1. There is no youth in the New Year, and I was surprised to see grass buds in early February. The white snow is too late for spring, so it flies through the trees in the garden. ——"Spring Snow" by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: Even in the New Year, there are still no fragrant flowers. It was only in early February that I was surprised to find new shoots of grass sprouting. However, Bai Xue thought that spring came too late, so she deliberately turned into flowers and flew among the trees in the courtyard.
2. When the spring snow of Lanqiao returns, the autumn wind of Qinling Mountains leaves me. Whenever I arrive at the post pavilion, I first dismount my horse and walk around the walls and pillars in search of your poems. ——Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, "The Nine Poems of the Yuan Dynasty at Lanqiaoyi"
Translation: The spring snow at Lanqiaoyi was falling on the day you returned, and the autumn wind was rustling on the Qinling Mountains. Now when I leave. Every time I arrive at a post station, I have to dismount first and look east and west along the walls and columns to look for your poem.
3. The sky is full of spring snow, and flowers are blooming wherever you touch it. I wonder if any of the trees in the garden are real plum trees. ——"Spring Snow" by Dongfang Qiu of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: The snow in early spring is flying all over the sky, and it looks like blossoming flowers when you touch it with your hands. Among the plum blossoms blooming in the garden, which one is the real plum blossom and not the snowflake?
4. The clouds are thousands of miles away and the day is long. It’s so sad to just sit and worry about things. In order to report the spring breeze, the snow has stopped, and the willow tree is still cold when it first blooms. ——Rong Yu of the Tang Dynasty, "In the Snow in Early Spring"
Translation: Under the clouds thousands of miles away, the day seemed extremely long. The poet was sitting at home, feeling very sad. In order to say that spring is coming, why not let it snow? The buds of the willow branches cannot withstand the cold.
5. What is the meaning of asking the sky? In the depth of spring, the snow is falling on the long mountain thousands of miles away? Jie Pei Lingbo disappeared and talked about Ruizhu Palace. The smoke in the Chu Palace is faint, the moon in Xiangtan is cold, and everything is broken. In the beautiful valley, I can only worry and listen to the cries of the old man again. ——Ming Dynasty Chen Zilong's "Niannujiao·Spring Snow and Orchids"
Translation: I asked God why it is already March in spring, but there is still snow flying thousands of miles away in Longshan area? You who came from Lingbo to give me the jade pendant disappeared, why did you talk about the Dragon Palace and Immortal Palace? The palace in the south has disappeared like smoke, and even the moon reflected in the water looks cold. It was expected that all the flowers there would be broken, and I was the only one who was still feeling pity for myself in the deep mountains. My cry of "Why don't we go back" made me heartbroken.
6. The people in the empty hall are silent and do not listen to the watch. They sit alone on the study bed and face the night light. I don't know the spring snow outside the door, the half moon is waning and the stream is icy. ——Zhou Bi of the Song Dynasty, "Late at Night"
Translation: I sat alone on the reading chair, turning on the light and reading at night. In this quiet night, I didn't even hear the sound of the clock. Outside the door, at some point, the spring snow had stopped. Looking at the sky from a distance, a waning moon hangs in the middle of the mountain; looking closer at the door, a gulf of flowing water quietly turns into ice.
7. The bamboo trees are silent or making sound, and the feathers are scattered and still condensed. After the plum blossoms have faded, the pistils have been redone, but the rocks and water are frozen. The deer is fastened to prevent hunters, and the tea cauldron is filled with tea to wait for the chanting monk. It is good to use the same skill as the ointment and rain, and add another layer of berry moss to the pine path. ——Du Xunhe of the Tang Dynasty, "The Snow in the Mountains in Spring"
Translation: Flowers hit the bamboo bushes and branches, making rustling sounds from time to time; dense snowflakes fell from the air and gathered on the ground. The plum blossoms have withered, but now they seem to be blooming again; the water flowing from the melted snow on the mountain rocks has turned into ice again. The tame deer should be tied up to prevent them from running around and being caught by hunters in the snow; the tea pot should be filled with water, and the monks from the mountain temple should taste it and recite poems together. Compare the contribution of spring snow to spring rain; after the spring snow, the berry moss on the pine path becomes thicker.
8. The flying snow brought the spring breeze, and Pei Hui circled the sky in chaos. You look like a flower, but you are in the east of Luoyang. ——"Spring Snow" by Liu Fangping of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: Looking at the falling spring snow, Liu Fangping felt compassion. Look at those people who enjoy the snow, they are all wealthy people living in the east of Luoyang City.
9. The spring color of West Lake has returned, and the spring water is greener than dye. The flowers are rotting away, and the east wind is like grains. When I join the army, my spring thoughts are as chaotic as clouds, and my gray hair writes poems to send off the spring with sorrow. A bottle of wine on the lake can recall people thousands of miles away. I still have feelings for spring even though I am thousands of miles away, but when spring suddenly arrives, I am frightened. The snow disappears outside the door, thousands of mountains are green, flowers bloom by the river and it is sunny in February. ——Song Dynasty Ouyang Xiu's "A Song of Thanks to Fa Cao from the West Lake in Spring"
Translation: Shanshan, the messenger of spring, came to visit, and the water of the West Lake was changed into green clothes. Colorful enthusiasm is spread all over the mountains and plains, and it is as exciting as the flowers falling to the ground. Spring is here, and thoughts about joining the army are as chaotic as clouds. People with white hair are most afraid of writing poems to express their youth. I know you have set up a banquet in the lake, waiting for old friends to come and have a drink. You bring a feeling of spring from thousands of miles away, and I feel secretly frightened every time spring comes. The ice and snow are melting, thousands of mountains are green outside, flowers are blooming, and it is sunny in February by the river.
10. The orchid heart is cleverly enchanted, the grass armor secretly sticks to it, and the east wind wants to block the new warmth. It's hard to stay in the green tiles, but I know that the cold in the evening is light and shallow. Walking in the sky into the mirror, doing it, relaxed and soft. If you don't roll up the heavy curtains in your hometown, you will miss the two swallows that come here by mistake. ——"The First Branch of the East Wind·Wing Chun Snow" by Shi Dazu of the Song Dynasty
Translation: Snow subtly penetrates into the heart of the orchid and quietly sticks to the buds of the spring grass. As if trying to block the warmth brought by the spring breeze. The snowflakes melted quickly on the green tiles, and I knew that the chill of dusk was still very shallow. Walking on the bridge is like walking on white clouds floating in the sky. The pond is as clear as a mirror, and the snowflakes make everything soft and soft. I think it must be snowing and cold in my hometown, where the layers of curtains are not rolled up, blocking the return of the swallows for the first time.