Hibiscus on Qian's Pond
Author: Wen Zhengming
In September, the flowers in the south of the Yangtze River are off, and the hibiscus is wandering in Zhongzhou.
The beauty smiles Separated by the overflowing water, the setting sun still brings mistiness and sorrow.
The dew washes the jade plate and the golden palace is cold, and the wind blows the golden city in autumn.
Looking at each other is useless to hurt the old age, there is no pond A kind of secluded.
Notes
Hibiscus: This is water hibiscus, that is, lotus, not the wood hibiscus on land.
Qian's Pond: The pond of the Qian family. Qian was a friend who was visited by Wen Zhengming.
Jade plate: refers to the lotus leaf.
Translation
In September, the flowers in Jiangnan have finished blooming, but this hibiscus is still blooming in the river, just like a beauty smiling across the water. When the sun sets, there is a flower. There is a kind of melancholy in the dew, and there is a very cold feeling in the moon. The wind blows, and the clothes and belts flutter. It is the smell of autumn. You don’t have to be sad when you look at it. There is also an elegant feeling in the pond.