1. "Spring Dawn" by Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty
I sleep in spring without realizing the dawn, and hear the singing of birds everywhere.
The sound of wind and rain at night makes one know how many flowers have fallen.
Translation: In the spring, I was so sleepy that I didn’t realize it was dawn. What disturbed my deep sleep was the chirping bird. There was constant wind and rain last night. I wonder how many of the beautiful spring flowers were blown down?
2. "Evening Scene on the Spring River in Huichong" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
Three or two branches of peach blossoms outside the bamboo are a prophet of the warmth of the spring river.
The ground is covered with wormwood and short reed buds, which is when the puffer fish is about to come.
Translation: Two or three peach blossoms are blooming outside the bamboo forest. Ducks are playing in the water. They are the first to notice the warming of the river in early spring. The river beach is already full of mugwort, the reeds are beginning to sprout, and the pufferfish are about to swim upstream from the sea to the river.
3. "Jiangnan Spring Quatrains" by Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty
Thousands of miles of orioles are singing in the green river, and the wind of wine flags in the mountains and rivers of water villages.
There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasty, and many towers are in the mist.
Translation: The vast spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is picturesque, with singing and dancing swallows dancing against the green leaves and bright red flowers. The wine flags of Shuicun Mountain are fluttering in the spring breeze. How many Buddhist temples in the Southern Dynasties are shrouded in mist and rain?
4. "A Happy Rain on a Spring Night" by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty
Good rain knows the season, and spring will happen.
Sneak into the night with the wind, moisturizing things silently.
At night, the clouds are all dark, and the fire on the river boat is only bright.
Looking at the red and wet place at dawn, the flowers are heavy on the official city.
Translation: Good rain seems to choose the right time to fall in the spring when all things emerge. With the gentle breeze, it quietly enters the night. Finely and densely, it nourishes all things on the earth. Thick dark clouds shrouded the fields and paths, and only a little fishing fire on a fishing boat on the river emitted a ray of light, which looked particularly bright. When daybreak comes, the damp soil will be covered with red petals, and the streets and alleys of Jinguan City will be a colorful scene.
5. "A Visit to the Garden Is Not Worth It" by Ye Shaoweng of the Song Dynasty
Ying pity's teeth are imprinted with green moss, and the door of the small buckle firewood cannot be opened for a long time.
The garden is full of spring scenery and can’t be closed, and a branch of red apricot comes out of the wall.
Translation: Perhaps the owner of the garden was worried that my clogs would trample the moss he cherished, so he knocked lightly on the wood door, but no one came to open it for a long time. But after all, the spring scenery in the garden cannot be contained. Look, there is a pink apricot flower sticking out of the wall.