From Ancient Texts to Modern Tunes
The Poems Behind Our Music
The lyrics in our albums Then And Now 溯 and A Different Destiny 實命不同 are inspired by select poems from the Shijing 詩經, also known as The Book of Songs or The Classic of Poetry. This ancient anthology, compiled by Confucius over 3,000 years ago, forms the core of our musical exploration.
To learn more about the origins of these texts, visit our "Concept page.” For detailed English translations and scholarly analyses of the poems behind each song, click on the song titles below.
All English translations and exegeses on this website are provided by Dr. Annie Luman Ren, a renowned scholar and award-winning translator specializing in classical Chinese literature. Dr. Ren is currently a postdoctoral fellow at The Australian Centre on China in the World, The Australian National University, Canberra.