1. After the Spring Rain
Tang Dynasty: Meng Jiao
It rained suddenly last night, and God’s will was all things.
What is the most prophetic thing? Xutingcao fights for it.
Translation: I heard the sound of light rain falling last night. Is it because God wants to wake up all these things that are still sleeping? What is the first thing to know that spring is coming? The grass in the courtyard has already sprouted their tender green buds.
2. Spring Rain
Tang Dynasty: Li Shangyin
I am lying in white clothes during the New Year, and the white door is sparse and disappointing. The red building looks cold across the rain, and the bead-foil floating lantern returns alone.
The long journey should be sad in the late spring, and the sky is still full of dreams. How can the jade seals and seals be reached? A wild goose flies in the clouds thousands of miles away.
Translation: During the Chinese New Year, I was lying on the bed in a white shirt sadly; the white door of the tryst was deserted, which made me extremely sentimental. Staring at the Red Building through the drizzle made me feel even more desolate, so I had to endure the drizzle like a bead curtain and return sadly in the dimly flickering light.
In the miserable late spring, on the long journey, where can I place my sadness? I can only meet you in my dreams. The earring love letter is ready, how can it be delivered? I can only place my hope on the swan goose that has just arrived in the sky.
3. The first spring rain in Lin'an
Song Dynasty: Lu You
The world is as thin as gauze in the past years, who makes people ride horses in Beijing. The small building listens to the spring rain all night, and the deep alley sells apricot flowers in the Ming Dynasty.
The short paper is laid slantingly, making grass, and the fine breasts of the clear window are used to share tea. Wear plain clothes and don’t sigh in the wind and dust. It’s still time to arrive home during the Qingming Festival.
Translation: The current situation is as light as a layer of gauze. Who asked me to ride a horse to Kyoto as a guest and be tainted by the prosperity? I stayed in the small building and listened to the patter of spring rain all night. Early tomorrow morning, there were people selling apricot blossoms in the deep alleys.
I spread out a small piece of paper and wrote in cursive script calmly. I boiled water, made tea, skimmed foam, and tasted famous tea by the window when the light rain started to clear. Don't sigh that the dust in Kyoto will stain your white clothes. During the Qingming Festival, you still have time to return to your hometown in Sanin by Jinghu Lake.
4. Quatrain·A short canopy is tied in the shade of an ancient tree
Song Dynasty: Zhinan
A short canopy is tied in the shade of an ancient tree. A staff and quinoa help me cross the east bridge.
The apricot blossom rain makes your clothes wet, and the willow wind blows on your face without chilling it.
Translation: Park the boat and tie it under the shade of the ancient trees on the shore; walk across the east side of the bridge with a cane to enjoy the spring scenery. In March, the apricot blossoms were in full bloom, and the drizzle kept falling, as if it was deliberately trying to wet my clothes. The warm wind that gently blows on people's faces, carrying the fresh scent of willows, is intoxicating.
5. Ru Meng Ling·Youji
Song Dynasty: Su Shi
It was a message to Dongpo. The person is deep in the Yutang.
Who will come after we say goodbye? The bridge is covered with snow and there is no way.
Go back. Go back. A plow of spring rain falls on the river.
Translation: Please give my greetings to my old neighbors in Dongpo, saying that I am bound deep in the Yutang. Ask Dongpo: Who has been here since I left? Is there snow on the small bridge, blocking the way? I will go back, I will go back, wandering on the east slope, bathing in the spring rain that stimulates plowing.