Appreciation of "The Book of Songs·Zhou Nan·Tao Yao" 2008-06-24 13:27 The peach is young and its flowers are burning. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family. The peaches are as beautiful as the peaches. When the son returns home, it is suitable for his family. The peach is young, its leaves are pure. When the son returns home, it will be a good time for his family. [Translation] Thousands of peach blossoms are in full bloom, and the colors are bright and red like fire.

This girl is getting married,

and will return to her husband's house happily.

Thousands of peach blossoms are in full bloom, and

the fruits are large and plentiful.

This girl is getting married.

Have a son early and have a prosperous heir.

Thousands of peach blossoms are in full bloom,

The lush green leaves never fall.

This girl is getting married.

Work together to bring harmony to the family. [Appreciation] This is a poem to congratulate a young girl on her marriage. According to the "Book of Rites of the Zhou Dynasty": "In mid-spring, the order brings together men and women." Zhu Xi's "Collected Poems" says: "However, when the peach blossoms are blooming, it is the time of marriage." It can be seen that in the Zhou Dynasty, spring was usually beautiful when the peach blossoms were in full bloom. The girl was getting married, so the poet cheered up the peach blossoms and sang a hymn for the bride. Old theories such as "Mao Xu" and others thought it was related to concubines and kings, which is not accepted by modern people. The whole poem is divided into three chapters. The first chapter uses bright peach blossoms as a metaphor for the bride's youth and charm. People often say: The first person who uses flowers to compare beauty is a genius, the second person who uses flowers to compare beauty is a mediocre person, and the third person who uses flowers to compare beauty is a fool. "The Book of Songs" is the first collection of poems in my country, so it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the first book to use flowers to compare beauty. Since then, flowers, especially peach blossoms, have been used to compare beauties. For example, Chapter 13 of Wei Ruan's "Poetry of Ode": "Every day, peach and plum blossoms are scorching with brilliance." Tang Cuihu's "Capital Nanzhuang": "Last year, this day In the door, the peach blossoms on the face reflect each other's colors. "The poem "Bodhisattva Man" written by Chen Shidao of the Song Dynasty reads: "The jade wrists are pillowed with fragrant cheeks, and the peach blossoms are blooming on the face." They all have their own characteristics, so naturally they cannot be dismissed as mediocre or stupid, but they are all. I was influenced by the poem "The Book of Songs", but the influence is different and the application is clever. What is written here is that the fresh peach blossoms are blooming one after another, and the newlyweds who have been dressed up are both excited and shy at the moment, with flushed cheeks. It is really a human face with peach blossoms, and the charm of the two complements each other. The poem describes both scenes and people, and the scenes blend together to create a joyful and warm atmosphere. This kind of scene can still be seen at weddings in rural areas even today. The second chapter expresses wishes for marriage. After the peach blossoms bloom, they will naturally bear fruit. The poet said that its fruit is fat and big, which symbolizes that the bride will give birth to a son early and raise a fat and white baby. The third chapter uses the lush peach leaves to wish the bride’s family prosperity. The abundant fruits on the branches of peach trees and the dense shade of peach branches' leaves are used to symbolize the happiness of the newlyweds' married life. It is really the most beautiful metaphor and the best praise! Zhu Xi's "Collected Poems" believes that each chapter uses "Xing", which is reasonable, but if you play with the poetic meaning, it is true that there is a comparison between Xing and Xing, and both Xing and Xing are used. There are three chapters in the poem. In each chapter, peach is used as a starting point, and then flowers, fruits, and leaves are used as metaphors. It is very layered: from flowers blooming to fruiting, and then from fruit falling to leaves blooming; the poetic meaning of the metaphor also gradually changes, and is related to The peach blossoms grow in harmony with each other, forming a natural and integrated whole. After the poet sang about the peach blossoms, he also expressed his congratulations in the spoken language of the time. The first chapter says: "When the son returns, it is suitable for his wife and family." In other words, this girl will get married and have a harmonious and beautiful family. Chapters 2 and 3 were changed to "family" and "family" because of the rhyme relationship. In fact, there is little difference in meaning. According to ancient rituals, men consider women as their wives, and women consider their men as their homes. Only the union of men and women forms a family. When a woman gets married, it is the beginning of a family. Zhu Xi's "Collected Poems" explains: "The word "appropriate" means harmonious. The room is where the couple lives, and the home is where the family belongs." In fact, it means that the newlyweds' small home is called the room, and they live in the same place as their parents. For home. Now it is interpreted as family in modern terms, making it easier for general readers to understand. The language of this article is extremely beautiful and concise. Not only did he cleverly change "Shijia" into various inversions and synonyms, but he also used the word "yi" repeatedly. The word "appropriate" reveals the beautiful character of the newlywed bride living in harmony with her family, and also writes that her beautiful character will inject fresh blood into the newly built family and bring a harmonious and happy atmosphere. This word "appropriate" is so powerful that no other word can replace it.