《国殇》札记二则

Two Notes on Death for Motherland

讨论了《国殇》中两句诗所隐含的制度与习俗。"左骖殪兮右刃伤"反映了古代车战或平时左骖的地位,因为左骖决定车子的安危和车上人的命运。"身既死兮神以灵"则体现了古人形神分离的观念,其影响传至后世。

This article discusses the system and customs implied in the two poems of Death for Motherland.“The left horse was death and the right horse were hurt”reflects the fact that the importance of ancient car war and the left horse,because the left horse determines the safety of the car and the fate of the carman.“The body is dead and the spirit will never perish”embodies the concept of the separation of the body and spirit,whose influence spread to future generations.