Poems of Shepherd Boys
Herding cattle in the morning, herding cattle down the river.
Herding cattle at night, herding cattle across the village valley.
The lotuses come out of the forest, the spring rain is gentle, and the reed pipes lie blowing the green sedge.
If you plant basil and arrows all over your waist, you will not be afraid of tigers bullying yellow calves.
Translation
Go to herd cattle in the morning and drive the cattle to the river bay; go to herd cattle in the evening and drive the cattle through the village. Wearing a raincoat, we walk in the drizzle of the woods, lying on the green grass with a broken reed pipe and playing a tune. With short arrows made of basil stuck in his waist, he is not afraid of tigers coming to bite the calf.
"Shepherd Boy's Ci" is a poem written by Li She, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. This poem creates the image of an innocent and lovely shepherd boy. After reading this poem, anyone who has experienced cattle herding will definitely smile.