'There is the wagtail on the level height': Wagtails are water birds, so being in the plain is dangerous, a metaphor for the danger the brothers are in.
The Mao commentary says it is written by Zhou Cheng wang, whose brothers rebelled. But other sources have different suggestions, e.g. Zhou gong or Shao Mu gong, since [a bunch of idioms that figuratively mean brothers?] had conflict during this time.
Baike also says this is a song meant to be sung during a banquet, so despite stanza 5 adding a layer [of sadness?], it is mostly cheerful
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Re: 164. 常棣 - Chang Di
Date: 2021-03-27 10:55 pm (UTC)'There is the wagtail on the level height': Wagtails are water birds, so being in the plain is dangerous, a metaphor for the danger the brothers are in.
The Mao commentary says it is written by Zhou Cheng wang, whose brothers rebelled. But other sources have different suggestions, e.g. Zhou gong or Shao Mu gong, since [a bunch of idioms that figuratively mean brothers?] had conflict during this time.
Baike also says this is a song meant to be sung during a banquet, so despite stanza 5 adding a layer [of sadness?], it is mostly cheerful