1. Seeing Lin Zifang off at Jingci Temple at dawn
Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli
After all, the scenery of West Lake in June is different from that of the four seasons. The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red.
Translation: After all, this is the scenery of West Lake in June. The scenery is indeed different from other seasons. The lotus leaves reach the sky and there is endless green, and the lotus flowers are exceptionally bright and bright red in the sunshine.
2. Small Pond
Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli
The spring is silent and cherishes the trickle, and the shade of the tree shines on the water, which is clear and soft. The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it.
Translation: The spring is quiet because it is reluctant to let go of the thin water, and the shade of the trees reflected on the water is because it loves the soft scenery on a sunny day. As soon as the pointed corners of the little lotus leaf emerged from the water, a little dragonfly stood on it.
3. Su Muzhe·Burning agarwood
Song Dynasty: Zhou Bangyan
Burning agarwood to relieve the heat. Birds call out for the clear sky, and they peek into the eaves at dawn. On the leaves, the sun rises and the rain falls, the water surface is clear and round, and the wind lifts them one by one. My hometown is far away, when will I go? He lives in Wumen and has been traveling in Chang'an for a long time. May the fisherman and the man remember each other? In a small boat, I dreamed of entering Furongpu.
Translation: Burn agarwood to eliminate the hot and humid summer heat. Birds chirped for a sunny day, and at dawn I secretly listened to them whispering under the eaves.
The emerging sunshine dries the raindrops from last night on the lotus leaves. The lotus flowers on the water are clear and round. The breeze blows and the lotus leaves dance in groups.
Thinking of that distant hometown, when can I go back? My family is originally from the Jiangnan area, but I have been living in Chang'an for a long time. It’s May again. I wonder if my friends back home are also missing me? In the dream, I rowed a small boat and broke into the lotus pond of the West Lake.
4. Two Lotus Picking Songs
Tang Dynasty: Wang Changling
Wu Ji, the more beautiful Princess Chu, fought over the lotus boat to wet her clothes. When you come, you will be greeted by flowers from Pukou, and you will be sent home after harvesting them in the first month of the Yangtze River.
The lotus leaf skirt is cut in one color, with hibiscus slit to both sides of the face. You can't see anyone entering the pool, but when you hear the song, you feel someone is coming.
Translation: The lotus-picking girls are all beautiful, like the beauty of Wu and Yue, and like the concubines of the Chu princess. They compete to row the lotus-picking boats, and their clothes are wetted by the lake water. Lotus flowers welcomed them into the river mouth when they came, and after picking them, the bright moon sent them back to the riverside.
The green skirt of the lotus-picking girl blends into the fields of lotus leaves, as if of the same color. The girl's face is hidden among the blooming lotus flowers, reflecting each other. He disappeared into the lotus pond and only realized someone was coming when he heard singing.
5. Staying in Luo's Pavilion to commemorate Cui Yong and Cui Gun
Tang Dynasty: Li Shangyin
The bamboo dock is dust-free and the water sill is clear, longing for each other across the distance city. ?The autumn clouds linger and the frost flies late, leaving the withered lotuses to listen to the sound of rain.
Translation: The dock in the bamboo grove is quiet and dust-free, and the pavilions near the water are especially quiet. The feeling of lovesickness flies far away, but it is separated by many high cities. The clouds in the autumn sky have been lingering for days, and the frost season has come late. The withered lotus leaves left all over the ground made me listen to the bleak sound of rain late at night.
6. Gifting lotus flowers
Tang Dynasty: Li Shangyin
The flowers and leaves in the world are inconsistent, and the flowers enter the golden basin and the leaves become dust.
There are only green lotuses and red lotuses, which are open and closed with innocence.
This flower and this leaf always complement each other, the green is reduced and the red is faded, and the sorrow is killing.
Translation: People in the world have different attitudes towards flowers and leaves. When flowers are planted in copper pots, the flowers and leaves can only fall into the soil and turn into dust. Only the lotus has red flowers and green leaves that complement each other. The lotus leaves are curled and relaxed, and the lotus flowers are open and closed. The contrast is so perfect and natural.
Lotus flowers and lotus leaves complement each other for a long time. When the lotus leaves fall and the lotus flowers wither, it is really sad.