"The Book of Poetry" is a lady, a gentleman

Shijing Zhou Nan Guan Ju Author: [Pre-Qin] Anon

Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the River Continent. Ladies and gentlemen.

Jagged lettuce, left and right. Ladies and gentlemen, covet it.

I can't ask for it, I can't help it. Leisurely, tossing and turning.

Jagged lettuce, left and right. Lady, Qin Ser yuzhi.

Jagged lettuce, left and right. Ladies and gentlemen, bells and drums.

Note: [1] Guan Guan: A phonological word that describes a bird's call. Jū (jū) dove: Also known as the king ju, the water bird, is a migratory bird that appears in the north in early spring.　[2] Continent: A small highland in a river. Also known as sandbars. The meaning of the two sentences is that a fishing dove appeared on the northern riverbank.　[3] 窈窕: A joint word. Women have temperament inside, and appearance on the outside, called 窈窕, solemn and elegant meaning. Lady: Virtuous woman. Shu, goodness.　[4] Gentleman: This refers to an aristocratic man. The word gentleman appears many times in the poem, mostly referring to people with official positions, and is sometimes used by women to refer to their husbands. This is the latter. Qiú: Spouse.　[5] Cēn cī: Uneven length. 荇 (xìng) dish: water dish. "Mao Chuan" said that the harvest, now known as apricot vegetables, also known as water lotus, golden lotus, etc.; in raw water, the leaves are round, floating on the surface of the water, yellow flowers bloom in summer, the flowers are several petals to form an umbrella shape, and the stems are white and edible.　[6] Flow: Pass "picking", seeking, fishing.　[7] Sleepiness: Sleep, wake up, sleep, sleep. It doesn't matter what it means to be asleep and awake. To say sleep is to mean continuous.　[8] Si: Verbal auxiliaries, such as the "兮" character in the Chu Ci. Serve: Miss, take care of. A word of thought is synonymous with "serving".　[9] Yo: Long lasting. Leisurely can refer to the long night, but also to the long thoughts.　[10] Tossing and turning: flipping around. Double-voiced rhymes. Reverse: Synonymous with tossing and turning.　[11] Qin: The name of the instrument. Legend has it that it was invented by Shennong or Fuxi, and most of the earliest Guqin artifacts left in Imami are from the Warring States period, such as the ten-stringed qin excavated from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng, which is carved from whole wood and has two parts: a speaker and a tail plate. Ser: The name of the instrument. As ancient as the qin, what is seen today is a relic of the Warring States, and the body is more inscribed and painted, according to the excavated objects, it is generally twenty-three or twenty-five strings. Friends: Closeness, deepening emotions.　[12] Mào: Optional.　[13] Bell: A percussion instrument cast in bronze. This kind of musical instrument originated in the Shang Dynasty, and has developed greatly in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and many sets of chimes have been found. Drums: Wooden percussion instruments. According to archaeological findings, as early as the Dawenkou culture period, there were pottery drums made of crocodile pimon. In the aristocratic ceremonies of the Zhou Dynasty, musicians sang with the accompaniment of the qinser in the hall, called "shengge", and under the hall there were bells, drums, shengzheng and other instruments played. The poetry and the bells and drums show the music of the ceremony. Happy: Make it pleasurable.

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"Guan Ju", a song at the wedding ceremony of the Western Zhou nobles. There are many wedding ceremonies in the Zhou Dynasty, but they are particularly important to welcome, and "Guan Ju" is the music song on this ceremony. The psalm begins with the birds singing of the sandbar in the river, followed by the affectionate love of the cousin and the husband and wife, wishing for a happy marriage, and then showing the solemnity of the ceremony with the sound of the piano, bells and drums. The style of the poem is gentle and elegant, especially the beginning of the poem, which adds a lot of meaning to the poem.