"Guan Ju" was created in the Zhou Dynasty, so the "fair lady" mentioned in it refers to the aesthetics of the Zhou Dynasty.
The author of "Guan Ju" is anonymous? Dynasty Zhou Dynasty
Guan Guan Jujiu, in the river continent.
A graceful lady, a gentleman is a good man.
Scattered waterlilies flow left and right.
A graceful lady, I long for her.
I can’t get what I want, so I sleep hard and think about it.
It’s leisurely, tossing and turning.
Pick them from left to right.
A graceful lady, a harp and a harp.
There are different kinds of waterlilies, with leaves growing on both sides.
A graceful lady, played with bells and drums.
Translation:
The chirping doves accompany each other on the small island in the river. That beautiful and virtuous woman is a good spouse for a gentleman. To pick up the jagged watercress, fish it from left to right. That beautiful and virtuous woman wanted to pursue her every time she woke up or went to sleep.
I pursue her but I can’t get her. I miss her day and night. The long thoughts make me toss and turn and make it difficult to fall asleep. The jagged water-lilies are picked from left to right. The beautiful and virtuous woman played the harp and harp to get close to her. The jagged watercress is pulled out from left to right. The beautiful and virtuous woman beat the bells and drums to please her.
Creative background:
The Zhou Dynasty was founded by Wen and Wu, and Cheng and Kang prospered. After Zhao and Mu, the country gradually declined. Later, King Li was expelled, King You was killed, and King Ping moved eastward, entering the Spring and Autumn Period. Most of the poems in "Zhou Nan" were written in the late Western Zhou Dynasty and the early Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The first one, "Guan Ju", is a poem about love, a love poem about a man pursuing a woman.
The whole poem cleverly uses the expression technique of "Xing" in art, and the language is beautiful. It is good at using double-voice rhymes and repeated chapters and words, which enhances the beauty of the poem's phonology and describes the characters and onomatopoeia to convey emotions. of vividness.