The Homecoming Reformer: From Political Wanderer to Cultural Architect

By / / classic of poetry, cultural preservation, editing, legacy, Lu, music reform, return, Song, The Analects, Ya, Zi Han IX, Zi Han IX Chapter 15
Confucius said: After I returned from Wei to Lu, the music was set right, and the Ya and Song odes were restored to their proper places.

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.

吾自卫反鲁，然后乐正，雅颂各得其所。

Source: The Analects, Zi Han IX, Chapter 15

Author: Confucius

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