Chinese poem illustration: 商颂 那/Shang Song – Na by Anonymous
Full video also available at Bilibili: 商颂 那
Till 8:23 is a short briefing on Shang Song(商颂), which is considered as an amendment by Confucius to the very orginal Book of Song(诗，周诗). Shang Song refers the anthems of Shang dynasty(商朝). The story about Shang Song, Confucius and his ancestor Zheng Kaofu(正考父) is touched.
This poem is dedicated to the first king of Shang dynasty, so called Tang(汤) or Cheng Tang(成汤, 商汤). The differences between Shang and Zhou anthem are briefed at the end of the video.
商颂 那
佚名
猗与那与！置我鞉鼓。
奏鼓简简，衎我烈祖。
汤孙奏假，绥我思成。
鞉鼓渊渊，嘒嘒管声。
既和且平，依我磬声。
於赫汤孙！穆穆厥声。
庸鼓有斁，万舞有奕。
我有嘉客，亦不夷怿。
自古在昔，先民有作。
温恭朝夕，执事有恪，
顾予烝尝，汤孙之将。
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