The meaning of the whole poem is: The mountains and rivers are bathed in spring light, how beautiful they are, and the spring breeze brings the fragrance of flowers and plants. Swallows were busy building nests with wet mud in their mouths, and pairs of mandarin ducks slept on the warm sand.
Original text: The country is beautiful in Chiri, and the flowers and plants are fragrant in the spring breeze. The mud melts and swallows fly, and the sand is warm and mandarin ducks sleep.
Source: "Quatrains" by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty
Extended information:
1. Creative background
This set of five-character quatrains is the work of the poet The early works of Wandering in the Southwest were created in the late spring of the second year of Guangde (764), when Du Fu was in a Sichuan thatched cottage.
2. Appreciation
This five-character quatrain has a bright and far-reaching artistic conception and a fresh style. The contrasts in the whole poem are neat, but natural and smooth, without any refinement; the scenery is described with clear and delicate details, without any trace, which is Du Ji's unique style.
3. Introduction to the author
Du Fu (712-770), with a beautiful character, called himself Shaolingye Lao. He was not ranked as a Jinshi, but he once served as a member of the Ministry of Education and Engineering. In his later life, he was called the Ministry of Industry and Engineering. He was the greatest realist poet in the Tang Dynasty. After the Song Dynasty, he was revered as the "Sage of Poetry" and was called "Li Du" together with Li Bai. His poems boldly exposed the social contradictions at that time, expressed deep sympathy for the poor people, and were profound in content.