The poems written by Su Shi include "To Liu Jingwen", "Pear Blossoms in Donglan", "Flower Shadow", "Begonia" and "Spring Night".
1. "Gift to Liu Jingwen"
1. Original text
There is no rain cover when the lotus is gone, and the chrysanthemums are still covered with proud frost branches.
You must remember that the good times of the year are the time of orange and green.
2. Translation
The lotus has withered and even the lotus leaves that hold the rain have withered. Only the branches of the chrysanthemums that have failed are still proud of the cold and frost. You must remember the best scenery of the year, that is in late autumn and early winter when oranges are golden and green.
2. "Donglan Pear Blossoms"
1. Original text
The pear blossoms are pale white and the willows are dark green, and catkins fly all over the city.
Melancholy A tree in the east column of snow makes life look so clear.
2. Translation
The snow-like pear blossoms are faintly white, the wicker reveals a rich spring color, and the fluttering catkins are mixed with snow-like pear blossoms, covering the whole city .
My mood is melancholy, just like the pear blossom as white as snow in the East Column, living in the secular world and being pure. I see this complicated secular life so thoroughly and clearly.
3. "Flower Shadow"
1. Original text
One after another on the Yaotai, the children couldn't sweep them away despite repeated calls.
It was just taken away by the sun, but it taught the bright moon to see the future.
2. Translation
There are layers of flower shadows on the pavilion. Tong'er has been asked to clean them several times, but how can the flower shadows be swept away?
When the sun went down in the evening, the shadows of the flowers had just faded away, but the moon rose again, and the shadows of the flowers reappeared one after another.
4. "Begonia"
1. Original text
The east wind is full of light, and the fragrant mist is filled with moonlight in the corridor.
I am afraid that the flower will fall asleep late at night, so I burn a high candle to illuminate my red makeup.
2. Translation
The curling east wind blew the faint clouds, revealing the moon, and the moonlight was also faint. The fragrance of flowers melted into the hazy mist, and the moon had already moved across the corridor in the courtyard.
Because I was just afraid that the flowers would fall asleep in this late night, I burned high candles and refused to miss the opportunity to appreciate the blooming crabapples.
5. "Spring Night"
1. Original text
A moment of a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold, the flowers are fragrant and the moon is cloudy.
The sound of the singing tube is soft on the balcony, and the night is dark in the swing courtyard.
2. Translation
Spring nights are more precious because they are short. The flowers exude a delicate fragrance, and the moonlight casts hazy shadows under the flowers. Deep in the balcony, wealthy people are still singing and dancing, and the gentle singing and wind music are still diffused in the intoxicating night. The night was already very late, and the courtyard with the swing was already silent.