1, The Shepherd's Poetry by Huang Tingjian in Song Dynasty
Riding cattle and piccolo blowing through the village thousands of villages away.
How many Chang 'an fame and fortune guests, organ failure is not as good as jun.
Translation:
In the distance, I saw the shepherd boy riding a cow slowly through the front village, and the breeze sent bursts of shepherd flutes across the ridge.
Those who seek fame and gain in Chang 'an are not so carefree as you.
2. High-level rural houses in Qing Dynasty
In February, the grass grows and the warblers fly, and the willows are drunk with spring smoke.
The children came back from school early, so they were busy flying kites in the east wind.
Translation:
In February of the lunar calendar, the grass around the village has gradually sprouted and grown, and orioles are flying around. Willow covered with long green branches, swaying in the wind, as if gently stroking the bank. The evaporated water vapor between Shui Ze and vegetation condenses into smoke. Willow seems to be intoxicated with this beautiful scenery.
After school, the children in the village hurried home and flew kites in the blue sky when the east wind blew.
3. Yang Wanli's "Two quatrains after a nap in early summer (Part II)" in the Song Dynasty.
The grass under the pine tree is covered with moss, so I don't even bother to open it if I want to read.
Bored, I went to the fountain to water the banana. The pattering sound startled the children who were playing. They thought it suddenly began to rain.
Translation:
There is a semi-arched grass moss under the pine shade, but I want to read but I am too lazy to open it.
Bored, I scooped up spring water to water bananas. The pattering sound of water alarmed the children who were playing. They thought it suddenly rained.
4. Xin Qiji's "Qingpingle Village Residence" in Song Dynasty
The thatched roof of the hut is low and small, and the stream is covered with green grass. Drunk Wu local drunk, gentle voice, white-haired old man who is it?
The eldest son is weeding in the bean field on the east side of the stream, and the second son is busy knitting chicken cages. My favorite is my youngest son, who is lying in the grass, peeling the lotus just picked.
Translation:
The eaves of the hut are low and small, and the stream is covered with green grass. Wu dialect, slightly drunk, sounds gentle and beautiful. Whose is that old man with white hair?
The eldest son is weeding in the bean field on the east side of the stream, and the second son is busy knitting chicken cages. My favorite is my youngest son, who is lying on the grass at the head of the stream, peeling off the lotus just picked.
5. Yang Wanli's two stories about Xugongdian, a new city in Song Dynasty (part two).
The fence is sparse, a path leads to the distance, and the petals on the tree fall, but the shade has not yet formed.
The child ran quickly to catch the yellow butterfly, but the butterfly suddenly flew into the vegetable garden and could not be found again.
Translation:
Next to the sparse fence, there is a path that extends into the distance. The flowers on the roadside trees have withered, but the new leaves have just grown and have not formed a shade.
A child ran after a yellow butterfly, but it couldn't be found after it flew into the cauliflower.