1. Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai·Part 5
Qing Dynasty: Gong Zizhen
The sun is setting in the day when I am about to leave, and I chant my whip to the east and point to the end of the world.
The falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect the flowers.
Translation
The vast sadness of farewell extends to the distance where the sunset sets in the west. After leaving Beijing, I wave my riding whip eastward and feel as if I am at the end of the world.
When I resign and return home, I am like a fallen flower falling from a branch, but it is not a ruthless thing. It turns into the soil of spring and can also play a role in nurturing the next generation.
2. Magpie Bridge Immortal·Xianyun makes tricks
Song Dynasty: Qin Guan
Xianyun makes tricks, flying stars spread hatred, and the distance between Yin and Han is dark. Once the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win over countless others in the world. (Du Tong: crossing)
Tenderness is like water, good times are like dreams, and you can bear to look at the Magpie Bridge on your way back. If the love lasts for a long time, how can it last day and night?
Translation
The thin clouds are changing in the sky, the shooting stars in the sky convey the sadness of lovesickness, and I quietly pass through the distant and endless Milky Way tonight. Meeting on the Chinese Valentine's Day in the autumn wind and white dew is better than those couples in the world who stay together forever but seem to be inseparable.
*** tells of lovesickness, tenderness is like water, the brief meeting is like a dream, and when parting, I can't bear to look at the Magpie Bridge Road. As long as the love lasts until death, there is no need to covet the happiness of each other.
3. Jiangnan Spring
Tang Dynasty: Du Mu
Thousands of miles away, the orioles sing green and reflect red, and the water village, mountain and wine flags wind. ?
In the 480 temples of the Southern Dynasty, many towers were in the mist.
Translation
The sounds of birds chirping in the land south of the Yangtze River are complemented by green grass and red flowers, and wine flags are fluttering everywhere in the villages near the water and in the city walls at the foot of the mountains.
More than 480 ancient temples and countless towers left over from the Southern Dynasties are all shrouded in wind, smoke, clouds and rain.
4. Leyouyuan?
Tang Dynasty: Li Shangyin
Feeling unwell in the evening, he drove to Guyuan.
The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it’s almost dusk.
Translation
In the evening, I felt unhappy and drove up to Guyuan.
The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is already dusk.
5. Poems to encourage learning
Song Dynasty: Zhu Xi
It is easy for a young man to learn, but it is difficult for an old man to succeed. One inch of time should not be taken lightly.
I haven’t realized the dream of spring grass in the pond, but the phoenix leaves in front of the steps have already sounded in autumn.
Translation
It is very easy to pass away the days of youth, but it is difficult to achieve success in learning, so you must cherish every inch of time and not let it go easily. Before I could wake up from the sweet dream of spring grass growing in the pond, the leaves of the sycamore tree in front of the steps were already rustling in the autumn wind.