Moonlight Night on the Spring River
Era: Tang Dynasty
Author: Zhang Ruoxu
Genre: Yuefu
Tide on the Spring River Even the sea is flat, the bright moon on the sea and the tide are rising.
The twinkling waves follow the waves for thousands of miles, but there is no moon on the spring river!
The river flows around Fangdian, and the moonlight shines on the flowers and forests like sleet (pronounced xiàn).
The frost is flying in the sky unknowingly, and the white sand on the pavilion cannot be seen.
The river and the sky are completely dust-free, and there is only a solitary moon in the bright sky.
Who by the river saw the moon for the first time? When did Jiang Yue shine on people?
Life is endless from generation to generation, but the river and the moon are only similar year after year.
I don’t know who Jiang Yue is waiting for, but I see the Yangtze River sending flowing water.
The white clouds are slowly disappearing, and the green maple pond is full of sorrow.
Who is cheating tonight? Where do I miss Mingyue Tower?
The poor moon wanders upstairs, it should be seen away from the makeup mirror.
The Yuhu curtain cannot be rolled away, and the clothes anvil is smashed and brushed (a word is "finger") to come back.
At this time, we look at each other but do not hear each other, and I hope that the moonlight will shine on you.
Swan geese fly long and fast, and fish and dragons dive and leap into the water.
Last night I dreamed of falling flowers in the pond, and it was a pity that I didn’t return home in the middle of spring.
The water in the river is gone, and the moon has set in the west (for the sake of rhyme, so read xiá).
The slanting (here is the beginning of the sentence, do not rhyme, so read xié) the sinking moon hides the sea fog, and the Jie (pronounced jié) stone Xiaoxiang has infinite roads.
I don’t know how many people are returning by the moon, but the falling moon (a symbol of “flower”) shakes the trees all over the river with love.
Explanation of words
⑴Yanyan: the brilliance of shining waves. ⑵Fangdian: a wilderness full of flowers and grass. ⑶Graupel: Snow beads. ⑷Liu Shuang: Ancient people thought that frost, like snow, fell from the sky, so it was called Liu Shuang. The metaphor here is that the moonlight is bright and clear, so there is no frost flying around. ⑸Ting: An open space in the water. ⑹Fine dust: fine dust. ⑺Moon wheel: refers to the moon. Because the moon looks like a wheel when it is full, it is called the moon wheel. ⑻Poor already: exhausted. ⑼But see: only see, only see. ⑽Yuyou: vague and far-reaching. ⑾Qingfengpu: Place name, Qingfengpu is located in Liuyang County, Hunan Province today. This generally refers to the place where the wanderer is. ⑿Bianzhou: Lonely boat. ⒀Moon wandering: refers to the movement of moonlight. ⒁Makeup table: dressing table. ⒂ Yuhu: Describes the gorgeous pavilion, inlaid with jade. ⒃Pounding clothes anvil: pounding clothes stone, beating cloth stone. ⒄Xiangwen: exchanging news. ⒅ Zhu: Follow. Yuehua: moonlight. ⒆ Text: Tongwen. ⒇Infinite Road: Words are far away from people. (21) By the moon: Take advantage of the moonlight. (22) Shake the emotion: stir up the emotion and thoughts, still convey the emotion.
Translation
The spring river tide is powerful and connected with the sea. A bright moon rises from the sea, as if pouring out together with the tide.
The moonlight shines on the Spring River, shining thousands of miles along with the waves. There is no bright moonlight in the Spring River somewhere.
The river flows windingly around the fields covered with flowers and grass, and the moonlight shines on the woods full of flowers like the twinkling of fine snow beads.
The moonlight is like hoar frost, falling from the sky, so you can't feel its flight. It illuminates the white sand and moon on the riverside, unable to see.
The river and the sky were of the same color, with no trace of dust, and only a bright lone moon hanging high in the sky.
Who on the riverside first saw the moon? In which year did the moon on the river first shine on people?
Life is endless from generation to generation, only the moon on the river always looks the same year after year.
I don’t know who the moon on the river is shining on, but I can see that the Yangtze River is constantly transporting water.
The wanderer left slowly like a white cloud, leaving only the missing woman standing in Qingfengpu where she was leaving, feeling extremely sad.
Which family of tourists is rafting in a boat tonight? Where are people missing each other upstairs under the bright moonlight?
The moonlight that keeps moving upstairs should be shining on Li Ren's dressing table.
The door curtain in the beautiful boudoir cannot roll away the moonlight, and it brushes off the moonlight on the dressing stone, but it comes again.
At this time, we are looking at the moon but can't hear each other's voices. I hope that the moonlight will shine on you.
The swan that delivers the letter can fly very far, but it cannot fly to you in the moonlight; the fish and dragon that delivers the letter swims very far, but cannot swim to you. It can only stir up ripples on the water surface.
Last night I dreamed of flowers falling on a leisurely pool. It's a pity that I can't go home after half the spring.
The spring light is flowing away in the river, and the spring light is about to run out. The moon on the pool sets late in the evening, and now it is tilting westward.
The slanting moon slowly sinks, hidden in the sea fog, and the distance between Jieshi and Xiaoxiang is infinitely far away.
I don’t know how many people can take advantage of the moonlight to go home. Only the moon that sets in the west is swaying with detachment and fills the woods along the river.