1. Jueju
Tang-Du Fu
It's beautiful in the late days, and the flowers and plants are fragrant in the spring breeze.
the mud melts the swallows, while the sand warms the mandarin ducks.
Translation:
The mountains and rivers are bathed in spring, so beautiful, and the spring breeze brings the fragrance of flowers and plants.
Swallows are busy building their nests with wet mud in their mouths, and couples of mandarin ducks fall asleep in the warm sand.
2. Luchai
Tang-Wang Wei
there seems to be no one on the empty mountain, and yet I think I hear a voice.
where sunlight, entering a grove, shines back to me from the green moss.
Translation:
No one can be seen in the quiet valley, only the voice can be heard.
the shadow of the setting sun reflected into the deep forest and shone on the moss in the dark.
3. Painting
Tang-Wang Wei
From a distance, the mountains are colored, but the water is silent.
the flowers are still gone in spring, and people are not surprised when they come.
Translation:
In the distance, you can see the mountains with green colors, but you can't hear the sound of running water nearby.
Spring has passed, but the flowers are still blooming. When people come near, the birds on the branches are not afraid.
4. Spring Dawn
Tang-Meng Haoran
I awake light-hearted this morning of spring, everywhere round me the singing of birds.
but now I remember the night, the storm, and I wonder how many blossoms were broken.
translation:
In spring, before I knew it, it was dawn, and it was the chirping bird that disturbed my deep sleep.
Last night, the sound of wind and rain kept on. How many beautiful spring flowers were blown off?
5. Grass
Tang-Bai Juyi
boundless grasses over the plain, come and go with every season.
wildfire never quite consumes them, they are tall once more in the spring wind.
Translation:
How lush the long grass is. Every year, it turns yellow in autumn and winter and comes in spring with a strong color.
ruthless wildfires can only burn dry leaves, and the spring breeze blows the earth green.