1. "Qingming Day" by Wen Tingjun of the Tang Dynasty
In the fan painted by Qing'e, the spring trees and tulips are red. It goes out of the flower dew and returns to the weak willow wind. ?
The horse is arrogant and avoids it, and the chicken is scared to open the cage. Who sends out the bombs? Orioles are separated from the Forbidden City.
Vernacular translation:
In the early morning of Qingming Day, moths are flying and colorful, just like in the painting fan. The garden is full of peach trees, and peach blossoms and tulips are blooming, making the fields red. People went outing together excitedly. When they set out, they saw dew trembling on the petals of various colors. When they returned, they felt the breeze blowing through the willow silk.
The proud horses neighed beside the tent, and the chickens rushed out of the newly opened cages, squawking and looking for food everywhere. I wonder who is firing missiles at birds? Orioles quickly flew into the courtyard across the wall and chirped on the roof, as if to say: People, please don't hurt us, don't destroy the harmony of nature!
2. "Yanshan Pavilion: Traveling North to See the Apricot Blossoms" Zhao Ji, Song Dynasty
Cut the ice silk, lightly fold it several times, and apply light rouge evenly. New and beautiful makeup, gorgeous and fragrant, shameful to kill Ruizhu palace maid. It is easy to wither, and even more so, the wind and rain are ruthless. Sad. The leisure courtyard is desolate, and there are several spring twilights.
With so much hatred and resentment, how could anyone speak to me? The sky is far away, the earth is far away, thousands of rivers and mountains, I know where the Forbidden City is. Why don't you think about it, except in dreams, sometimes you have been there. There is no evidence, and the dream is new to me.
Vernacular translation:
Cut the white silk, gently fold it into several layers, and evenly apply a touch of rouge. Fashionable and beautiful clothes, and bright colors are overflowing. The delicate fragrance simply embarrasses the fairies of Ruizhu Palace in the sky. Beauty fades easily, not to mention how many ruthless winds and rains we have experienced, how many sad scenes, desolate courtyards, and how many spring twilights we have to endure.
Who can help me send away my heavy sorrow of separation? How can these flying swallows understand the pain of the world? The sky is far away and the earth is far away, separated by thousands of rivers and mountains. How can we know where our hometown is now? Only in dreams sometimes did I go. Even dreams are hard to come by because I am in so much pain that I can’t sleep all night long.
3. "Flowers in the Back Garden·The Stone City is Still Empty River Country" Five Dynasties·Sun Guangxian
The Stone City is still Empty River Country, and the Forbidden City is in spring. Seven feet of green silk and fragrant grass are rare.
How can anyone recognize the jade beauty when it has withered away? The wild tang is like weaving, which only makes people feel resentful and hopeless.
Vernacular translation:
The city is still the same, the river is empty, and the palace of Empress Chen is still as beautiful as ever. Seven feet long hair as green as spring grass, such a beauty is rare in the world. After the fall of Chen's country, the beauty of Yuying withered, and no one could appreciate her anymore. The wild tang flowers are as prosperous as before, but the people and things have changed, which only makes people sigh.
4. "Meeting Eyes·Yonghong Girl" Nalan Xingde of the Qing Dynasty
The west wind makes the night cold, and the green sleeves lean against the railing. Where the Xia silk is wrapped, the cherry lips are slightly bloomed, and the Mohe is red.
Ask who can tell the story of the Forbidden City? It’s Zhu Yan who is fine. There was competition for jade and jade hairpins during the Zheng years.
Vernacular translation:
The autumn wind rustled, bringing a slight chill to the night. The green leaves of the red virgin flower were blown by the wind and leaned against the railing, as gentle and lovely as a young girl. The corolla looks like silk fabric, the flowers bloom slightly, and the bright red color is as beautiful as agate.
Who else can I ask about the past events in the palace? Only the red girl flower still vaguely exists. I remember that during the Zhizheng period of the Yuan Dynasty, the red girl flowers in front of the palace competed for beauty, and the palace ladies competed to pick and insert them. But now, the flowers are still there, but the flower pickers are no longer there.
5. "The River is Red·Crossing the Forbidden City in Bianliang" by Duan Keji of the Song Dynasty
Looking back at Yujin, the spring was early, and the carved railings were still hanging at that time. Going further west, the water flows around the roots of the city. Sora whimpered.
Vernacular translation: Looking back at Yujin Garden outside Kaifeng City, spring has just arrived, and a crescent moon is still hanging on the carved railings. There is also the flowing water from the west surrounding the city wall, whimpering sadly alone.