Papaya

Original text

Give me papaya and give me Qiongju in return. It's always good to be repaid by a bandit!

Throw me a peach and give me Qiong Yao in return. I always think it's good to be repaid by bandits!

Throw me trees and plums, and repay them with Qiongjiu. It’s always good to report something to a bandit!

Notes

①Send: Deliver. ②Qiong: Beautiful jade. Ju (ju) pendant jade. ③Yao: beautiful jade. ④玖(jiu): light black jade.

Translation

You give me papayas,

I will repay you with beautiful jade.

Beautiful jade is not only a reward,

it is also a wish for eternal good relations.

You give me peaches,

I give you Qiong Yao in return.

Qiong Yao is not only repaying,

but also seeking eternal good relations.

You give it to me with wooden plums,

I give it to you with qiongjiu.

Qiongjiu is not only a reward,

it is also a wish for eternal good relations.

Appreciation

The idiom "repaying a favor" should be related to the idea of ??this poem (the idiom also comes from "Yi" in "Poetry. Daya"), it is just as a repayment The things are more valuable and the affection is deeper. What this poem is talking about here is the love between men and women.

It is rude to come and not reciprocate. This is the custom and rule of our country of etiquette. This is the case in general interactions. This is especially true in relationships between men and women. "Returning love in return" in the relationship between men and women is not just a general etiquette, but a kind of etiquette. The value of the gift itself is no longer important, and the symbolic meaning is more prominent, to show that the two hearts are in love and the two are happy.

It is not clear whether Westerners still have this tradition, but we have read stories similar to "reciprocating love" in the novel "The Gift of the Magi" by American writer O. Henry, but it is full of tragedy color. Nowadays we seem to pay less attention to rituals. In fact, rituals play a very special role in our lives and are indispensable, just like we cannot lack sunshine and air. Ritual is by no means an empty form and is always associated with a specific meaning. The interaction between men and women can eliminate unnecessary formalities, but the ritual of "reciprocating love" is indispensable.