From: "Village Living"
Author: Gao Ding
Original text:
The grass grows and the orioles fly in the February sky, brushing the embankment Willows are drunk with spring smoke.
The children came back early from school and were busy flying kites in the east wind.
Translation:
In the second month of the lunar calendar, the grass in and around the village has gradually sprouted and grown, and orioles are flying here and there. The willows are covered with long green branches, swaying in the wind, as if gently stroking the embankment. The water vapor that evaporates between the water and vegetation condenses like smoke. The willows seem to be intoxicated by this rich scenery.
The children in the village hurried home after school and took advantage of the east wind to fly kites into the blue sky.
"Village Residence" is a seven-character quatrain composed by Gao Ding, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, who retired to Shangrao in his later years and lived leisurely in the countryside. The first and second sentences of this poem describe time and natural scenery, specifically and vividly describing the nature in spring, and the unique bright and charming scenery of the countryside in spring; the third and fourth sentences describe the activities of the characters, describing the A vivid scene of a group of lively children flying kites in the beautiful spring weather. The writing of this poem is clear and the words are concise. The whole poem is permeated with joyful emotions, infecting readers with beautiful emotions.