Original text:
A new song and a glass of wine, the weather was old last year. When will the sunset come back?
There is nothing to do, flowers bloom and fall, and it seems familiar that Yan returns. Wandering alone in the small garden, fragrant path.
Translation:
Listen to a new song and drink a glass of wine, or the old pavilion of last year's weather. When will the sunset come back? Flowers bloom and fall, and I can't help it. The returning swallows seem to know each other and wander alone on the flower path of the small garden.
This article is from Huanxisha, New Words and a Cup of Wine written by Yan Shu in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Extended data writing background:
Huanxisha, formerly known as Tang, was later used as an inscription name. This tone is divided into flat and flat, with 42 words in the majority, 44 words and 46 words. Han Wo, a Tang Dynasty man, first adopted this tune, usually taking his word "Huanxisha, hangover" as the main body, and there are four other variants.
Forty-two words are disyllabic, the first three sentences are three-level rhymes, and the next three sentences are two-level rhymes. This tone has distinct syllables and is commonly used by graceful and unrestrained poets. Representative works include Yan Shu's Huanxisha, a new word and a glass of wine, and Qin Guan's Huanxisha, a lonely cold building.
About the author:
Yan Shu (991-1February 27th, 055) was born in Linchuan, Fuzhou, Jiangxi. A famous writer and politician in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the second year (99 1), he was born in Chunhua, Song Taizong. At the age of 14, he took the senior high school entrance examination as a child prodigy. He was born in a scholar and had the same background. He was appointed as the secretary of the province, the official to the right to advise the doctor, the bachelor of Jixian Hall, the official of the Ministry of Justice, and the scholar of the official literature hall knew Yongxing Army. Song Renzong died in Beijing in the second year (1055) and was named Linzi Gong.
Yan Shu was smart and studious since childhood. At the age of five, he could create a "child prodigy". In the first year of Jingdezhen (1004), Zhang, who was crushed by Jiangnan, heard about it and recommended him as a child prodigy. The following year, Yan Shu, aged 14, and thousands of candidates from all over the country entered the temple at the same time. Yan Shu looked fearless and quickly completed the answer sheet with a pen.
Appreciated by the true Sect, he was given the birth of a scholar. Prime Minister Kou Zhun said: "Yan Shu is a foreigner." The emperor replied, "Isn't Zhang Jiuling a foreigner?" Two days later, there will be an exam on poetry, prose and theory. Yan Shu said, "I have done all these questions before. Please test me with other questions." His sincerity and talent were appreciated by Zhenzong, and his secretary was allowed to stay in the secret cabinet for further study. He studied hard and made friends carefully, and won the admiration of Chen Pengnian of China Embassy. For three years, he was called to try Chinese books and served as Li Lang of Taichang Temple.