Chinese poem illustration: 商颂 殷武/Shang Song – Yin Wu by Anonymous
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The last poem in Shijing was strangely categorized as an anthem song with very important significance. By carefully look into this poem, the cornerstone of morality in ancient time: Be Prudent to Ending(慎厥终) is related and analysed.
A new methodology of interpreting ancient Chinese character is introduced and sampled. This methodology is a random thought after going through a lot of characters of oracle bone script and bronze script. For the moment, I call this methodology as Vision Cognito. The characters 挞 阻 are applied with this methodology as examples at 6:54 and 11:30
商颂 殷武
佚名
挞彼殷武，奋伐荆楚。
深入其阻，裒荆之旅。
有截其所，汤孙之绪。
维女荆楚，居国南乡。
昔有成汤，自彼氐羌，莫敢不来享，莫敢不来王。曰商是常。
天命多辟，设都于禹之绩。
事来辟，勿予祸适，稼穑匪解。
天命降监，下民有严。
不僭不滥，不敢怠遑。
命于下国，封建厥福。
商邑翼翼，四方之极。
赫赫厥声，濯濯厥灵。
寿考且宁，以保我后生。
陟彼景山，松伯丸丸。
是断是迁，方斫是虔。
松桷有梴，旅楹有闲，寝成孔安。
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