1. "The Qingming Festival"
Tang Dynasty: Meng Haoran
The Qingming Festival is important in the emperor, and people are worried about themselves. The sound of cars is heard on the road, and the east city is green with willows.
Flowers and grasses grow together, and the orioles and butterflies perform together. Sitting in the empty hall reminiscing about each other, drinking tea and chatting to get drunk.
Translation:
It is Qingming Festival once again in Beijing, and people naturally feel sad and longing in their hearts. The sound of carriages was noisy on the road, and the willows on the outskirts of Dongcheng were green.
Flowers are blooming and grass is growing. Birds are flying and butterflies are playing in pairs. I sat in the empty lobby reminiscing about the past, drinking tea instead of wine, and chatting.
2. "Qingming Day"
Tang Dynasty: Wen Tingyun
In the fan painted by Qing'e, spring trees and tulips are red. It goes out of the flower dew and returns through the weak willow wind.
The horse is arrogant and avoids it, and the chicken is scared to open the cage. Who sends out the bombs? Orioles are separated from the Forbidden City.
Translation:
In the early morning of Qingming Day, moths are flying and colorful, just like in the painting fan. The garden is full of peach trees, and peach blossoms and tulips are blooming, making the fields red. People went outing together excitedly. When they set out, they saw dew trembling on the petals of various colors. When they returned, they felt the breeze blowing through the willow silk.
The proud horses neighed beside the tent, and the chickens rushed out of the newly opened cages, squawking and looking for food everywhere.
I wonder who is firing missiles at birds? Orioles quickly flew into the courtyard across the wall and chirped on the roof, as if to say: People, please don't hurt us, don't destroy the harmony of nature!