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"Peach Blossoms Flying, Brilliant" is a poem to congratulate the bride, which comes from The Book of Songs Nan Zhou Yao Tao. It is said that the poet saw delicate willow branches and bright peach blossoms in spring and thought of the bride's youth and beauty. This poem also reflects the fragments of people's lives at that time.
original text
Anonymous "Yao Tao"
The peach flew away, burning with its brilliance. The son belongs to the family, so it is appropriate to stay at home.
When a peach dies, it has a flaw. Actually. The girl is going to get married, and the heir who gave birth early is going to make a fortune.
Peach dies, its Ye Zhenzhen ⑥. The girl is getting married, and Comix is in harmony.
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Peach blossoms are in full bloom, bright red as fire. The girl is married, and the husband and wife are happy and smooth.
Peach blossoms are in full bloom and fruitful, large and numerous. The girl is married, has a baby early, and has a prosperous population.
Peach blossoms are in full bloom, and peach leaves are really lush. The girl has been married, and Qi Xin has joined hands in family harmony.
To annotate ...
(1) Yaoyao: It looks lush.
Burning: the appearance of bright flowers. Hua: Flowers.
Son of 3: This girl (1: demonstrative pronoun, this; Zi: It can refer to people in general. Gui: In ancient times, women were called "sisters-in-law" when they got married, or simply "Gui", which means to go to her husband's family.
4 appropriate: harmonious and kind. Wife: refers to husband and wife.
⑤ fén: There are many fruits.
⑥ Priest (zhēn): The appearance of lush leaves.
Classic reading
Yao Tao is one of The Book of Songs, National Style and Nan Zhou. It is a wedding song, that is, a song to send the bride. On the wedding day, the bridesmaid saw the bride out, and everyone walked around the bride to the groom's house, singing: "Peach flies away and burns its splendor …" The bright red peach blossom is more beautiful than the bride's beautiful face. How can the family be unhappy when they marry such a girl? Peach trees full of fruits are a metaphor that the bride will have more children for her husband's family (the old idea of having more children and more happiness), so that the husband's family can prosper. Peach trees with dense branches and leaves will make the family prosperous forever. Throughout, red peach blossoms, plump and delicious peach fruits and lush peach leaves are used to compare the beautiful youth of newlyweds, wishing their love as beautiful as peach blossoms and as evergreen as peach trees. This poem adopts the method of chapter by chapter, each chapter has the same structure, only a few words are replaced, so it is praised repeatedly and the rhyme is still in the ear; Beautiful words are integrated with the beauty of the bride and the joy of love, which very aptly renders the festive atmosphere of the wedding.