The drums shook the clouds and the sky opened the gate, ①
From then on, the crisp rain moistened the spring plains. ②
The sparse forest is auspicious and the yellow birds are singing.
The green mosaic orchid smoke is close to the distant village.
Blushing butterflies play under the leaves,
Floating ducks by the pond lure fish to swallow them. ③
When you come to a farmhouse to find a romantic guest,
the banquet is as shameful as green ants. ④
Notes
① The sound of thunder opens the door to the hibernating nest of animals. Sting: Animals hibernate, hiding and unable to eat.
② Obey the times: obey the times; obey the seasons. See "Song Book·Li Zhi 1": "The ancients used soil from the time to teach agricultural skills, cultivate the emperor's records, and offer rice for prosperity." Liu Yuxi's poem of the Tang Dynasty: "A young man has no ambition, and his faith does not follow the time." "
Suyu: refers to the drizzle. The words come from the poem "Early Spring Presented to the Water Department Zhang Shiba Yuanwai" by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty: "The light rain on the sky street is as moist as crisp, the color of grass looks far away but not close. ”
“Yuan”, the ancient pronunciation is yun. Chunyuan means the spring wilderness.
③Blush red: red means flowers, and shy red means shy flowers.
豸: the sound is zhì, originally refers to a long-spine animal, such as a cat, tiger, etc. It is extended to a legless insect with a long body, such as an earthworm. Erya》
Floating ants refer to fishing bait made of earthworms
④Feast: a banquet for entertaining guests
Green ants: newly brewed. The foam on the surface of the wine is called "green ant"; it was later used to refer to new wine.
See Bai Juyi's "Ask Liu Jiujiu"
Green ant new fermented wine. , small red clay stove.
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