Translation of Peach Blossom and Su Yu's Willow Green and Spring Smoke

Hearts also contain fresh rain overnight, green willows and a touch of spring smoke.

Seven Pastoral Poems from Wang Wei "Six Poems in Tang Dynasty"

Commentary: Red peach blossoms still contain fresh rain overnight, and green wicker has faint spring smoke.

Appreciation: this sentence is picturesque, and there are pictures in the poem. It describes peach blossoms, willows and warblers. The poet captured the unique scenery of spring, showed a group of beautiful pictures and had a quiet interest.

original text

Wang Wei's seven pastoral poems and six.

Hearts also contain fresh rain overnight, green willows and a touch of spring smoke.

(morning smoke: spring smoke)

The children at home have not been driven away, and the oriole singing the song of idleness is still sleeping.

Creation background

Pastoral Music is a group of poems composed of seven six-character quatrains. The author lived in seclusion in Wangchuan Villa, in order to enjoy the pleasure of being close to nature, so the title is "Six Words of Wangchuan", and this poem is one of them. This poem is Wang Wei's later work. In Wang Wei's later poems, he mainly described his leisurely and secluded life in Zhong Nanshan and Wangchuan.