1. "Five Poems about Yue Women" - Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
A girl picking lotuses in Yexi River sang songs when she met guests.
Laughing into the lotus, pretending not to be ashamed.
Translation: The girl picking lotus in Ruoye River saw the travelers, sang a song and rowed the boat back. He smiled and hid in the lotus bushes, pretending to be too shy to come out.
2. "Chang Qian Xing·Part 1" - Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
At the age of fourteen, she was a gentleman's wife, and she was still shy.
He lowers his head towards the dark wall and calls out a thousand times.
Translation: I married you as my wife when I was fourteen. I was so shy that I never showed a smile. He lowered his head and faced the darkness of the wall, not daring to look back despite calling.
3. "Red Lips" - Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty
I stopped playing on the swing and got up to straighten my slender hands. The dew is thick, the flowers are thin, the sweat is thin and the clothes are light.
When guests come in, gold hairpins slip out of socks. He walked away shyly, leaned against the door and looked back, sniffing the green plums.
Translation: After swinging on the swing, I stood up, too lazy to rub my delicate hands. Beside her, crystal dewdrops hung on the thin flower branches, and the fragrant sweat on her body penetrated the thin Luo Yi. Suddenly a guest came in. She was so panicked that she didn't even bother to put on her shoes, so she left wearing only her socks, and even the gold hairpin on her head fell off. She shyly ran away, leaned against the door and looked back, smelling the fragrance of green plum blossoms again.
4. "Nanxiangzi" - Li Xun of the Five Dynasties
Riding a colorful boat, crossing the lotus pond, singing songs to wake up the sleeping mandarin ducks.
The wandering girls brought flowers to cuddle up with each other and laughed, vying to be slim and graceful, and folding lotuses to cover up the evening sunshine.
Translation: Riding on a colorful boat, passing by the lotus pond, the melodious boat songs awaken the sleeping mandarin ducks. The girls covered in fragrance just cuddled up to their companions and smiled sweetly. All of these girls had beautiful postures. They folded lotus leaves to block the sunset while smiling.
5. "Lotus Picking Song" - Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty
The lotus leaf skirt is cut in one color, with hibiscus blooming on both sides of the face.
You can't see anyone entering the pool, but you can only feel someone coming when you hear the song.
Translation: The green skirt of the lotus-picking girl blends into the fields of lotus leaves, as if one color, and the girl's face is hidden among the blooming lotus flowers, reflecting each other. He disappeared into the lotus pond and only realized someone was coming when he heard singing.