Translation of the ancient poem "The Shepherd Boy" (Lv Yan)

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Green grass, vast Yuan Ye, endless. The flute sounded intermittently in the evening breeze, melodious. The shepherd boy returned from grazing and had a big meal at dusk. He didn't even take off his hemp fiber, so he lay happily on the grass and looked at the bright moon in the sky.

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Author: Lv Dongbin

The grass shop is six or seven miles away from the field, and the flute makes the night wind three or four times.

Come back from a full meal at dusk and lie in the moonlight without taking off your hemp fiber.

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The Shepherd Boy shows us a vivid picture of a shepherd boy coming home to rest late at night. We saw the quiet and leisurely life of the shepherd boy. Through the poem, we also see the author's inner world's yearning for a life away from the hustle and bustle and enjoying a happy life: the vast Yuan Ye is covered with green grass; The evening breeze is blowing the weeds. I haven't seen the shepherd boy come back yet, but I first heard the melodious and approaching flute of the shepherd boy coming from the wind. The flute sounded intermittently and fluttered with the wind. The shepherd boy came back and had a good meal. It's already after dusk. He didn't even take off his hemp fiber, so he lay in the open field to rest on a moonlit night. It shows the carefree and innocent nature of children. There are scenes, feelings, characters and voices in the poem. This vivid scene appears in our field of vision from far and near.

The word "shop" shows the gentle comfort of the grass and grassland.

The word "Nong" expresses a kind of interest, conveying the melodious flute sound in the wind and the meaning of the shepherd boy playing the flute.

Six or seven miles and three or four sounds here do not refer to definite figures, but to highlight the silence of the vast countryside in Yuan Ye in the evening.

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Expressed the author's inner yearning for a safe and comfortable life.

Yan Lü

Lv Yan, also known as Lv Dongbin. Famous Taoist priests in the late Tang and Five Dynasties. Name □ (Zuo Yi□),No. Chunyuko, claiming to be the respondent. Known as the founder of Lv Zu or Chunyang, he is one of the Eight Immortals in folk fairy tales.