Qinwei original text and translation:
Qinwei original text: Qin and Wei occupy the position, Fang Huanhuanxi. Scholars and women, Fang Bingxi. The woman said Guanhu? The scholar said, "That's it." Let’s go and watch? Outside of Xun, Xun is happy. The Vishnu and the girl teased each other and gave him a spoon of medicine.
Occupy Qin and Wei, and browse them clearly. Scholars and women are in abundance. The woman said Guanhu? The scholar said, "That's it." Let’s go and watch? Outside of Xun, Xun is happy. The warrior and his daughter teased him and gave him a spoon of medicine.
Qin Wei Translation: |Qin River, Wei River, green waves are rippling in spring. Men and women play with bluegrass in their hands. The girl said: "Go and have a look?" The boy said: "I have been there." "Please go and accompany me again!" The other side of the Weihe River is so spacious and happy. The boy and the girl teased and joked with each other, and gave each other a peony to make a contract.
Qinhe River, Weihe River, the green waves are clear in spring. There are more and more tourists, men and women. The girl said: "Go and have a look?" The boy said: "I have been there." "Please go and accompany me again!" The other side of the Weihe River is so spacious and happy. The boy and the girl teased and joked with each other, and gave each other a peony to make a contract.
"Zheng Feng Qin Wei" is a poem in the "Book of Songs", the first collection of poetry in ancient China. This is a poem describing the spring outings of young men and women on the banks of the Qinshui River and the Jishui River during the Shangsi Festival in the third month of the Zheng Dynasty. The whole poem is divided into two chapters, each chapter has twelve lines.
The poetry of this poem is clear, cheerful, and fresh. The words and sentences in the two chapters are basically the same, with only a few words changed. This looping and overlapping chapter style is the unique style of folk songs, especially ancient folk songs such as "Poetry Three Hundred". Common form, has a simple and friendly flavor.