1. "Ode to the Goose"
Tang Dynasty: King Luo Bin
Goose, goose, goose, the song is singing to the sky.
White hair floats on the green water, and anthurium stirs the clear waves.
Translation:
White swan, oh white swan, with its neck bent, shouting joyfully to the sky.
The white feathers float on the turquoise water; the red soles stir the clear water waves.
Creative background:
When King Luo Bin was a child, he lived in a small village in the north of Yiwu County. There is a pond outside the village called Luojiatang. One day, a guest came to the house. The guest asked him several questions.
King Luo Bin answered questions fluently, which surprised the guests. When King Luo Bin followed his guests to Luojiatang, he saw a group of white geese floating in the pond. He pointed at the geese and asked him to compose a poem with the geese. King Luo Bin thought for a while and composed this poem.
2. "The Goose Presents the Crane"
Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi
You are sent to the blue clouds by the wind, and I am driven to the ducks.
Snow-necked frost-haired red net palm, see where it is inferior to you?
Translation:
The crane flies into the blue sky with the help of the wind and soars freely, but the goose has a fate Unfortunately, he was forced to live with ducks. My goose has a snow-white neck, white feathers and red feet. How can it be inferior to a crane?
Creative background:
Bai Juyi lamented the bad fate of the same bird. , Cranes can soar into the sky, but geese can only keep company with ducks. With the same talents, some people are accepted and appreciated, and can express their ambitions, while others are buried and depressed.
3. "Spring Day"
Song Dynasty: Chao Chongzhi
The shady stream is full of green and light rain turns over the shallow sand.
The geese and ducks don’t know the end of spring, and they rush to follow the flowing water to take advantage of the peach blossoms.
Translation:
Under the shadow of the vegetation, the winding creek looks particularly green. The drizzle hits the green duckweed, which turns gently. The geese and ducks don't know that spring has passed, and they are still rushing to catch up with the peach blossoms with the flowing water.
Interpretation:
This is a poem about cherishing spring that embodies feelings and scenery. There are four lines in the poem and four scenes: the stream is clear and clean, the drizzle is pouring over the trees, the geese and ducks are playing, and the peach blossoms are chasing the water. The picture is very vivid, vivid and fascinating, and makes people leisurely and fascinated. The poet uses the scene of geese and ducks "taking advantage of the peach blossom" to express his emotions.
Spring has gone, and the geese and ducks don’t know it, so they chase each other happily and carefree, but people are different. They know that spring is coming and that spring is going. Although the fallen flowers can be chased, time cannot be returned. The poet cherishes spring The feeling is beyond words.
4. "Die Lian Hua·When spring rises, a pole fills the water surface"
Song Dynasty: Fan Chengda
When spring rises, a pole fills the water surface. Fragrant grass and geese fill the shore with green breeze. The painted boat floats around the bay hundreds of times, and the Hengtang Pagoda is closer to the front and farther away.
It’s cold in Jiang State and it’s late for farming. To the north of the village and to the south of the village, the fields are plowed all over during the Grain Rain. Show the wheat and the mulberry leaves are cheap, take a look and taste the new cocoons.
Translation:
When spring comes, the green water rises a new pole deep, leveling the water surface. The grass beside the water is green, and the geese's feet are full. The fresh grass color dyes the river bank embankment green in the gentle breeze. The painting boat moved gently, circling the Jiuqu Bay. Looking at the Hengtang Tower, it was very close in front of me, but it was as far away as when it set off.
In the Jiangnan water town, the spring cold is late and farming is late. In the north and south of the village, plows were plowed to break the soil during the Grain Rain season, and the fields were cultivated. The spring wheat has grown and the ears are rising and falling in the wind. Mulberry trees are lush on the hills. The sellers of mulberry leaves are very cheap. In the blink of an eye, you can taste new noodles and collect new cocoons.
Creative background:
The Southern Song Dynasty was politically weak and compromised, but the agricultural industry developed rapidly. Many patriots lived in seclusion because of their political opinions and left-leaning court views. Fan Cheng Da was also one of them, and this poem was written by his generation who lived in seclusion in Suzhou.
5. "Reminiscences of sending two geese to cherish jade as immortal geese"
Song Dynasty: Wang Yang
Send them to the top of Gufeng diligently to accompany the swan clouds. .
Translation:
Fly diligently to the top of the solitary peak to accompany the swans as they fly into the sky.