Translation
The rustling autumn wind blows the Wuye leaves, sending bursts of chill. The tourists who are traveling abroad can’t help but miss their hometown. Suddenly I saw lights under the fence in the distance, thinking it was children catching crickets.
What I saw in the night book
Author: Ye Shaoweng
The swaying leaves send the cold sound, and the autumn wind on the river stirs up the guest sentiment.
I know that there are children picking and knitting, and a light falls on the fence late at night.
This poem was written by Ye Shaoweng, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. The rustling autumn wind blows the sycamore leaves, sending bursts of chill. The poet who is traveling abroad can't help but miss his hometown. One or two sentences describe the scenery, using the falling leaves, rustling autumn wind, and cold air to highlight the desolate feeling of the wanderer wandering and lonely. Three or four sentences describe a child catching crickets at night, with high spirits, which cleverly contrasts the sadness and highlights the loneliness and helplessness of being a guest in a foreign country. This poem describes the feeling of homesickness while traveling in hometown, but the author does not write about how he lives alone in a solitude and misses his hometown, but focuses on the small scene at night.