1. Pastoral Work in Spring
Wang Wei, Tang Dynasty
The spring doves are singing on the house, and the apricot blossoms are white beside the village.
Hold an ax to cut down the distant mountains, and pick up the spring veins with a hoe.
Returning to Yan recognizes the old nest, and the old sees the new calendar.
When I came to the wine table, I suddenly felt helpless, and I felt melancholy as a traveler from afar.
Translation:
A dove was chirping on the house, and large white apricot flowers were blooming beside the village. He held the ax to straighten the long branches of the mulberry tree, and picked up the hoe to inspect the path of the spring. Last year's swallow flew back, as if it knew its old nest. The old owner of the house was looking through the New Year's calendar. He raised his glass to drink, but stopped again. Thinking of leaving his homeland to be a guest, he couldn't help but feel melancholy and regretful.
2. Touring Shanxi Village
Lu You, Song Dynasty
Translation comparison
Moxiao Farmer’s wax wine is thick, and in good years there are enough chickens and dolphins for visitors.
There is no way out despite the mountains and rivers, and there is another village with dark flowers and bright flowers.
The flutes and drums follow the spring society, and the clothes and clothes are simple and ancient.
From now on, if I am allowed to take advantage of the moonlight, I will knock on the door all the time and night with my stick.
Translation:
Don’t laugh at the turbid wine brewed by farmers in the twelfth lunar month. In the year of harvest, the dishes for entertaining guests are very rich. The mountains are overlapping and the water is twisting. I am worried that there is no way to go. Suddenly, another mountain village appears in front of me. The day when Chunshe played the flute and played the drum was approaching, but the villagers still preserved the ancient custom of simple dress. In the future, if I can still take advantage of the beautiful moonlight to go out for leisurely walks, I will definitely knock on your door at any time with a cane.
3. Plum Blossom Quatrains·Part 1
Lu You, Song Dynasty
I heard the plum blossoms blowing in the morning wind, and the snow piles were all over the four mountains.
How can one transform into hundreds of billions, one plum blossom tree and one blooming man?
Translation:
I heard that the plum blossoms on the mountain have bloomed in the morning breeze, and the plum blossoms on the slopes of the surrounding mountains are as white as snow. Is there any way to turn my body into hundreds of millions? Let there be a Lu You always in front of every plum tree.
4. Quatrains of Early Summer
Lu You, Song Dynasty
The reds and purples have turned into dust, and the sound of cuckoo makes summer new.
After walking along endless roads, I realize that I am a man of peace.
Translation:
When the bright red and purple flowers that bloomed in spring have withered, the cuckoo’s cry calls summer, and I walk along the fields with mulberry and hemp planted on both sides. On the road, I realized that I was in a peaceful world.
The mountains are lined with green trees, and no birds can be seen among the dense branches and leaves; the mulberry fields are connected one after another, and the rice is growing day and night; both sides of the road are green everywhere, and it looks like It is extremely vivid. This is a rare scene of flourishing crops in troubled times.
5. Heavy Snow at Night
Lu You Song Dynasty
The north wind blows snow at the beginning of the fourth watch, Jiarui Tianjiao and the new year.
Half of the lamp has been used to slaughter Su, and peach symbols are written on the grass in front of the lamp.
Good harvest. Before I could raise the half-filled cup of Tusu wine to celebrate, I was still writing the peach charms to welcome the Spring Festival in cursive script under the lamp.