Song Lian

越歌 [明]宋濂 恋郎思郎非一朝， 好似并州[1]花剪刀。 一股在南一股北， 几时裁得合欢袍[2]？ 注释： [1]并州：今山西省太原市一带，古代以产剪刀著名。 [2]合欢袍：指婚服，袍上绣有成双配对的花鸟鱼虫图案，象征美满婚姻。这两句是借问剪刀何时裁成合欢袍，表示久恋的妇女渴望早日成婚。 A Southern Song Song Lian I think of and long for my lover day and night; We're like the two blades of a pair of scissors bright. But now one blade is up and the other is down. When will the blades unite to cut a wedding gown? "Yue Ge" is a poem written by Song Lian in the Ming Dynasty. This poem adopts the form of folk songs in Zhejiang Province and uses exaggeration to write about the desire of women in feudal society for freedom of marriage.

晓行 [明]宋濂 荒鸡一再号， 驱车事晨征[1]。 寥寥[2]秋风肃， 况此华月明。 万顷琉璃中， 著吾一身行。 肝胆尽冰雪， 毛发亦含清。 超然鸿蒙初[3]， 顿觉百虑冥[4]。 安得王子乔[5]， 为言此时情。 注释： [1]事晨征：清晨驱车远行。 [2]寥寥：指空旷的原野。 [3]超然鸿蒙初：指“我”像回到了宇宙的混沌状态，飘飘然，像是世外仙人。 [4]百虑冥：指各种各样的忧虑都消失散去。 [5]王子乔：传说中的仙人名字。 A Morning Trip Song Lian At dawn cocks crow once and again; I drive my car along the plain. The autumn wind's severe and drear; The morning moon is bright and clear. In this glassy world crystalline Goes the lonely body of mine. My heart and soul like snow and ice. My hair and beard clean up and nice. I seem to breathe primitive air; I feel free from worry and care. Where's the immortal to impart What now I feel deep in my heart? This poem "Xiao Xing" was written by Song Lian, a litterateur in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. It depicts the scene of traveling in the early morning and the poet's inner feelings. The first sentence, "The roosters are crowing again and again, driving for the morning expedition" describes the scene when the roosters crow in the early morning and the poet sets off in his car, revealing the hardship and determination of getting up early to work. Then, the two sentences "The autumn wind blows silently, and the moon shines brightly here" create…