Author: Wei
Alone, grass grows by the stream, and orioles sing on the trees.
The spring tide brought the rain late and urgent, and there was no boat on the wild crossing.
Vernacular translation:
I like the quiet grass growing by the stream and the orioles singing in the deep forest.
The spring tide is accompanied by the rapidity of the late rain, and only unmanned boats cross the river.
Creative background:
Xixi Chuzhou Poetry is generally believed to have been written by Wei when he was the secretariat of Chuzhou in the second year of Jian Zhong (78 1). He often walks alone in the country, and Chuzhou on Xixi is his frequent place. The author loves the quiet scenery of Xijian. One day he visited Chuzhou (in the western suburbs of Chuzhou) on Xixi and wrote this poetic poem.
A traveler's song
Author: Meng Jiao
The mother used the needle and thread in her hand to make clothes for her long-distance son.
Before leaving, I had a stitch for fear that my son would come back late and his clothes would be damaged.
Who can say that a filial child like the weak can repay his mother's love like the sunshine in spring?
Vernacular translation
A loving mother makes clothes for her long-distance son with a needle and thread in her hand.
Before leaving, he sewed a needle tightly for fear that his son would come back late and his clothes would be damaged.
Who can say that a child's filial piety as weak as grass can repay the kindness of such a loving mother as Chunhui Puze? ?
Creative background:
Ode to a Wandering Son was written in Liyang (now Jiangsu). Under the title of this poem, Meng Jiao made a note: "Mu Ying Li Shangzuo." Meng Jiao drifted in his early years and was poor all his life. Until he was fifty years old, he got a humble position as a county commandant in Liyang, and ended his years of wandering life. He lived with his mother.
The poet's career was frustrated and he experienced the indifference of the world. At this time, he felt the value of his family more and more, so he wrote this heartfelt and touching poem praising his mother.