1. "A Visitor"
Zhao Xiushi
It rains in every house during the yellow plum season,
There are frogs everywhere in the grass pond.
I have an appointment but I can’t come in the middle of the night.
I’m free to knock the chess pieces and let the lanterns fall.
The translation means that when the plums are yellow, every house is shrouded in rain, and the sound of frogs can be heard from the edge of the grassy pond. It was past midnight, and the invited guests had not yet arrived. I tapped the chess piece boredly, shaking off the knots that had formed on the wick of the oil lamp.
2. "Working in a Dream"
Ouyang Xiu?
Playing the flute in the cool night and the moon over thousands of mountains,
The dark road is charming with hundreds of flowers .
After playing chess, I don’t know how people have changed.
In the wine market, I have no choice but to miss home.
The translation means that the night is as cool as water, the moon covers thousands of mountains, and the lonely sound of the flute floats into the distance; there are thick flowers growing on the roadside, with bright and charming colors. After playing a game of chess, I discovered that the world had changed. I had run out of wine to drown my sorrows, and could not relieve my deep homesickness.
3. "Picture of the Game of the Eight Immortals"
Ji Xiaolan?
The two inside and outside the game are silent,
It is like winning or losing in the world. Heart.
It seems like a stubborn immortal and an idiot,
Butterflies sleep deeply in the spring breeze.
The translation means that both those who watch people playing chess and those who are playing chess are deeply moved. The most unforgettable thing in this world is the heart of victory or defeat. Playing chess is just a pastime. Don't take it too seriously. If you are unhappy because of the victory or defeat, you might as well go to sleep.
4. "Lanke Stone"
Meng Jiao
In one day in the fairy world, the world will be poor for a thousand years.
If the two chess pieces are not completed, everyone will be empty.
When the woodcutter returns home, his ax can be broken by the wind.
Only Shiqiao is there, Ling Danhong alone.
The translation means that it is said that one day in fairyland can pass by, but a thousand years can pass in the human world, just like a dream. The game in front of him had not yet ended. He raised his head slightly, and everything had already disappeared. He was a woodcutter, and as he was walking home, the ax handle in his hand rotted in the wind for no apparent reason. Only the stone bridge is still there, just higher than Yunhong.
5. "Chi Shang"
Bai Juyi
The mountain monk sat facing chess, and the bamboo on the board was clear.
No one can see the Yingzhu, and every now and then I can hear the sound of a child.
Translated meaning: Two monks were sitting and playing Go, with the chessboard covered by the shade of bamboo trees. No one can see them outside the bamboo forest. If people are outside the bamboo forest, they can hear the faint sound of the two monks falling.