"Poetry of Returning to Swallow" by Zhang Jiuling of the Tang Dynasty
Haiyan's age is small, and the spring will come temporarily.
Translation: Although the petrel is tiny, it only returns to the north temporarily in the spring.
"Single Bu Jian" by Shen Quanqi of the Tang Dynasty
The young woman of the Lu family lives in the Yujin Hall, with petrels perching on a tortoiseshell beam.
Translation: Tulips decorate the hall of the young lady of the Lu family, and petrels perch on the roof beams decorated with tortoise shells.
Xu Hun of the Tang Dynasty, "A guest has a divination but fails to stay in Qianlong"
Haiyan flies westward and the sun sets. Tianmen looks at the house of the five marquises in the distance.
Translation: The guest is like a solitary swallow flying westward at sunset, standing outside the Forbidden City Palace and gazing at the residences of dignitaries from a distance.
Five Dynasties·Feng Yansi's "Magpie Stepping on the Branch·Six Curved Railings Nestling in the Green Trees"
Who moved the zither to the jade pillar, and the petrels flew through the curtain.
Translation: In the distance, the beautiful and melodious sound of zheng music came, which was so pleasing to the ears and ears that it made the swallows on the beams pass through the door curtains and rush into the warm embrace of spring.
Song Dynasty Li Qingzhao's "Huanxisha·Dark Spring Lights and Cold Food Days"
People will fight for grass in the future, and river plums will grow past willow trees.
Translation: The swallows from overseas have not returned yet, and the children next door are playing a grass-fighting game. The plum blossoms on the riverside have fallen, and the catkins are rippling in the wind.