"Three Hundred Tang Poems" selects 311 poems by 77 poets of the Tang Dynasty. Among them, Du Fu has the most poems with 38 poems, as well as 29 poems by Wang Wei, 27 poems by Li Bai, and 22 poems by Li Shangyin. . The genres include ancient five-character poems, Yuefu poems, seven-character ancient poems, seven-character rhymed poems, five-character quatrains, seven-character quatrains, etc. The themes also involve all aspects of life at that time.
1. The spring tide brings rain late in the day, and there is no boat crossing the wild river.
This poem comes from "Chuzhou Xijian" by Wei Yingwu in the Tang Dynasty. The tide of the spring night rushed in along with the rain. There was no one on the ferry in the wild, and the boat was drifting alone with the waves.
2. In the old days, the king Xietang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people.
This poem comes from "Wuyi Xiang" by Liu Yuxi in the Tang Dynasty. The swallows that used to be in front of Wang Dao and Xie An's family have now flown under the roofs of ordinary people's homes.
3. After putting on makeup, I asked my husband in a low voice.
This poem comes from Zhu Qingyu's "Jinshi Shangzhang Shuibu" in the Tang Dynasty. After dressing up, I gently asked my husband: Is the shade of my eyebrows suitable for fashion?
4. After ten years of dreaming of Yangzhou, I won the lucky reputation of a brothel.
This poem comes from "Qinghuai" by Du Mu in the Tang Dynasty. The ten years of life in Yangzhou were like a love dream; he only gained a reputation as a loveless man among the brothel girls.
5. The wildfire never burns out, but the spring breeze blows it again.
This poem comes from "Fu De Gu Yuan Cao Farewell" written by Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty. The raging wildfire cannot burn away the weeds, but they will grow again as soon as the spring breeze blows.
6. Die before leaving the army, which makes the hero burst into tears.
This poem comes from "The Prime Minister of Shu" by Du Fu in the Tang Dynasty. (Zhuge Liang) died of illness in the army before he was able to defeat Wei, which often made subsequent heroes burst into tears!
7. When the flowers are in bloom, they must be broken, but don’t wait until there are no flowers.
This poem comes from "Golden Thread Clothes" by Du Qiuniang in the Tang Dynasty. When the flowers bloom and it’s time to pick them, go straight to them. Don’t wait until the flowers have withered before plucking the empty branches without flowers.
8. Red beans grow in the south. How many branches will they sprout when spring comes? I hope you will pick more of them, this is the most loved thing.
This poem comes from "Acacia" by Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty. Red beans grow in the south. How many branches have grown when spring comes? May you pick more of it, this kind of thing best represents lovesickness!
9. I’m not familiar with my aunt’s food habits, so I sent my sister-in-law to taste it first.
This poem comes from "The Newlywed" by Wang Jian of the Tang Dynasty. I don’t know what my mother-in-law’s taste is, so I asked my sister-in-law to taste it first.
10. A man with a coir raincoat hat fishing alone in a cold river.
This poem comes from "Jiang Xue" by Liu Zongyuan in the Tang Dynasty. A fisherman wearing a hat is sitting on a lone boat on the river, fishing alone in the ice and snow.