The Book of Songs appreciates praying to the father

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-01-29

Pray to the father, to the king's minions. Hu transferred to Yu Xian? Stop there.

Pray to the father, to the king's claws. Hu transferred to Yu Xian? Stop.

Pray for the father, I am not deaf. Hu transferred to Yu Xian? There is a mother's corpse!

Translations and Annotations by Predecessors:

Pray to the Father! I am the king's guard. Why did you let me go to the war? There is no instability in the shelter.

Pray to the Father! I am the king's warrior. Why did you let me go to the war? Running around endlessly.

Pray to the Father! It's really hard to use your brain. Why did you let me go to the war? The old mother at home has nothing to eat.

Exegesis. Prayer: The senior ** of the Zhou Dynasty who was in charge of the Fengqi soldiers and horses, that is, Sima; Minions: The tiger warriors who defend the king are a metaphor for the warriors. "Hanshu Li Guangchuan": "The general is also the minions of the country". It is also said that the father's office is in charge of my king's minions. Now it is mostly used in a derogatory sense.

Place: There is no place. Claw: That is, the man of the minions.

Stop. One said "to also". YAN: Definitely. Satoshi: Sensitive hearing.

Corpse: borrowed as "lost". One says "Lord also". Chen Huan's "Poetry Mao's Biography": "I said that I came out of the army, and I can't support my mother for the rest of my life, but Chen Fang is worried about sacrifice." 饔 (yōng): cooked food. The slain animal of the ancient sacrifice.

My understanding (attached original text for easy comparison):

Pray to the father, to the king's minions. Hu transferred to Yu Xian? Stop there.

Pray to the father, to the king's claws. Hu transferred to Yu Xian? Stop.

Pray for the father, I am not deaf. Hu transferred to Yu Xian? There is a mother's corpse!

Translation: Pray to the God of all things, to the great king and warrior. Why do you give sorrow instead? There is no place to live.

Pray to the god of all things, to the great king scribe. Why do you give sorrow instead? There is no place to go.

Pray to the God of all things, but he can't hear it. Why do you give sorrow instead? Mother has sacrificed!

Commentary: Praying: Prayer. The Father, the origin of all things, the God of all things. Giving, giving. Shirt: Sorrow. ...: Acquired. 亶: "But". stop, mood particle. corpse, host, serve. 饔 (yōng): The slaughtered animal of the ancient sacrifice.

The mother prepared an animal sacrifice and prayed to the heavens for the gift of the king's martial arts. However, he could not hear it. Instead, disasters befell and people were displaced.

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