Ancient poems describing spring
Author: Zhang Shi
It is late in the year and there is less frost, and spring has arrived in the world.
I felt that the business in front of me was full, and the east wind blew the water and green.
Notes
(1) Lvhui: It means the rejuvenation of the earth. Huang Di ordered Ling Lun to cut off bamboo into a tube (later people also used metal tubes) to set the tone and wait for the energy of December. The six yang categories are Lu, namely Huangzhong, Taicu, Guxi, Ruibin, Yize, and Wushe; the six yin categories are Lu, namely Dalu, Jiaozhong, Zhonglu, Linzhong, Nanlu, and Yingzhong. The twelfth month of the lunar calendar belongs to Lu, and the first month belongs to Lü. The beginning of spring is often at the turn of December and January, so it is called "Lü Hui".
(2) Suiwan: The beginning of spring when this poem was written was years ago. Folks call it inner spring, so it is called Suiwan.
(3) Uneven: uneven appearance.
Translation
It is the beginning of spring, and the weather is gradually getting warmer. Although there is still ice, frost and snow, there is very little. Even the plants and trees know that spring is coming. The greenery in front of me is full of spring vitality. A gust of east wind blows, and the spring water ripples with blue waves.
Appreciation
"Plants and trees" generally refers to everything that can be affected by seasonal changes, such as animals and plants, water, mountains, etc. The phrase "the plants and trees know when spring has arrived in the world" also uses personification: the plants and trees are the first to sprout in spring, so it is said that they are the first to know about the arrival of spring in the world. "Business in front of you" means that everything is full of vitality. The last sentence expresses "business" through the specific object of spring breeze blowing water.
The beginning of spring is the beginning of the year. The poet firmly grasped this feeling and truly described the moving scene of spring arriving in the world. The ice melts and the snow disappears, the vegetation grows, and the message of spring begins to be revealed. As a result, the vision suddenly opened up, and a bustling scene appeared everywhere; the rippling spring water was also full of endless vitality. From "knowing the grass and trees" to "full of business", the poet has reproduced this changing process of nature in a layered manner in his works, full of full passion for life.