一孔录The video for this chapter is still in production. For now this page gives the original text, the facsimile page, a working translation and the commentary; the full reading follows when the video is out.
子與人歌而善，必使反之，而後和之。When the Master sang with others and someone sang well, he would have him repeat it, and then join in.
What this chapter says
一孔按：孔子跟人唱歌，唱得好，一定请人再唱一遍，然后跟着和。想听全、学全，又愿意称许别人的好，小事里见出他的谦和。常有人问“孔子跟人唱歌唱得好，一定请人再唱一遍，这么小的事为什么记下来”，上面是一孔录的回答。
Yikonglu's reading of this chapter is in Chinese for now; the English version comes with the video.
白Plain Chinese
孔子和人一起唱歌，遇到人家唱得好，必定请对方从头再来一遍，接着自己再应和。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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Close reading and checking
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常The common reading
孔子跟人唱歌唱得好，一定请人再唱一遍，这么小的事为什么记下来？
注Key words in the commentary
反，复也。必使复歌者，欲得其详而取其善也；而后和之者，喜得其详而与其善也。
核Zhu Xi's commentary, line by line
Zhu Xi's own words on each line of this chapter, each checked against the base-edition page. Other commentators are added when the chapter is covered. About this edition
| Line | Quoted text | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 子与人歌而善，必 | “反，复也。必使复歌者，欲得其详而取其善也；而后和之者，喜得其详而与其善也。” | page 104 |
| 子与人歌而善，必 | “此见圣人气象从容，诚意恳至，而其谦逊审密，不掩人善又如此。盖一事之微，而众善之集，有不可胜既者焉，读者宜详味之。” | page 104 |
家Other commentaries
Our base text is Zhu Xi's Collected Commentaries (above). Here are other commentaries side by side: for old commentaries, the first line of the sub-commentary with a link to the woodblock scan; for modern editions, one short quoted translation for comparison. The “compared with Zhu Xi” notes are written by Yikonglu, not quoted.
皇侃《论语义疏》Liang dynasty · 1750 Japanese woodblock edition · juan 四
“此明孔子重於正音也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同以反为复歌，先细听取善再相和，见好乐又谦逊不掩人善，不是争胜其歌。 |
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