O Zhen and Wei together, swollen now they flow. Men and maids together, chrysanthemums in hand. The maid says, “Have you looked?” The man says, “I have gone.” “Let’s go then look across the Wei, it is truly a place for our pleasure.” Man and maid together each frolicked with the other and gave as gift the peony.
O Zhen and Wei together, flowing deep and clear. Men and maids together, teeming everywhere. The maid says, “Have you looked?” The man says, “I have gone.” “Let’s go then look across the Wei, Man and maid together each will frolic with the other and give as gift the peony (Norton 763).
*What is the significance of the natural setting in the poem? Why is it an especially appropriate backdrop to this conversation?
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Re: 95. 溱洧 - Zhen Wei
Date: 2021-01-24 10:36 pm (UTC)https://crbaird.weebly.com/classic-of-poetry-poem-xcv.html
O Zhen and Wei together,
swollen now they flow.
Men and maids together,
chrysanthemums in hand.
The maid says, “Have you looked?”
The man says, “I have gone.”
“Let’s go then look across the Wei,
it is truly a place for our pleasure.”
Man and maid together
each frolicked with the other
and gave as gift the peony.
O Zhen and Wei together,
flowing deep and clear.
Men and maids together,
teeming everywhere.
The maid says, “Have you looked?”
The man says, “I have gone.”
“Let’s go then look across the Wei,
Man and maid together
each will frolic with the other
and give as gift the peony (Norton 763).
*What is the significance of the natural setting in the poem? Why is it an especially appropriate backdrop to this conversation?