1. Notes
I slept soundly on a spring night and didn’t know when it would be dawn. When I woke up, I only heard the chirping of birds everywhere.
Remembering the sound of wind and rain last night, I wonder how many flowers were knocked down?
2. The whole poem "Spring Dawn"
I sleep in spring without realizing the dawn, and hear the singing of birds everywhere.
The sound of wind and rain at night makes one know how many flowers have fallen.
3. Creative background
This poem is the work of Meng Haoran, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. Meng Haoran lived in seclusion in Lumen Mountain in his early years. Later, he went to Chang'an to seek an official position. He failed in the Jinshi examination and returned to his hometown. "Spring Dawn" was written when he lived in seclusion in Lumen Mountain.