The mountains are getting better every day, and the birds are returning. (Tao Yuanming: Drinking)
here birds are alive with mountain-light, and the mind of man touches peace in a pool. (Chang Jian: a buddhist retreat behind broken-mountain temple)
"Two orioles sing green willows, and a row of egrets go up to the sky. The window contains the autumn snow in Xiling, and the Dongwu Wan Li ship is parked at the door. "
"I awake light-hearted this morning of spring, everywhere round me the singing of birds. But now I remember the night, the storm, and I wonder how many blossoms were broken? " Yu Haoran: "Spring Dawn")
"There are weeds and flowers beside the Suzaku Bridge, and the sunset is slanting at the mouth of Wuyi Lane. In the old days, Wang thanked Tang Qianyan and flew into the homes of ordinary people. "
"though a country be sundered, hills and rivers endure, and spring comes green again to trees and grasses. Sad state, can not help but tears burst into tears, the birds stunning, the grief of parting hate. The war has lasted for more than half a year, the letter from home is rare, and a hundred and thousands of gold. I stroke my white hair. It has grown too thin, to hold the hairpins any more. " . (Du Fu: A Dream of Spring)
"drive the orioles away, all their music from the trees. They wakened her when she dreamed, that she went to Liaoxi Camp to join him there. "