1. "Lamps on the Fifteenth Night of the First Month"
Zhang Hu of the Tang Dynasty
Thousands of doors are opened and thousands of lights are lit, and the imperial capital is moved in the middle of the first lunar month.
Three hundred ladies danced with sleeves, and the sound of lyrics was heard in the sky.
Translation: During the Lantern Festival, thousands of families walked out of their homes, and countless lanterns lit up the streets, as if the whole Kyoto was shaken. Countless palace maids danced happily, and the singing and dancing music of the world soared into the sky and reached the sky.
2. "One of the Six Poems of Shangyuan Night"
Tang Cuiye?
Don't rush the jade leaky silver pot, the iron gate and the golden lock are clear open.
Who can sit around and watch the moon? Where can I hear the light but not see it?
Translation: Please stop pressing the jade leakage and silver pot for the time being. The palace gate and the golden lock on it will remain open until dawn. Who can sit still and do nothing when they see the bright moon? How many people have heard that there is a lantern festival but don’t come to see it?
3. "Watching Lanterns on the Fifteenth Night"
Lu Zhaolin in the Tang Dynasty?
A fragrant banquet in Jinli, with orchids in the vat in the early years.
The colors are far away, and the light is far away in the sky.
The stars are falling in the Han Dynasty, and the moon is hanging by the building.
Don’t have the smile of a thousand gold, come and reflect in front of the nine branches.
Translation: In the gorgeously colored lights, the couple held a banquet and had fun to celebrate. Under the exquisite lamps, the young people looked even more bright and beautiful. The brilliant colors of the lights seem to separate the earth from a distance, and numerous lights dot the sky far away. The lights and fireworks connecting the Milky Way seem like stars falling down, and the lights leaning against tall buildings look like the moon hanging in the sky. There is also a beautiful woman’s beautiful smile reflected in the nine-branched firelight.
4. "The New Year's Eve in Bianjing"
Li Mengyang of the Ming Dynasty
The Zhongshan boy relies on his new makeup, and Zheng's daughter Yanji is the only one who is good at playing.
Let’s sing together at King Xian’s Chun Yue Mansion, the moon outside the Golden Liang Bridge is like frost.
Translation: The actors from Zhongshan have bright costumes, while the female concubines from Zheng Yan have superb skills. Together they performed a drama by Zhou Xian Wang Zhu Youdun, while the bright moon outside Jinliang Bridge was as white as frost.
5. "Die Lianhua·Mizhou Shangyuan"
Su Shi of the Song Dynasty?
Three or five nights in the Qiantang with lights, the bright moon is like frost, shining on people picturesque. The incense of the sheng was blown under the tent, and the musk deer was vomited, and there was not a trace of dust following the horses.
The people in the lonely mountain city are old! He plays drums and flute, but joins the farming and mulberry community. The fire is cold, the lamp is thin, the frost is dew, and the snowy clouds are dimly hanging in the wild.
Translation: On the Lantern Festival night in Hangzhou City, the bright moon is like frost, illuminating people like a painting. The sheng was played under the tent, and the aroma of burning incense was like musk, and not a trace of dust followed the horses. People in the lonely city of Mizhou are getting old, and they walk along the street playing drums and flutes, but in the end they go to the Nongsang Society to worship the earth god. The lights are cold and sparse, the frost and dew are falling, and dark and dark clouds are covering the earth, and it is going to snow.