The original text is as follows:
South of the Yangtze river
Jiangnan can pick lotus, lotus leaves, and fish play between them.
Fish hits the lotus leaf east, fish hits the lotus leaf west, fish hits the lotus leaf south, and fish hits the lotus leaf north.
The translation is as follows:
Lotus can be picked on the water in the south of the Yangtze River, with lush lotus leaves and fish playing in them.
Fish plays lotus leaf east, fish plays lotus leaf west, fish plays lotus leaf south and fish plays lotus leaf north.
Appreciation is as follows:
This song has only seven sentences, which are as clear as words. The last four sentences are basically the repetition of the third sentence. Its beauty lies mainly in the use of comparison and pun, which are common in folk songs, and the joy of flirting between men and women is extremely euphemistic, implicit and intriguing, without the disadvantages of frivolous and vulgar.
The whole poem is completed in one go, but it can be divided into two parts in structure: the first three sentences reveal the theme; The last four sentences further show the joyful scene and broad scene when picking lotus. The third sentence in the poem plays a connecting role in the whole poem, connecting the upper and lower without trace. The artistic conception of the poem is fresh and cheerful, the mood is in the scene, and people are in the scene, such as hearing their voices and seeing their people, picturesque and relaxed, showing a scene full of business.