"Plucking Wei" is a poem about a soldier who was sent to guard the border from the time he went out to fight to when he returned home.

Original text:

"Plucking Wei"

Pre-Qin Dynasty: Anonymous

Plucking Wei, Wei also stops. It's said to be returned, it's said to be returned, and the years are endless. The reason why the house is so spacious and the house is so luxuriant is because of the wild beasts. Not to mention Qiju, because of the 烃狁.

Pick the weeds, and the weeds will stop softly. When I say return, I say return, and my heart also stops worrying. Worry is intense, hunger and thirst are present. Our garrison has not yet been decided, and the extravagant envoys have returned.

If you pick weeds, they will just stop. It is said to be returned, and it is said to be returned, and the year is also the end of Yang. The king's affairs are extensive, and there is no need to leave the office. Worried and guilty, I can’t do it!

Where is Bill? The beauty of Wei Chang. Where is Belus? A gentleman's car. The army and chariots are driven, and the four fields of farming are done. How dare you settle down? Three wins in January.

Driving the other four horses, the four horses raced. Gentlemen rely on them, villains rely on them. Four male wings, like fish-killing clothes. Isn’t it a daily precept? 烃狋狋thorn!

I am gone in the past, and the willows are still there. Now that I'm thinking about it, it's raining and snowing. The journey is slow and full of thirst and hunger. My heart is sad, but I don’t know how sad I am!

Translation:

Pick weeds in handfuls, and the new shoots of weeds have grown up. Talking about going home, talking about going home, the year is over again. Having a home means not having a home, just to fight with the hawks. There is no time to sit down and fight with the eagle.

Pick handfuls of weeds, which are tender and beginning to sprout. Talking about going home, I feel sad and worried. My heart is burning with sadness, and I am so hungry and thirsty. It’s hard to decide on the defensive position. Who can I trust to take it home?

Pick weeds in handfuls, but the weeds have grown old and twiggy. We talk about going home, and in a blink of an eye, October is here again. There are endless errands in the royal family, and there is no time to rest. It’s so painful to be filled with sorrow, and I’m afraid I’ll never go home again.

What flowers bloom best? Tangdi flowers are blooming in dense layers. What kind of car is tall and big? The general rides on the tall chariot. Driving a chariot to go into battle, four strong horses galloped together. How dare you try to live in peace in the border areas? How many wins will we have to fight for in January?

Driving four big stallions, the horses are tall and big. The general's majesty relies on the chariot, and the soldiers rely on it for cover. The four horses are neatly arranged, and the fish skin quivers and carved bows are hung. There will never be a day when we are not on guard, and when the military situation is urgent, we will not disarm!

Recalling that when we set out for the expedition, the willow trees were still blowing in the wind; now on the way back, heavy snow is flying all over the sky. The roads were muddy and difficult to walk on, and we were tired from thirst and hunger. Full of sadness and sadness. Who can understand my sorrow?

Extended information:

"The Book of Songs·Cuiwei" expresses emotions:

"The Book of Songs·Cuiwei" has a typical meaning of leading emotions, not to express the garrison service Rather than exhorting the soldiers to fight, the conflict between the dynasty and the barbarians is set back as the background, and the individuals who belong to the national military operations are separated from the battlefield. Through the recollection of the return journey, it focuses on the garrison's difficulty in returning home for a long time and its anxiety. Inner world, thus expressing Zhou people's disgust and aversion to war. "The Book of Songs·Cuiwei" seems to be called the ancestor of war-weary poetry through the ages.

The Musical of "The Book of Songs: Plucking Wei":

The "Book of Songs" is the beginning of ancient Chinese poetry, the earliest collection of poems, and a treasure of traditional Chinese culture. The musical "The Book of Songs: Plucking Wei" is the first to integrate and innovate the artistic expressions of "The Book of Songs" and Western musicals. It is my country's first musical with the theme of "The Book of Songs", and is based on Xiaoya's "Plucking Wei" from the "Book of Songs".

The musical "Book of Songs: Picking Wei" participated in the 2018 Beijing Cultural Creativity Competition, entered the top 30, and won the first prize of the Intangible Cultural Heritage IP Development Group and the special award of the organizing committee; the musical "Book of Songs: Picking Wei" The clip of "Wei" made a wonderful appearance at the recording scene of the second season of BTV's cultural and creative TV variety show "Creative China", which aroused strong responses from the guests and the jury and received great praise.

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