"IV. Fair / fortunate (food for the treatment of spirits or guests).The most frequently (8 times) the character jia in the Shijing isused to define the food provided by a descendant to his ancestorsas sacrificial offer, or by a host of the ritual feast to his relativesand guests as a treatment.The Nan you jia yu (II.II.IV, Nan Yu Chia yu, In theSouth There Are Lucky Fish) says:“In the South there are lucky (jia) fish ,In their multitudes they leap” (Waley. P. 145).Indeed, when the fish is referred to as “lucky” or “fortunate”, itdoes not concern the fate and feelings of the fish. The fish, asother “fortunate” food, is regarded as bringing fortune to the men.But whom does it bring the fortune? Is the food fortunate for the“lucky” guests mentioned two lines lower: “Our lord has wine; Hislucky guests shall feast and rejoice” (Waley. P. 145)? Let us leavethe guests aside for a while and see how did the food assured the fortune."
Articles relating to Decade of Baihua
MARIA KHAYUTINA
http://www.sinits.com/research/happyguests.pdf
"IV. Fair / fortunate (food for the treatment of spirits or guests).The most frequently (8 times) the character jia in the Shijing isused to define the food provided by a descendant to his ancestorsas sacrificial offer, or by a host of the ritual feast to his relativesand guests as a treatment.The Nan you jia yu (II.II.IV, Nan Yu Chia yu, In theSouth There Are Lucky Fish) says:“In the South there are lucky (jia) fish ,In their multitudes they leap” (Waley. P. 145).Indeed, when the fish is referred to as “lucky” or “fortunate”, itdoes not concern the fate and feelings of the fish. The fish, asother “fortunate” food, is regarded as bringing fortune to the men.But whom does it bring the fortune? Is the food fortunate for the“lucky” guests mentioned two lines lower: “Our lord has wine; Hislucky guests shall feast and rejoice” (Waley. P. 145)? Let us leavethe guests aside for a while and see how did the food assured the fortune."
Nan Shan You Tai performed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHe8RBHE8Pg
Love, Justice, and Autonomy: Philosophical Perspectives
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=S_gPEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT247&lpg=PT247&dq=Nan+Shan+You+Tai+poem&source=bl&ots=KKdv7ZzgB_&sig=ACfU3U1JKylUHly3iMbjxBiWJzmhqiZnZA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiKxc2im9XvAhVWQkEAHaDSDYwQ6AEwFHoECA8QAw#v=onepage&q=Nan%20Shan%20You%20Tai%20poem&f=false
mentions Nan Shan You Tai