The poet saw: the bright moonlight, the flying magpies, the sparse stars, the slight shower, the small thatched hut, and the creek bridge.
Heared: the sound of cicadas, frogs, and rain
Smelled: the aroma of rice flowers
Thought: This year is a good harvest year
Feel it: feel the tranquility and leisure of the countryside and the joy of harvest.
Original text: Song Dynasty·Xin Qiji's "Moon on the West River·Walking in the Yellow Sand Road at Night"
The bright moon scares the magpies on the other branches, and the breeze sings the cicadas in the middle of the night. The fragrance of rice flowers tells of a good harvest, and the sound of frogs sounds. ?
Seven or eight stars are outside the sky, and two or three points of rain are in front of the mountain. In the old days, by the forest of Maodian Society, I suddenly saw a bridge over a stream when the road turned. (Xiqiao 1: Xitou)
Translation: The bright moonlight passed through the branches, startling the magpies on the branches, and the cool evening breeze seemed to hear the cicadas chirping in the distance. In the aroma of rice flowers, there are sounds of frogs croaking in my ears, as if they are discussing that this year is a good year for a bumper harvest.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, the stars were twinkling, and a light rain fell in front of the mountain. The small thatched house of the past is still next to the woods of Tutu Temple. When the road turns around the source of the stream, it suddenly appears in front of you.
Extended information:
This is a poem about pastoral scenery composed by Xin Qiji when he was passing through Huangshaling Road in Shangrao, Jiangxi Province in his middle age. Xin Qiji became a frontier official in the Southern Song Dynasty, but his upright arguments and decisive and capable style, especially his political advocacy of resumption of the Anti-Japanese War, were resented by his colleagues and attacked by the highest ruling class.
In the eighth year of Chunxi reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty (1181), Xin Qiji was dismissed from office because he was marginalized by traitorous ministers. He returned to his home in Daihu, Shangrao, where he lived for nearly fifteen years, living an idle life. life of retirement. During this period, although he also had a brief career as an official, he mostly lived in Shangrao, where he left many poems. This poem is one of them.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Xijiang Moon Night Walk on the Yellow Sand Road