The book shadow of the book of songs
The fifth book of the Book of Songs, Guo Feng Nan Zhou Shou, is a folk song that reflects the ancestors of the Western Zhou Dynasty's prayers for more children and grandchildren after marriage. For a detailed introduction of the causes of "picking poems" in The Book of Songs and the contents of The Book of Songs, please refer to the article "The Significance and Opening Poems of The Book of Songs".
Original poetry and prose
American owl
Grasshoppers flap their wings and fly low in groups.
You have many children and a prosperous family.
Grasshoppers flap their wings and swarms of flies buzz.
Your children are many, many and have a long generation.
Grasshoppers spread their wings and bunched up all over the house.
Your children are many, many and happy.
Difficult to explain
(1)zhūng:zhū, grasshopper. Modal particle Si
(2) Feather: refers to the wings of locusts, that is, the wings of locusts.
(3) shēn: Reduplicated words, meaning a large number.
(4) Children of Il: Appropriate and multi-minded. Uh, locusts. This sentence means "grasshopper, you have a lot of children and grandchildren." Parents of families with large population in ancient society often had the concept of "being suitable for young and old". I only hope that my family will be prosperous, have many children and grandchildren, and that future generations will be able to maintain it from generation to generation. I hope that future generations will maintain a prosperous life forever. This is the beautiful wish of ancient society.
(5) Vibration: More means, the poem refers to a lot of locusts, which means in droves.
(6) Ball (h not hūng)Xi: Ball is an onomatopoeic word, which refers to the sound made by swarms of locusts in Qi Fei.
(7) Rope: rope, endless appearance, Zhu explained in the Book of Songs "Qiu Qiu, the voice of flying in groups." There is no end to the rope. "
(8) Yi (yρ)Xi: Yi means "gathering"
(9) Sting (zhé) Xi: Sting means more. Zhu explained in The Book of Songs National Style that "escape" means convergence. Alas, it is also meaningful. "
Poetry translation
The locusts spread their wings and swarmed in the air. There are too many locusts, flying to cover the sun. Your children and grandchildren are full, and your family is really prosperous.
The locusts spread their wings and swarmed in the air. There are so many locusts that it is deafening to fly. Your children and grandchildren are full, and your family business really stretches from generation to generation.
The locusts spread their wings and swarmed in the air. There are so many locusts that they fly in droves. Your children and grandchildren are full, and the family really live in harmony and get together.
The Historical Background of Poetry Formation
This poem is a folk song that reflects the ancestors of the Western Zhou Dynasty's prayer for having children after marriage, for having many children and grandchildren, and for prosperity. According to our current research data, productivity was still relatively backward in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, especially in the farming era. First of all, many people are needed to complete the farmland and construction work. The more people, the greater the strength; Secondly, as far as the family is concerned, it also has many advantages, and there will be many people's advantages; Coupled with the relatively backward medical care in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the survival rate of the birth population is relatively low, and the desire to have more children is very strong. People will have totem worship psychology for locusts, which are highly reproductive insects, or amphibians, frogs, which are highly reproductive animals. This can be seen from the utensils used by the ancestors unearthed in archaeology. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, people's desire to have more children and more happiness became stronger, which was reflected in literature and poetry, which was logical.
Appreciation of writing skills
As far as the arrangement of poems is concerned, Nan Zhou, the fourth poem in The Book of Songs, is a poem about wedding wishes, while Sisi, the fifth poem, continues to sing about having children and praying for more children and happiness. It is reasonable to understand, and it is logical to look at the arrangement of the Book of Songs. I'm afraid this is the good intention of the author who edited the Book of Songs. There are three chapters, each with four sentences. Like the writing technique used in the fourth poem, the whole poem creates a beautiful prayer in the form of singing and sighing, and the chapter sings and sighs step by step. Moreover, the repeated singing forms of words and expressions in Katz make the artistic expression of this poem very enlightening, and the theme of this poem is also very clear. Sing "The Descendants of Il" three times to make the theme of the poem "Hoss" more clear; The clever use of six groups of overlapping words such as "swear", "vibration", "swear", "rope", "bow" and "stab" makes the whole poem have a long lasting appeal and a long aftertaste. It is a common writing technique to express things, people or things in the Book of Songs by overlapping words, and the unique charm of this poem "Red Thinking" lies in: six groups of overlapping words, quite organized, combined with three chapters, leisurely and charming. If this poem is recited or sung, the last sentence of each chapter must be lingering and long. Although the number of words in each chapter is very small, and the last sentence of each chapter is only three words, it will not affect the overall reading or singing. This is the charm in The Book of Songs. The aesthetic effect of this short rhyme has a great influence on the development of later poetry.
One more thing, the whole poem has three chapters, which are side by side. The meaning of six overlapping words tends to be a little, indicating more. However, the meaning is slightly different, and layers of poetry are formed in the juxtaposition of poetry. The first chapter is about the prosperity of family members; The second chapter is about the generational continuation of family business; The last chapter is about living in harmony at home and getting together.
The rhetorical device of "bi" is used in the writing of "Tethys", that is, metaphor, which refers to people through things. At the beginning of the three chapters, Kathy is the ontology of metaphor. But the author is a metaphor for things and people, and his writing style is like running water, which makes him sing naturally and appropriately and has a natural effect. Hospice care is a concrete image, which has great influence on the blessings of future generations and the culture of China. When people pray for more children and more happiness, they often say that "it is a celebration to raise children in peace" and even "the fruits and vegetables are stretched".
In the study of the theme of this poem in past dynasties, many people stick to the form and even dig words and corners. "Preface to Mao Poetry" said: "There are many descendants of concubines, and their words are very embarrassing. If you are not jealous, you will have many children. " Although I have expressed the theme of many future generations, I insist on Zhou Wenwang's wife Tess, the queen. It cannot be widely spread, and there is no popular perspective to alleviate it.
Zhu's study of The Book of Songs inherited the new theory. He also made a more profound and profound explanation of "so many concubines live in harmony, and their children and grandchildren are full", which is a bit divorced from the real society. I think that when we study the Book of Songs, we should have the concept of great history, integrate the social background of the Western Zhou Dynasty at that time, and then discuss poetry, so as to better understand the true meaning of the Book of Songs.
Next, my fantasia about "Katz":
Poetic fantasia
one
Dewa Zhang De
Everyone in this big family is really happy today, because a couple who got married last year will be upgraded to parents. His wife gave birth to twins today through the efforts of "pregnant in October". The old people at home go to the ancestral temple early to pray for the blessing of their ancestors and gods. Great-grandparents, grandparents and parents all dressed up and prayed devoutly. With the crying, the two babies fell to the ground, and everyone was happy. The young mother cried with joy, and the young women at home were also helping. They brought new baby clothes that had been prepared long ago, wrapped the newborn baby in swaddling clothes, and added several more babies to the family. What a happy thing!
two
"Yan Si Yan Qing, Gua Shen."
Time flies, time flies, I don't know that a few years have passed and the two children have grown up. They can help their parents do some simple work. They are too clever. It's so cute, I don't know how much joy it has brought to this family. They learn to read and study. They want to be as good as their parents and grandparents. They want to learn more skills, inherit the family business when they grow up, and make their parents' achievements more brilliant in their hands.
three
Get together and have fun.
Today is the twelfth birthday of two children. This birthday means a lot. In ancient times, twelve years old indicated the ability to live and grow independently without the help of parents. On this day, two children with immature faces snuggled in the arms of their great grandparents and listened to the old man's inculcation. In fact, they have learned a lot of skills and mastered a lot of knowledge. Grandparents, parents are busy with their two children's birthdays. They have a lot of preparation before entering the society. Although they don't want their children to enter the society, it is something they must experience when they grow up. A sumptuous dinner is ready, and the whole family is sitting around the dining table, with four generations living under one roof. The mixed sound of flowers and potato chips, laughter and laughter floated in this happy family dinner, and a happy smile permeated everyone's face. Into everyone's heart.
It suddenly snowed in my hometown today. I took some photos, I hope readers like them.