Poetic: This poem describes the scene of early spring, with four sentences and four scenes, and merges into a vibrant picture. In the cheerful and bright scene, it expresses the poet's sense of loss about the passage of time, loneliness and boredom. .
"Quatrains"
Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
Two orioles sing in the green willows, and a row of egrets ascends to the blue sky.
The window contains Qianqiu snow of Xiling, and the door is docked with a ship thousands of miles away from Dongwu.
Translation: Two orioles sang gracefully among the green willow trees, and a neat group of egrets rushed straight into the blue sky. Sitting in front of the window, I can see the snow that never melts all year round on the west ridge, and the ships from Soochow, thousands of miles away, are moored in front of the door.
Extended information
This poem is the same as "Spring Sleep Without Feeling the Dawn" by Tang Dynasty poet Meng Haoran. It writes about the bright and beautiful scenes in spring morning. Early in the morning, Du Fu woke up to the sound of chirping birds. He followed the sound and saw two cute little orioles dancing, singing and playing games on the green willow tree outside the door.
It seems to be shouting: "Spring is here, spring is here, come out and play, don't sleep." It's really interesting. The poet looked up at the blue sky again. There were no clouds in the sky. The sky was like a transparent sapphire, very beautiful. In the distance, a group of egrets lined up in a row, gently flapping their wings and flying slowly across the blue sky. So beautiful, Du Fu thought.
He came up with these two lines of poetry: Two orioles sing in the green willows, and a line of egrets ascends to the blue sky. He turned his head and saw that the mountains to the west were shining under the blue sky. It turned out that the winter snow had not yet melted and piled up on the top of the mountain, as if putting a white cap on the pointed mountain top.
He slowly walked out of the house. The sun was warm and felt very comfortable on his body. He walked to the river. There were several large boats in the river. The boatmen were busy and a huge boat rose. The sails of the boat are ready to sail to Soochow, thousands of miles away. Spring is here, and the work of the year is about to begin again. This is what people often say, "The plan for the year begins with spring."