The Analects论语

Book 9, Passage 9.15

The Master said, 'I returned from Wei to Lu, and then the music was reformed, and the pieces in the Royal songs and Praise songs all found their proper places.'

子曰:“吾自卫反鲁,然后乐正,《雅》、《颂》各得其所。”
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1 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“吾wú自zì卫wèi反fǎn鲁lǔ,然rán后hòu乐yuè正zhèng,《雅yǎ》、《颂sòng》各gè得dé其qí所suǒ。”

1The Master said, 'I returned from Wei to Lu, and then the music was reformed, and the pieces in the Royal songs and Praise songs all found their proper places.'

Chinese commentary · 2 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

自卫反鲁:孔子从卫国返回鲁国是在鲁哀公十一年冬。反,同“返”。

《颂》:《诗经》中两类不同的诗的名称,同时也是两类不同的乐曲的名称。

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