I heard the melody without melody, and saw the grass filling the pond, the water filling the shore of the pond, and a shepherd boy playing a piccolo at sunset.
Village Night is a seven-character quatrain written by Lei Zhen, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. This is a poem describing the night scene of the countryside: it vividly depicts a pond surrounded by grass, a red sun that seems to have been bitten by a mountain, and a child sitting on the back of a cow, playing a tune out of tune casually with a piccolo. The poet used local materials to form a rural night scene with great interest in life, expressing the poet's love and praise for the rural night scene.
original work
Cunwan
In a pond full of grass, the water is full of water, and the mountains cover the waves.
Cowherd's child sat on the cow's back and casually played the tune with piccolo.
Vernacular translation
Green grass covered the pond, and the water in the pond almost overflowed the bank. Castle peak in the distance, with scarlet sunset glow in its mouth, reflects the shadow in the water together, shining with waves. The little shepherd boy rode on the back of the cow and walked home; Holding a piccolo, playing casually, without a fixed voice.
works appreciation
This poem shows a picture of a shepherd boy riding an ox and returning home late, which really reaches the realm of "painting in poetry". This is a poem describing the rural night scene: in a pond surrounded by grass, the water in the pond is full and the sun is about to set. The red fireball seems to have been eaten by the mountain (set) and reflected in the cold ripples of the pool water. The boy who drove the cow home sat on the cow's back and played piccolo carelessly. The poet used local materials to form a rural night scene with great interest in life.