Green bamboo hats, green coir raincoats, slanting wind and drizzle do not need to return.
From "Yu Ge Zi·Flying Egrets in Front of Xisai Mountain" written by Zhang Zhihe in the Tang Dynasty
In front of Xisai Mountain, egrets fly, and peach blossoms and flowing water make mandarin fish fat.
Green bamboo hats, green coir raincoats, slanting wind and drizzle do not need to return.
Translation
In front of Xisai Mountain, egrets are flying freely, peach blossoms are in full bloom on the river banks, and plump mandarin fish are swimming happily in the river.
The fisherman, wearing a green bamboo hat and a green raincoat, braved the slanting wind and drizzle to fish leisurely and did not go home even when it rained.
Notes
Yugezi: the name of Ci brand. This tune was originally a famous tune by Tang Jiaofang. Divided into monotonic and bimodal. Twenty-seven characters are monotonous and have a flat rhyme. Zhang's tune is the most famous. Double tone, five crosses, oblique rhyme. "Fishermen's Song" is also known as "Fisherman" or "Fisherman's Music", which is probably a folk fishing song. According to records cited in "Ci Lin Chronicles", Zhang Zhihe once paid an audience with Yan Zhenqing, the governor of Huzhou. Because the boat was worn out, he asked Yan Zhenqing to help replace it and wrote "Yu Gezi". The Cicai "Yu Ge Zi" originated from "Yu Ge Zi" written by Zhang Zhihe and got its name. "Zi" is the abbreviation of "qu".
Xisei Mountain: Huzhou, Zhejiang.
Egret: a white water bird.
Peach Blossom Flowing Water: The season when peach blossoms bloom is when the spring water rises, commonly known as Peach Blossom Flood or Peach Blossom Water.
Mandarin fish (guì): freshwater fish, also known as mandarin fish in Jiangnan, with delicious meat.
Ruò: a bamboo hat made of bamboo leaves or bamboo strips.
Suō: a raincoat made of grass or brown braid.
No: Not necessarily required.