian morality, and adopts the image of Mulberry's daughter as Hu Qiu's wife, which is also a moral image. Even if she is moving, I'm afraid it's hard to say how cute she is. The story also mentions that she is beautiful, but as a structure, this is only the cause of Hu Qiu's bad intentions. In Shang Mo Sang, Qin Luofu not only refused to flirt too much, but also spent a lot of time describing her beauty and the love scenes of people around her. This part is actually the most wonderful part of the whole poem. Although this is different from the love between men and women in the Book of Songs, they have the same basic points: universal love for beauty and yearning for the ideal opposite sex. Therefore, Luo Fu's image is a combination of beauty and emotion, which is a virtue factor required by his contemporaries; In other words, it is a combination of the spirit of "Sanglin" in The Book of Songs and that of "Sanglin" in Autumn. It is precisely because Luo Fu is not only, or even mainly, a moral image that the author doesn't need to arrange a strong tragic ending for her to make her more lovely in a relaxed comedy atmosphere. Therefore, Sang's story is not a record or rewriting of a specific event in life, but a product of a long cultural change, and the character Luo Fu is a combination of many factors. She is young, beautiful, noble, rich, happy, loyal and pure, and reposes the life ideals of those unknown folk authors. Because she is an idealist, she does not strictly follow the logic of real life. She is both a lady and a mulberry picker.
In fact, this is not a difficult thing to understand. People in folk stories often have this situation. Those princesses and princes actually represent the wishes of ordinary people. We must pierce the sideline with the inexplicable and rigid political concepts of later generations. On the contrary, it is barren and chaotic. Then go back to the poem itself. This poem was originally divided into three interpretations according to music, and its text content was also divided into three paragraphs accordingly. The first paragraph focuses on Luo Fu's beauty and people's love for her. The first four sentences, from big to small, from virtual to real, are typical folk story opening remarks. At the same time, these four sentences also set the atmosphere of the whole poem: the bright sunshine shines on the beautiful pavilion, and a beautiful woman lives in the pavilion, which is colorful and radiant, like the taste of New Year pictures. "Take a look at my Qin Lou" is not only a cordial tone, but also shows that the poet is speaking from the standpoint of Luo Fu, thus introducing readers into this relationship. Then Luo Fu officially appeared: she was carrying a beautiful mulberry basket, the winding rope was made of green silk, and the handle was made of branches. The exquisite and gorgeous objects here are to set off the nobility and beauty of the characters. Look at her skirt again. Her head is combed with a "Japanese bun" (a popular hairstyle in the Eastern Han Dynasty) that seems to lean to one side, her ears are hung with glittering bright moon beads, and her lower body is wearing a purple Zi Ling jacket and an apricot-colored dress with a renewed front edge. Everything is bright, bright, precious and touching. This looks like a peasant woman picking mulberry, but it is actually an ideal beauty.
Supposedly, we should write about the beauty of Luo Fu's figure and face. But it's hard. Because what the poet wants to express is the absolute and highest beauty, which cannot be described in detail. Who can tell what kind of figure, posture, eyebrows, lips and teeth are perfect? It is impossible for the author to meet the aesthetic requirements of all readers. Therefore, the writer did not directly write about Luo Fu himself, but used the way that people around him were attracted by Luo Fu: passers-by put down their burdens and stood and stared. He seems to be older and calmer, so he just stroked his beard to show his admiration. The boys just lead the horses, some take off their hats and arrange their headscarves, as if they were showing off and teasing; At least those who earn beauty will be proud of a group of people for a long time. Farmers who farm land are even worse. They lost their minds and quit their jobs. When I got home, I deliberately found fault and smashed pots and pans. -because I saw Luo Fu, I thought my wife was ugly. These are humorous exaggerations that make people laugh, as if they are not sure what they will look like on that occasion. Its functions are as follows: first, it adds drama to poetry and enlivens the scene and atmosphere; More importantly, by writing from a virtual place, it expresses indescribable perfection out of nothing. You can imagine whatever you like anyway. Louvre is always the most beautiful place in the world. This is really a great pen.
A passage about Luo Fu is also the true face of the recent "Sanglin" literature. What it shows is the attraction between the opposite sex, which is the human nature of loving beauty. But it is different from the works in The Book of Songs, but it is measured and limited. Those audiences just craned their necks to see Luo Fu from a distance, but they were afraid to approach and talk, let alone go beyond the rules; And Luo Fu seems to have nothing to do with them, and no one is watching. This forms an invisible wall between men and women. This is "the expression stops at the ceremony." At the same time, there is a kind of proper limit: although there are so many people watching, those boys are almost breaking through the defense line, and the author has not asked Luo Fu to give them a righteous reprimand. Otherwise, it would be disappointing and tasteless. Because this poem has a double theme, the author should pay attention to it. Of course, the whole first paragraph is to complete the theme of beauty and emotion, just to limit it and not let it destroy the theme of morality. The second paragraph below, it's turning. "The monarch comes from the south, and five horses stand." What a magnificent style! "emissary" is the honorific title of officials such as satrap and secretariat. They are in charge of a region, and the Han people are on a par with the ancient princes. If you do a big job, you will have great demeanor and great courage. When others see Luo Fu, they just look at him from a distance, but this special envoy is not satisfied with this. So he sent his hand down and asked, Whose beauty is this? How old are you? Father Luo quietly answered them one by one. This is all in order to fully develop the plot and let the spear conflict have a brewing process. If you start with nervousness, literary interest will be less.
By the way, write down Luo Fu's age: between fifteen and twenty. The ancients in China thought it was the best time in a woman's life. Then enter the climax of contradictions and conflicts. Your angel asked, "Would you like to go back with me in my car?" Father Luo's answer was like a blow to the head: "You are such a fool!" " Use the word "what" with a strong tone. The reason is simple: you have your wife and I have my husband. Everyone should have his own family, which is an important principle of moral code. How can we go beyond it? This passage inherits the story of Hu Qiu's wife and shows the moral theme of the poem. The moral theme can only be vividly displayed in the conflict between good and evil. In the third paragraph, the last sentence "Luo Fu has her own husband" is fully boasted by the protagonist. Does Luo Fu have such a husband? The problem was simple: if the poem says yes, we have to admit it. Although in the psychology of ordinary readers, I don't like the beauty in literary works to get married early, so it's nothing. This problem can be proved from two aspects: first, the story of Mulberry on the Stranger comes from the story of Hu Qiu's wife, and Hu Qiu's wife is a married beauty; Secondly, what the author preaches here is the moral concept of loyalty to the monarch, and only a husband can be loyal to the monarch. But the third paragraph is not entirely from the moral theme. Otherwise, you can ask Luo Fu to give you a lecture. But if so, it would be a pity. This beauty will soon become dry and unlovable.
Therefore, the author is enough. In the second paragraph, after pointing out moral justice with two concluding sentences, in the third paragraph, it turns into a humorous plot, so that readers can still enjoy the interest of literature. Luo Fu's boasting is completely targeted. It's only natural for you to be on patrol, so she first praised her husband's power: he rode out on a horse, followed by thousands of family members and attendants; He is riding a big white horse, and everyone is riding a black pony, which is even more outstanding. His sword and his horse are all luxuriously decorated. As soon as the monarch made great achievements, he praised her husband's power: his career was prosperous,/kloc-became a small official at the age of 0/5, a doctor at the age of 20, and a personal attendant of the son of heaven at the age of 30. Now at the age of 40, he has achieved the satrap of the authoritarian side. The implication is that although he and your monarch are currently in the same position, their future prospects are hard to compare! Finally, praise her husband's appearance: fair skin, sparse beard, and extraordinary walking, which is used to set off the monarch's petty spirit. In this way, the more Luo Fu talked, the more angry he became, the more proud he became, which made the king more and more unlucky, and he was bound to escape in the end. Reading is naturally enjoyable until the end of the story. It should be noted that Luo Fu's husband is also a prince charming in fairy tales, so don't look up the logic of life. Mr. Xiao Di said that this passage really shouldn't be killed by mud, and it is impossible to claim its authenticity. However, this character makes sense in the story, which should be noted. As mentioned above, "Mulberry on the Stranger" actually has a dual theme, but the author handled it well and did not separate it.
As far as the moral theme is concerned, at least within the scope of the poem Ode to Shang Mo, the morality demanded by the author is reasonable. Here, loyalty is not abstract and contrary to human nature, but is associated with a truly lovely husband and a happy family life. From the theme of good feelings, it has not been excessively weakened because of the existence of moral constraints. The beauty of Luo Fu, embodied in the author's wonderful pen, has made unprecedented achievements in previous literary works. For ordinary people's slightly rude behavior out of love for beauty, the author just slapped a small face and never lost the human touch. It is human nature to love beauty. But this nature can't be restrained in life, so literary works often provide safe and harmless compensation in this respect. I'm afraid Shang Mo Sang's significance in this respect is more important than its moral significance, or at least more popular. Therefore, after Shang Mosang appeared, there were a lot of imitations in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and poetry also developed and changed on this basis. As for its unique expression, people continued to follow suit until the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. For example, in The West Chamber, as soon as Yingying appeared, she first wrote about the people who were driven out of their wits, and that's how she came.