Original text:
Shi Si Tianyuan zaxinger
Song Dynasty: Fan Chengda
Plum golden apricot fat, wheat white, cauliflower thin.
No one has ever crossed the fence, but dragonflies and butterflies can fly
Translation:
A plum tree becomes golden, and the apricots grow bigger and bigger; Buckwheat flowers are white and rape flowers are sparse.
As the day grows, the shadow of the fence becomes shorter and shorter as the sun rises, and no one passes by; Only dragonflies and butterflies fly around the fence.
Extended data:
This poem is about the rural scenery of Jiangnan in early summer. In the poem, plums are yellow, apricots are fat, wheat is white, and cauliflower is sparse, which describes the characteristics of rural scenery in the south in summer, with rich flowers and fruits and tangible colors.
There is not a word in the whole poem about farming or labor. However, through every line in the poem, we seem to see the real face of the countryside and the busyness of people. At the same time, this poem contains the poet's love for rural life. The language is fresh and smooth, and the artistic conception is lively and natural.
Four Seasons' Pastoral Fun is a group of large-scale pastoral poems written by Fan Chengda, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, after he retired to his hometown. It is divided into five parts: spring, late spring, summer, autumn and winter. Poetry describes the rural scenery and farmers' life in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and also reflects the exploitation and suffering suffered by farmers.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Seasons Pastoral Mixed Apricot, Plum Blossom and Golden Apricot Fertilizer