Song Dynasty: Lu Meipo
Mei Xue refused to surrender for the spring, and the poet's pavilion commented on the pen fee.
Mei Xuxun's snow is three points white, but the snow loses a piece of plum fragrance.
Translation:
Both plum blossom and snowflake think that they have occupied all the spring scenery, and no one will admit defeat. It is difficult for poets to write critical articles.
to be fair, plum blossoms make snowflakes crystal white, but snowflakes lose to plum blossoms.
2, "Early Plum"
Tang Dynasty: Zhang Wei
A white jade strip of cold plum trees, which is close to the village road and beside the stream bridge.
I don't know if the water spray comes first, but it is suspected that it has not been sold after winter snow.
Translation:
A plum blossom, cold ling, blooms early, and its branches are as white as jade strips. It is far from the village road where people come and go, and it is near the brook bridge.
I didn't know that the cold plum near the water opened early, and I thought it was the snow on the branches that had not melted after a winter.
3. The Lonely Bamboo in Ran Ran
Han Dynasty: Anonymous
It hurts the cymbidium flowers, which is full of glory.
if you don't pick it out of date, it will wither with the autumn grass.
Translation:
I describe myself as a simple and innocent cymbidium flower, which is just in bud and waiting for you to pick it early.
I'm afraid that if you don't come back to gather after the season, the autumn wind will wither like autumn grass.
4. Zhuli Hall
Tang Dynasty: Wang Wei
leaning alone in the close bamboos, I am playing my lute and humming a song.
too softly for anyone to hear, except my comrade, the bright moon.
Translation:
Sitting alone in a quiet bamboo forest, singing and whistling while playing the piano.
nobody knows in the deep mountain forest? Only a bright moon accompanied me quietly.
5, "Chrysanthemum"
Tang Dynasty: Yuan Zhen
Autumn bushes are like Taoists, and the edges around the fence are becoming more and more inclined.
it's not that chrysanthemum is preferred among flowers, but this flower is even more barren.
Translation:
Clusters of autumn chrysanthemums surround the house as if they were at Tao Yuanming's home. Watch chrysanthemums around the fence, and before you know it, the sun is setting.
It's not because chrysanthemums are favored among hundreds of flowers, but because there are no flowers to enjoy after chrysanthemums bloom.