Shi Jing, The Book of Odes: Lessons from the states, Odes Of Bei

[x_los]

This is a longer chapter than the previous two, and people are still catching up with the last two chapters/acclimating to the format. Thus we'll only do one chapter this week.

I'm going to post this week's poem translations in the body of the discussion to make commenting a bit easier. 

Get your 'odes of bae' jokes out early, before the rush.

Comments

Re: 29. 日月 - Ri Yue

[between4walls]

I wonder if the title "Sun Moon" refers to marriage as described by uminohikari in another comment; that would imply this is coming from a woman persona who wishes this guy would make up his mind about marrying her?

Re: 29. 日月 - Ri Yue

[superborb]

Yeah, I skipped commenting on this one bc it was yet again -- a neglected wife poem. (It is post marriage tho, according to Baidu)

Re: 29. 日月 - Ri Yue

[x_los]

"Here is the man,
With virtuous words, but really not good."

looool

How can he get his mind settled?

The mood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10pOVWHrWck