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The Cowherd
草铺横野六七里
Grass spreads six or seven li across the fields;
笛弄晚风三四声
A few flute notes play with the evening breeze.
归来饱饭黄昏后
Home and well fed, after dusk has fallen,
不脱蓑衣卧月明
He rests in moonlight, still in his straw cape.
Meaning
Grass stretches across the fields and a cowherd's flute drifts through the evening breeze. After eating, he rests under the moon without even removing his straw cape.
About the poet
Lü Yan was a Tang poet. Grass, flute notes and moonlight create a restful scene.