1. "Masterpiece at Night"
Gao Shi
The hotel is sleepless under the cold light, and the guest's heart becomes desolate.
My hometown is far away tonight, and I am worried about another new year on my temples.
Translation: I was lying alone in the hotel, with the cold light shining on me, and it was hard to fall asleep for a long time. What is it that makes me, a tourist, feel desolate and sad? People in my hometown must be missing me tonight, who is thousands of miles away; my hair on the temples has turned gray, and tomorrow will be a new year.
Appreciation: On New Year’s Eve, the traditional habit is for the family to get together happily, “not sleeping until the end of the night, which is called staying up late” ("Feng Tu Ji"). The title of the poem "New Year's Eve" should have evoked people's many happy memories and imaginations about this traditional festival. However, the New Year's Eve in this poem is a different scene.
2. "New Year's Greetings"
Wen Zhengming
Not asking for a meeting, but a visit, and the famous papers came to fill the house.
I also throw in a few pieces of paper with others. The world is too simple but not too empty.
Translation: I don’t ask for a meeting, I just want to greet you through greetings, so my house is filled with all kinds of precious greetings in the morning. I also follow the trend and send greetings to others. People will only dislike the simplicity, but not the empty courtesy.
3. "At the foot of Cibeigu Mountain"
Wangwan
The guest walks outside the green mountains and sails in front of the green water.
The tide is flat, the banks are wide, the wind is blowing and the sail is hanging.
Hai Ri is born and the night is over, and Jiang Chun is entering the old year.
Where can I get the rural letter? Return to Yanluoyang.
Translation: The journey is outside the green mountains and boating in front of the green river. The tide is high, and the water between the two banks is wide. When sailing with the wind, the sail can be hung high. The night has not yet faded, and the rising sun has already risen over the river. It is still in the old year, and there is already a breath of spring in Jiangnan. I don’t know when the letters I sent home will arrive. I hope the geese returning from the north will take them to Luoyang.
4. "Shou Sui"
Su Shi
If you want to know that dying of old age is like going to the snake.
Half of the repair scales are gone, no one can hide them.
I want to tie it to the end, but I know what I can do despite my diligence.
The children were forced not to sleep, but stayed together all night and had fun.
Don’t sing the rooster in the morning, even more drums are afraid of Tim Lao.
After sitting for a long time and the lamps dimmed, I watched the Beidou tilt.
There will be no time next year, and I may be wasting my worries.
You can still be proud of your efforts.
Appreciation: "Shou Sui" written by the Song Dynasty, the poem is clear and easy to understand, and aims to encourage oneself to cherish time like gold. The author uses the image of a snake shedding its skin as a metaphor for not being able to waste time, implying that we must seize the time to do things from beginning to end, lest the time will be over half, and no matter how hard we work, it will be difficult to make up for it. Efforts should start today and don’t let your ambitions go to waste.
"Sheng Cha Zi·Yuan Xiu"
Ouyang Xiu
On the night of the Lantern Festival last year, the lights in the flower market were as bright as day. ?
On the top of the willow tree in the moonlight, people meet after dusk.
On the Lantern Festival this year, the moon and lights are still the same.
I can’t see the person from last year, and the sleeves of my spring shirt are wet with tears.
Appreciation: On the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month last year, the lights in the flower market were as bright as daytime. The moon rises above the willow trees, and he invites me to chat with him after dusk. During this year’s Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the moonlight and lights are the same as last year. I can no longer see my lover from last year, and my clothes are soaked with tears.