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Rain in a Mountain Village
雨里鸡鸣一两家
In rain, roosters call from one or two homes;
竹溪村路板桥斜
By a bamboo stream a plank bridge crosses the village path.
妇姑相唤浴蚕去
Women call one another to tend the silkworms,
闲看中庭栀子花
While gardenias quietly bloom in the courtyard.
Meaning
Roosters call from a few rainy village homes beside bamboo, a stream and a plank bridge. Women call to one another about silkworm work, while gardenias bloom quietly in the courtyard.
About the poet
Wang Jian was a Tang poet. Busy village life and still courtyard flowers share the same rainy scene.