Daojian instant translation

The matter between the roads [Song Dynasty] Huang Gongdu

The flower branches are exhausted and the orioles are getting old, the mulberry leaves are getting thinner and the silkworms are about to sleep. The half-humid and half-clear plum rainy season, sometimes cold and sometimes warm wheat autumn. Who can choose the wine shop in the village? The poems written on the post wall are all accidental. There is nothing wrong with the square inch of Yiyi, and the rough fur and the food on the ground lead to immortality. Pastoral Translation and Notes

Translation The flowers on the branches have faded, and the sound of the orioles' cries has gradually become fainter; the leaves on the mulberry trees have gradually become sparse, and the silkworms have cocooned to sleep. During the plum rains, the roads are always dry and wet, and during the wheat harvest season, the weather is often warm and cold. I stopped at a hotel in a small village and drank some wine. I had no choice. It was only by chance that I wrote a poem on the wall of the hotel. As long as you are in a happy state of mind, there are no worldly chores at all; even if you live in rough clothing and food every day, you will be leisurely and happy like a god.

Comments: Sudden cold and sudden warm: Sudden cold and hot. Wheat Autumn: Wheat is harvested and the grain matures in autumn. Cunlong (lú): country hotel. Mail: inn, hotel. Square inch: refers to the heart. Yiyi: Harmonious and obedient. Coarse fur (qiú): coarse cloth clothes. Rice (lì) food: thick rice. Earthly Immortal: Originally a long-lived Buddha recorded in Buddhist scriptures, he later refers to a person who enjoys peace and longevity in the world. Creative background