An ancient poem with four sentences and five words
1. Thoughts on a Quiet Night
Tang Dynasty: Li Bai
so bright a gleam on the foot of my bed, could there have been a frost already?.
lifting myself to look, I found that it was moonlight, sinking back again, I thought suddenly of home.
The bright moonlight sprinkled on the enough paper in front of the bed, as if the ground was covered with frost. I couldn't help looking up at the bright moon in the sky outside the window that day, and I couldn't help but bow my head and think of my distant hometown.
2. Bamboo House
Tang Dynasty: Wang Wei
leaning alone in the close bamboos, I am playing my lute and humming a song.
too softly for anyone to hear, except my comrade, the bright moon.
Translation: Sitting alone in a quiet bamboo forest, sometimes playing the piano and sometimes whistling. Who in the jungle knows I'm here? Only a bright moon accompanied me quietly.
3. Fisherman on the River
Song Dynasty: Fan Zhongyan
People came and went on the river, but he loved the beauty of perch.
look at a leaf boat, you are in a storm.
People coming and going on the river only like the delicious taste of perch. Look at those poor fishermen, who are driving their boats up and down in the big wind and waves.
4. Summer quatrains
Song Dynasty: Li Qingzhao
was born as an outstanding person and died as a ghost hero.
so far, I miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong.
You should be a hero in life and a hero in ghosts after death. To this day, people still miss Xiang Yu because he refused to drag out an ignoble existence and returned to Jiangdong.
5. What I See
Qing Dynasty: Yuan Mei
A shepherd boy rides a yellow ox and sings a song that vibrates Lin Yue.
I tried to catch cicadas, but suddenly I kept silent.
The shepherd boy rode on the back of the ox, and the loud song echoed in the forest. Suddenly, I wanted to catch cicadas singing in the tree, so I stopped singing and stood by the tree silently.