Author Changling Wang? the Tang Dynasty
Misty rain enveloped Wu's day overnight; Send you in the morning, lonely and sad in Chushan!
Friends, if my friends in Luoyang invite me; Just say I'm still Bing Xin Okho, and stick to my faith!
Vernacular translation:
It's misty and rainy, and it's all over Wudi River overnight; Seeing you off in the morning, I feel lonely and sad for Chushan!
Friends, if relatives and friends in Luoyang ask about me; Just say I'm still Bing Xin and stick to my beliefs!
2. Mo Mei
Author Wang Mian? the Yuan Dynasty
The first tree in my home, West Wild Goose Lake, is full of flowers and light ink marks.
Don't boast about the good color, just let the air be full of dried Kun.
Vernacular translation:
There is a plum tree in the West Wild Goose Lake near my home, and the blooming plum blossoms are all covered with faint ink marks.
Don't need others to praise its beautiful color, just need the fragrance of plum blossoms to diffuse between heaven and earth.
3. "Xuemei No.1"
Author Lu Meipo? Song dynasty
Xue Mei refused to surrender for spring, and the poet pavilion commented on the pen fee.
The snow in Mei Xu Xun is three points white, but the snow has lost a kind of plum fragrance.
Vernacular translation:
Both plum blossom and snowflake think that they have occupied all the spring scenery, and no one will give up. It is difficult for poets to write critical articles.
To be fair, plum blossoms make snowflakes crystal white, but snowflakes lose to plum blossoms.
4. Cold Chrysanthemum/Painting Chrysanthemum
Author Zheng Sixiao? Song dynasty
Flowers can't bloom, and independent fences are not poor.
It is better to hold incense in the branches and wait for death than to blow it into the north wind.
Vernacular translation:
You bloom in autumn and never accompany flowers. Alone by the sparse fence, your sentiment and interest have not diminished.
I would rather die in the branches than in the cold north wind!
5. Gifts for Liu Jingwen/Winter Scenery
Author Su Shi? Song dynasty
The lotus flower withered, so did the lotus leaf holding the rain, and only the branches of chrysanthemum stood proudly against the cold frost.
Good years must be remembered, it is orange.
Vernacular translation:
The lotus flower withered, even the lotus leaf holding the rain withered, and only the flower branch that defeated the chrysanthemum stood proudly in the frost.
You must remember the best scenery of the year. The most beautiful scenery is in late autumn and early winter, orange and green.