Translation;
Good Rain knows the timing of rain. It is when plants sprout and grow. It falls quietly in the night with the spring breeze, quietly nourishing the earth. Everything. In the rainy night, the wilderness was dark, and only the lights on the river boats were particularly bright. After dawn, look at the flowers with rainwater. They are beautiful and red. The whole Jinguan City has turned into a world of blooming flowers.
"Joyful Rain on a Spring Night" was written by Du Fu in the spring of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (761), the reign of Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty (Li Heng), while he was in a thatched cottage by the Huanhua River in Chengdu.
The creative background and ideological content of "Joyful Rain on a Spring Night": This poem was written in the spring of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty (761). At this time, Du Fu came to Sichuan and settled in Chengdu for two years due to drought in Shaanxi. He personally farmed, planted vegetables and flowers, and interacted with farmers, so he had a deep affection for the spring rain. He wrote this poem to describe the beauty of the spring night rainfall and moisturizing all things, and to express the poet's joy.
"Lovely Rain on a Spring Night" expresses the poet's love and praise for the quality of selfless dedication of the drizzle on a spring night. The whole poem goes like this: "Good rain knows the season, and spring will happen. It sneaks into the night with the wind, moistening things silently. The clouds on the wild paths are dark, and the fire on the river boats is only bright. Look at the wet place on the river at dawn, and the flowers are heavy on the official city." "The word "good" in one or two sentences is full of emotion, praising the spring rain. "Knowing the season" gives the spring rain human life and emotions. In the author's opinion, the spring rain is considerate, knows the season, and comes when people are in urgent need, stimulating vitality. What a wonderful spring rain! The first couplet not only talks about the "occurrence" of the spring rain, but also implicitly conveys the author's anxious mood for the spring rain to come. The couplets are obviously the poet's auditory experience. The spring rain comes, coming with the wind in the vast night, quietly, nourishing all things, not seeking "good things", but only seeking dedication. Look, how carefully the author observed the scene of listening to the rain. Even the sprinkling of spring rain and the silence were heard by the poet. It can be seen that the poet was so surprised by the subtle influence of spring rain that he could not sleep all night. The neck couplet tightly holds the chin couplet. The poet only hopes that the spring rain will last all night, but he is afraid that it will stop suddenly. He is both happy and worried. He opens the door and stands looking into the distance. He sees that the usually clear-cut field paths have also melted into the night. It is pitch black, and it can be seen that there is night. How dark and how heavy the rain was. The red boats and fishermen on the river are dazzling, reflecting the vastness and darkness of the spring night, and also highlighting the dense spring rain from the side. At the end of the poem, the poet witnessed the continuous spring rain and thought with relief that at dawn the next day, Jinguan City would be a colorful spring. The blooming redness and vitality of the flowers are the result of the silent drizzle, nourishing and baptizing them imperceptibly. Therefore, writing flowers actually highlights Chun Yu’s selfless dedication.
Through the above analysis of the poems, it is not difficult to see that Du Fu conceived the text according to such an emotional line, that is, looking forward to the rain - listening to the rain - watching the rain - thinking about the rain. As the saying goes, "Spring rain is as precious as oil." Yes, everyone is looking forward to this precious spring rain, including poets. And when the spring rain came, the poet was so surprised that he even lay down in bed and listened, completely unable to sleep at night. He desperately hoped that it would rain happily, lest it suddenly stopped, so he moved lightly, opened the door and looked into the distance, watching the boundless night. Seeing the dense and falling spring rain, the author was pleasantly surprised to think of the spring scenery all over Jinguan City the next day. The poem is intended to praise Chun Yu's lofty qualities of obscurity and selfless dedication. This love for Chun Yu is described so delicately, realistically, and with twists and turns. This cannot but marvel at Du Fu's artistic skill in showing the subtleties of the cave and observing emotions from objects.
In addition, the capture and description of the details of the poem can also reflect the poet's ability to observe emotions. "Sneak into the night with the wind, moistening things silently." The word "Qian" is personified, imitating the silent and traceless mood of the spring rain. It is quite interesting and arouses people's love for the spring rain. The word "Run" conveys the spirit, and accurately and vividly describes the characteristics of spring rain that nourishes all things and is silent. It not only depicts shapes, but also expresses emotions. It has both shapes and emotions, and is profound and unique. "Flowers are heavy in Jinguancheng", with the word "heavy", accurately describes the state of the flowers in Jinguancheng that are red and full of vitality after being baptized and nourished by a night of spring rain, and expresses the author's high praise for the spring rain. "The wild paths are all dark with clouds, but the fire on the river boats is only bright" captures typical details, meticulously painted, and exquisitely and vividly renders the atmosphere of misty spring rain and blurred colors. In short, Du Fu's "Spring Night Joyful Rain" embodies his excellence in observing emotions and being meticulous in both the refinement of words and sentences, the capture of images, and the description of details. By comparing and reading Du Fu's poetic style, we will surely gain a profound understanding of another life interest of Du Fu's poems.