This poem comes from Ouyang Xiu, a famous poet in the Song Dynasty. Ouyang Xiu has many very classic works, one of which "Tea Son Yuan Xi" is the source of this poem. The poem describes the scene of the Lantern Festival at that time.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the flower market is brightly lit.
The first two sentences of the poem are about time: last year's Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival is also a very interesting festival in the eyes of the ancients, and people have decorated it with lanterns. The streets are full of joy, and most people or businesses will use riddles to improve their popularity. Some talented people and beautiful women will know each other through riddles. Therefore, during the Lantern Festival, many people also regard it as a festival related to couples. The author first described the time, and then described the scene at that time: last year's Lantern Festival, the lanterns lit at the flower market were as bright as day.
The Tang Dynasty in China was a very inclusive dynasty, especially the requirements for women were not as strict as other dynasties. Since the Tang Dynasty, there has been the custom of watching lantern shows at night in ancient times. Although there was a custom of curfew in most areas at the end of the Song Dynasty, the lantern-watching project was widely circulated.
The moon rose to the willow tree, and he met me at dusk.
The second sentence of this poem is the content mentioned in the title, which describes the scene of two lovers talking to each other after they meet to watch the Lantern Festival. At this time, the moon has risen to the top of the willow tree, which is about six or seven o'clock in the evening. After dusk, the two met to go downtown to see the lights.
If you only look at the first two sentences, this poem is still beautiful.
On the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month of this year, the moonlight and lights are still the same as last year. I will never see my old friend last year again, and my tears are soaked through my clothes.
It's a pity that the last two poems are the reality that seriously hit the couple. This year's Lantern Festival, even if the lanterns are still on and the moon is round, it has already changed.