1. "The courtyard is full of fragrance. The clear water is startling the autumn"
Song Dynasty: Qin Guan
The clear water is startling the autumn, the yellow clouds are forming the dusk, and the fallen leaves are scattered on the empty steps. The people in the bridal chamber are quiet, and the slanting moon shines lingeringly. The Double Ninth Festival is approaching again, and there are sounds of anvils and pestles in several places. Under the west window, the wind shook the green bamboos, and it was suspected that an old friend was coming.
Sad. Increased despair, new love is easy to lose, past events are difficult to guess. Ask the yellow chrysanthemums beside the fence to find out for whom they are blooming. The sorrow of the road must be drunk. Before the wine wakes up, the sorrow will come back first. After a long time, the golden waves gradually turned, with white dew and green moss.
Translation: The cold autumn light emitted from the clear blue water is shocking, yellow clouds gather in the twilight, and the steps are littered with scattered and broken fallen leaves. There was no sound in the room, and the moonlight slanted in, illuminating him as he wandered alone. Another Double Ninth Festival is approaching, and the sound of anvils and pestles is everywhere. Under the west window, the bamboos were shaking in the wind when the door opened, and it was suspected that an old friend was coming.
The turmoil in the officialdom makes the emotions between people very fragile; and the right and wrong in the official career are often caused by nothing, and who can tell clearly. Ask the yellow chrysanthemum beside the fence. Who is it blooming for? Don't just say that sorrow is always with wine, wine can keep sorrow; in fact, before the wine wakes up, sorrow has already come back. I leaned on the railing and meditated for a long time. The moon gradually set in the west, and little white dew appeared on the green moss.
2. "Reminiscences of Brother-in-Law on a Moonlit Night"
Tang Dynasty: Du Fu
Guarding drums interrupts the pedestrian movement, and there is a sound of wild geese in the autumn.
The dew is white tonight, and the moon is bright in my hometown.
My brothers are all scattered, and I have no family to ask about life and death.
The letter sent was not delivered, but the troops did not stop.
Translation: The sound of watch drums on the garrison tower cut off people's communication. In the autumn of the frontier fortress, a lone goose was chirping. Tonight has entered the Bailu solar term, and the moon is still the brightest in my hometown. I have brothers but they are all scattered. I have no family and cannot inquire about life and death. Letters sent home to Luoyang City were often not delivered, not to mention the frequent wars that never stopped.
3. "Singing under the Moon on the West Tower of Jinling City"
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
The night in Jinling is quiet and the cool breeze blows. He goes up to the tall building alone to look at Wu and Yue.
The white clouds reflect the water and shake the empty city, and the white dew drops drop the autumn moon.
Under the moon, I have been brooding for a long time and have not returned, and my eyes have become blurry since ancient times.
Jie Dao Chengjiang is as pure as practice, making people remember Xie Xuanhui for a long time.
Translation: The night in Jinling was quiet and cool, and I climbed up to the tall building alone to look at Wuyue. The white clouds reflected in the water shook the empty city, and the dewdrops hung low to reflect the autumn moon. I have been meditating under the moon for a long time and never come back. Since ancient times, there are only a few people who can connect with me. Only he can sing "Chengjiang Jingru Lian", making people recall Xie Xuanhui for a long time.
4. "Nan Kezi: Ten Miles of Green Mountains Far Away"
Song Dynasty: Zhongshu
Ten Miles of Green Mountains Far Away, the Chao Ping Road is sandy. The birds chirp several times to complain about the years. It’s a desolate time again, at the end of the world. The white dew collects the remaining heat, and the cool breeze sets off the sunset. Lotus blossoms bloom along the bank of the green poplar embankment. I remember selling wine to that family when I was young.
Translation: The tide has leveled the sandy road, and the green mountains in the distance are endless. Occasionally, a few birdsong can be heard, as if they are lamenting the passage of time. It’s the desolate and indifferent autumn again, and I’m far away in the world. The waning moon sets in the west.
White dew wets the clothes, and the cool breeze of dawn slowly blows away the morning glow. Walking to the bank of the familiar green poplar embankment, I asked about the blooming lotus in the pond: "Do you remember that year when I was selling wine on the roadside, which door did I knock on?"
5. "Jianjia"
Pre-Qin: Anonymous
Jianjia is green and the white dew is like frost. The so-called beauty is on the water side. If you follow it back, the road will be long and blocked. Traveling back from it, Wan is in the middle of the water.
Jianjia is luxuriant, and the white dew is not_. The so-called beauty is on the water. If you follow it back, the road will be blocked and you will be able to advance. If you travel back from it, you will feel like you are swimming in the water.
The jianjia is collected, and the white dew has not stopped. The so-called beauty is in the water. Follow it back, but the road is blocked and to the right. If you go back and swim from it, you will feel like you are in the water.
Translation: The vast reeds are green, and the morning dew turns to frost. The sweetheart I miss. Just standing on the other side of the river. I went upstream to pursue her (him). The road to pursue her (him) was difficult and long. I looked for him/her down the river, and he seemed to be in the middle of the river. A vast expanse of reeds is desolate, and the early morning dew has not yet dried.
The sweetheart I miss. She (he) is on the other side of the river. I went upstream to pursue him/her, but the way was very bumpy and difficult. I looked for him/her down the river, He or she seemed to be on a islet in the water.
The reeds along the river are lush and continuous, and the dew drops in the early morning have not yet evaporated. The sweetheart I miss. She (he) is on the river bank. I went upstream to pursue him/her, but the road was tortuous and difficult. Downstream I searched for him or her, He or she seemed to be on the beach in the water.