Author Wei Zhuang? the Tang Dynasty
Translation comparison
Everyone says that Jiangnan is good, and tourists should stay in Jiangnan until they are old. The spring water is greener than the sky, so tourists can sleep on the boat listening to the rain.
The women selling wine in Jiangnan restaurant are all very beautiful, and their arms exposed when selling wine are as white as snow. Don't go home when the light is not fading. It must be extremely sad to go home.
Vernacular translation:
Everyone says that Jiangnan is so good that tourists just want to stay in Jiangnan until they are old. In spring, the clear green river is better than the blue sky, and you can also fall asleep listening to the rain outside on the painting boat.
The woman selling wine by the Jiangnan wine cellar is very beautiful. When selling wine, her wrist is as white as frost and snow when she takes it. Don't go back to your hometown before you get old, or you will regret having broken your stomach because of the war in your hometown.
2. "Water Fairy Chants for Jiangnan"
Author Zhang? the Yuan Dynasty
The sun shines on the river, and thin smoke rises. The eaves painted by people on both sides of the strait are connected, and the beams are connected.
The river is surrounded by lotus flowers, so it is quiet. Looking at Sha Ou, it turns around on the river, and the curtains of every household are full of fragrant wind.
Beautiful boats seem to fall from the sky, and the flag of the restaurant flutters in the wind. People really love Jiangnan!
Vernacular translation:
The sun shone on the river and raised thin smoke. The eaves painted by people on both sides of the strait are connected, and the beams are connected. There are many lotus flowers on the river, and Qiu Guang is desolate. Look, Sha Ou flies and hovers over the river again and again, and the fragrant wind is floating in every bead curtain. Beautiful ships seem to be coming from the horizon, and the flag of the restaurant is flying in the wind. How lovely, Jiangnan!
3. Recalling Jiangnan Jiang Nanyi
Author Bai Juyi? the Tang Dynasty
Translation comparison
Jiang Nanyi, the most memorable is Hangzhou. Looking for laurel trees in Zhongshan Temple in the month, watching the tide on the pillow in the county pavilion. When will you revisit?
Jiang Nanyi, followed by Wu Gong. Wu Yi cup of spring bamboo leaves, Wu Wa dance lotus drunk. Will we meet again sooner or later?
Vernacular translation:
The most memorable memory of Jiangnan is Hangzhou. Visit Lingyin Temple, look for laurel seeds in the bright moon, board the county pavilion, and lie on it to enjoy the ebb and flow of Qiantang River. When can I go to play again?
The memory of Jiangnan, and then the memory of Suzhou Wugong. Take a sip of the fine wine and spring bamboo leaves in the Wu Palace and watch the girls in the Wu Palace dance like charming hibiscus. Always meet again sooner or later?
4. Travels of Jiangnan
Author zu Yong? the Tang Dynasty
Chu's mountains are endless, and the road back home is so rugged.
Look at the sunrise in the East China Sea, and you will know that it will rain. Hear the roar of the night tide.
My book sword is falling, and I am detained near the south. My home is far away, and my home is hard to collect. My home is under the wild geese in the north wind, and it blows south but not north.
The oranges in Wutan are ripe and I want to send some home, but no one takes them to Luoyang.
Vernacular translation:
Chu's mountains are endless, and the road back home is so rugged and depressing.
When I saw the sunrise and colorful clouds in the East China Sea, I knew it was going to rain. When you hear the surging waves of the great river, you know that the night tide is coming.
My sword fell and I was detained near Nandou. My hometown is far away, so it is difficult to collect books at home. The geese in the north wind blow to the south and can't return to the north.
The oranges in Wutan are ripe and I want to send some home, but unfortunately no one has brought them to Luoyang.
5. Jiangnan
Author Han Yuefu? The Han Dynasty
Lotus can be picked in Jiangnan, so there is no lotus leaf.
Fish are frolicking among the lotus leaves.
Fish hits the lotus leaf east, fish hits the lotus leaf west, fish hits the lotus leaf south, and fish hits the lotus leaf north.
Vernacular translation:
Lotus can be picked on the water in the south of the Yangtze River, with lush lotus leaves and fish playing in them. Fish plays lotus leaf east, fish plays lotus leaf west, fish plays lotus leaf south and fish plays lotus leaf north.