Old Chinese New Year poems include: "Yuan Ri", "Da Ye Su Shi Yi", "Heavy Night Snow", "Guizhou La Ye", "New Year's Eve", "Yuan Ri Memories", "Huanxisha·Gengshen" "New Year's Eve", "New Year's Eve in Bashan Road", "New Year's Eve in Guests", "Shou Sui", etc.
1. "Yuan Ri" by Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty: The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu. Thousands of households always replace old talismans with new peaches.
Translation: The old year has passed with the sound of firecrackers, and we happily drink Tusu wine in the warm spring breeze. The rising sun shines on thousands of households, and they all take off the old peach charms and replace them with new ones.
Theme: This poem describes the moving scenes of excitement, joy and renewal of everything on New Year's Day, and expresses the author's thoughts and feelings on political innovation.
2. Dai Shulun of the Tang Dynasty's "Stone Inn on a Big Night": Who can ask about the hotel, Han Deng is the only one who is friendly. The year is about to end, and no one has returned from thousands of miles away. Liao Luo is sad about the past, and laughs at this body. With a sad face and faded temples, spring will come again tomorrow.
Translation: Who comes to visit and express condolences in this lonely hotel, there is only a solitary lamp to accompany everyone. Tonight is the last night of the year, and I am still wandering thousands of miles away and unable to return home. Looking back at the past, I have achieved nothing, which makes me feel sad and sad. I am lonely and only have a bitter smile and bitterness. Sorrow has made me look older and my temples are graying, and I welcome a new year with a sigh.
Theme: The beginning of this poem describes the loneliness and bitterness of being stranded in a foreign country very deeply, and the ending gives people a heavy sense of depression. The whole poem expresses contemplation and recollection and self-mockery when returning to reality after recalling. It contains endless sadness and endless misery. The writing is sincere and profound.
3. "Heavy Snow" by Lu You in the Song Dynasty: The north wind blows snow at the beginning of the fourth watch, Jiarui Tianjiao and the new year. Half of the Tusu lamp has not yet been lifted, and peach symbols are written on the grass in front of the lamp.
Translation: When the fourth watch arrives at the beginning of the day, the north wind brings a heavy snow; this auspicious snow given to us by God arrives just on New Year's Eve, which indicates a good harvest in the coming year. Before I could raise the half-filled glass of Tusu wine to celebrate the New Year, I used the light to write the Chinese New Year peach symbols in cursive script.
Theme: The whole poem depicts the poet rushing to write peach symbols on New Year's Eve in preparation for celebrating the New Year. It expresses the poet's joy and expectation for the approaching New Year.