Fine verses from Lantern Festival poems:
1. There is a smile of a thousand pieces of gold, reflected in front of nine branches. ——Lu Zhaolin's "Fifteen Nights Watching Lanterns"
Translation: There is also a beautiful woman's beautiful smile reflected in the nine-branched firelight.
2. There is a beautiful banquet in Jinli, and the orchids are beautiful in the early years. ——Lu Zhaolin's "Fifteen Nights of Lantern Viewing"
Translation: In the gorgeously colored lights, the couple held a banquet and had fun to celebrate. Under the exquisite lamps, the young people looked even more bright and beautiful.
3. He is prosperous in his spare time, and he is ashamed to chase the local Sai Zigu. ——Li Shangyin's "Watching Lanterns and Enjoying Music"
Translation: Although I am leisurely, I cannot see the beautiful scenery of Zhongxing. I am ashamed that I can only follow the villagers in the countryside to worship Zigu, the side god. 4. What do I do with my long gown? It is also in the laughter of tourists. ——Yuan Haowen, "New Year's Eve in Kyoto"
4. What do I do with my long gown? It is also among the laughter of tourists. ——Yuan Haowen, "New Year's Eve in Kyoto"
Translation: What do I, a scholar wearing a simple gown, do? You can also enjoy the lanterns and guess riddles in the atmosphere of laughter and laughter of tourists.
5. The colors are far away, and the light is far away in the sky. ——Lu Zhaolin's "Watching Lanterns on the Fifteenth Night"
Translation: The brilliant colors of the lights seem to separate the earth from a distance, and the numerous lights dot the sky far away.
6. Don’t rush the jade leaky silver pot, the iron gate and the golden lock are clearly open. ——Cui Ye's "Six Poems on the Night of Shangyuan·Part 1"
Translation: The dripping arrow kettle, don't urge me more and more, and don't go by so fast. The city gate tonight is too fast. It's open until dawn.
7. Thousands of doors are opened and thousands of lights are lit, and the imperial capital is moved in the middle of the first lunar month. ——Zhang Hu of the Tang Dynasty, "Lights on the Fifteenth Night of the First Month"
Translation: During the Lantern Festival, thousands of households walked out of their homes, and countless lanterns lit up the streets, as if the whole Kyoto was shaken.
8. The imperial capital is covered with moonlit lantern hills and narrow thoroughfares covered with fragrant chariots and treasures. ——Li Shangyin's "Watching the Lanterns and Enjoying the Journey"
Translation: In the capital of the emperor, the moonlight is like water everywhere, the lanterns are like mountains, and the gorgeously decorated and fragrant carriages block the broad avenues.
9. King Wu can’t help but stay at night, and jade leaks don’t urge each other. ——Su Weiwei's "The Fifteenth Night of the First Month"
Translation: The night ban has been lifted in the capital, so don't be too busy with timekeeping. Don't let the Lantern Festival night, which only happens once a year, pass by in a hurry.
10. During the Lantern Festival, if the weather is harmonious, there will be no wind and rain.
——Li Qingzhao's "Yong Yu Le·The Sunset Melts Gold"
Translation: Just as the Lantern Festival is warm and the weather is warm, won't there be sudden wind and rain in the blink of an eye?