The grass in the forest is frightened by the wind, and the general draws his bow at night.
From "The Second Song of the Fortress" by Lu Lun of the Tang Dynasty
The grass in the forest is frightened by the wind, and the general draws his bow at night.
I looked for the white feather in plain sight, but it was missing among the stone edges.
Translation
The dark and windy movement in the forest is startling.
The general is showing his bravery by setting an arrow and drawing his bow at night.
At dawn, he is looking for last night. The white-feathered arrow was shot deeply into the huge stone.
Notes
① The next song - the name of an ancient song. Most of these works describe border scenery and war life.
②Jingfeng - suddenly blown by the wind.
③ Draw the bow - draw the bow, open the bow, this includes the next step of archery.
④Pingming-when it is just dawn.
⑤White feather - the white feather at the back of the arrow shaft, here refers to the arrow.
⑥No - fall into, here it means to get into.
⑦ Stone edges - the edges and corners of stone. Also refers to multi-ridged rocks.