The most peculiar river: a ray of setting sun spreads across the water, half river rustling and half river red.
A setting sun spreads across the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red. Source:
Yin of the Dusk River
Yin of the Dusk River
Author: Bai Juyi? (Tang Dynasty)
A setting sun spreads across the water, half river rustling and half river red.
Poor on the third night of September, the dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow.
Translation
The setting sun is reflected on the river, and the rays of sunlight are shining down, making the waves sparkling; half of the river water is deep blue and half is red.
The most lovely thing is that night on the third day of September, when the dewdrops are like pearls and the bright crescent moon is shaped like a bow.
Notes
Dusk River Yin: A poem written by the river at dusk. Yin, a form of ancient poetry.
The setting sun: the light of the sun that is about to set. Also refers to sunset.
Sese: The original meaning is blue-colored treasure, here it refers to green.
Poor: cute.
The third day of September: the third day of September in the lunar calendar.
Zhenzhu: Pearl.
The moon is like a bow: On the third day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the moon is at its first quarter, and it is as curved as a bow.
Explanation of the sentence
A setting sun spreads over the water, half of the river is rustling and half of the river is red:
The poet captured the two scenes on the river under the slanting sun in the evening. The different colors show the splendid scene of the sparkling waves on the river surface and the instantaneous changes in light color.
The meaning of this poem is: In the evening, the setting sun, which is about to set, spreads softly on the river. The river water reflected in the sunset looks bright red, but the green waves are rolling on top of the red.
Poor on the third night of September, the dew is like pearls and the moon is like a bow:
The poet here compresses the two scenes of heaven and earth in the poem, through the comparison of "dew" and "moon" "The description of the visual image creates a harmonious and tranquil artistic conception of autumn night.
The meaning of this poem is: How lovely this night is on the third day of September. The dewdrops on the grass stems and leaves on the shore are like rare pearls, and the rising crescent moon is like a delicate picture. Bow.
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