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Fresh Coolness

新凉 · Xu Ji · 宋

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水shuǐ满mǎn田tián畴chóu稻dào叶yè齐qí

Water fills the fields; rice leaves stand even.

日rì光guāng穿chuān树shù晓xiǎo烟yān低dī

Sunlight pierces trees; morning mist hangs low.

黄huáng莺yīng也yě爱ài新xīn凉liáng好hǎo

The oriole, too, seems to love the fresh coolness,

飞fēi过guò青qīng山shān影yǐng里lǐ啼tí

Flying through green mountain shade and singing.

Meaning

Water fills the fields and rice leaves stand in rows. Morning light passes through the trees and low mist. An oriole seems to enjoy the fresh coolness as it flies into mountain shade.

About the poet

Xu Ji was a Song poet. Morning light, rice fields and an oriole convey fresh coolness.

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