1. Goose, goose, goose, singing to the sky. White hair floats on the green water, and anthurium stirs the clear waves. ——? King Luo Bin of Tang Dynasty? "Ode to Goose"
Translation: Goose, goose, facing the blue sky, a group of geese are singing with their bent necks stretched out. White feathers float on the turquoise water. The red soles stirred the clear water. ?
2. The geese and ducks don’t know when spring is over, and they strive to follow the flowing water to take advantage of the peach blossoms. ——"Spring Day" by Chao Chongzhi of the Song Dynasty
Translation: The geese and ducks don't know that spring has passed, and they still rush to catch up with the peach blossoms with the flowing water.
3. At the foot of Ehu Mountain, the rice and beams are fat, and the dolphins and chickens perch with their doors half-covered. ——"She Ri" by Wang Jia of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: At the foot of Ehu Mountain, the crops are growing well, and every household is full of pigs and flocks of chickens.
4. Water chestnuts, water chestnuts, and mulberry trees. ——Cao Xueqin, Qing Dynasty, "Water with water chestnuts and water chestnuts"
Translation: The geese are playing in the water there, and there are water chestnuts on the water. ?The swallows go back and forth in the trees, making their own nests from the branches of mulberry and elm trees, and come back to make their own bird's nests.
5. Fragrant grass and geese fill the shore with green breeze. ——Fan Chengda, Song Dynasty, "Die Lian Hua·A pole adds water to the water in spring"
Translation: The grass beside the water is like green grass, the geese's feet are full, and the fresh color of the grass is everywhere. The gentle breeze blows in, dyeing the river bank embankment green.