1. Translation?
The vast wilderness of green grass stretches as far as the eye can see. The reed flute teases the evening breeze, melodious and sweet, coming intermittently from a distance. When the shepherd boy came back and had a full meal, it was already after dusk. He didn't even take off his raincoat, so he lay down on the grass on a moonlit night to rest.
2. Original text
Shepherd Boy
Author Lu Yan? Tang Dynasty
There are six or seven miles of grass spread across the field, and the wind blows three times with the flute Four sounds.
After returning home and having a good meal, after dusk, I lie down under the moonlight without taking off my coir raincoat. Extended information
1. Creative background
Zhong Fu was originally a scholar. He became an official in Lanzhou on the recommendation of Li Xian, but his official career was not smooth and he was demoted many times. When Zhong Fu was guarding Pingliang (today's Pingliang County, Gansu Province), he once wandered with a Taoist priest and saw a shepherd boy leading a big ox into the yard. The Taoist said that this shepherd boy could compose poetry, but Master Zhong didn't believe it. The shepherd boy improvised this poem at the Taoist's request.
2. Appreciation of the work
The whole poem shows a vivid picture of a shepherd boy returning home to rest at night: wilderness, green grass, flute sound, shepherd boy, coir raincoat and bright moon. There are scenes, feelings, characters, and voices in the poem. This vivid scene appears in the poet's field of vision from far to near.
It writes about the tranquility of the rural life of a farmer, and also reflects the hard work of the shepherd boy's grazing life. It is a short song praising labor. The grassland, the sound of the flute, the moonlit night, and the shepherd boy are like a tranquil ink painting, making readers feel peaceful.