The pear blossom lags behind the Qingming Festival. The first sentence is Xinshe when the swallow comes.
Original text: When the swallows come to Xinshe, the pear blossoms lag behind the Qingming Festival. There are three or four spots of green moss on the pond, one or two oriole sounds at the bottom of the leaves, and the flying catkins are light as the sun grows longer. The female companion next door to the east smiled cleverly, and greeted her on the mulberry picking path. I wonder if I had a good spring dream last night. I will win the grass fight today, and smile will come from my two faces.
Translation: The swallows fly back just in time for the spring festival, and the pear blossoms fall and the Qingming Festival comes again. Three or four pieces of green moss dotted the clear water in the pool. Orioles perched under the leaves occasionally sang twice, and catkins were fluttering gently in the wind. On the way to pick mulberries, I met my girlfriend from the east. Her smile was as bright as a flower. Just when she was wondering if she had a sweet spring night dream last night, it turned out that the grass fighting was victorious today! A smile appeared on both cheeks involuntarily.
Selected from: "Broken Array·Spring Scenery".
Appreciation of "Spring Scenery"
This poem has a bright picture, cheerful mood, and simple style, which may be regarded as a unique tone in Yan Shu's poems. The last film describes the scene, depicting a beautiful spring scene. Swallows and pear blossoms, one moving and one static, one black and one white, start the poem by contrasting each other, creating a wonderful contrast. At the same time, swallows and pear blossoms are used to bring out Xinshe and Qingming, which also pave the way for the debut of the girl in the next film. The next piece writes about people, outlining a beautiful picture of a lady.
The heroine and her female companion happily meet each other on the path of picking flowers and plants, which leads to the grass-fighting game described below. However, the author neither shows the grass-fighting scene nor explains the rules of the grass-fighting, but focuses on the psychological activities of the protagonist during the grass-fighting process, which is also unique. The smile comes from both faces, which is a particularly expressive portrayal. Only an innocent girl with no experience in the world and no scheming could smile so naturally and innocently for such a small reason.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - "Broken Array·Spring Scenery"