Poetry of alcohol #2 Drink more so you won't feel lonely on the way!

(Title)

sòng yuán èr shǐ ān xī

送 元 二 使 安 西

                  (Author) wáng wéi

                             ----王维

wèi chéng zhāo yǔ yì qīng chén，kè shè qīng qīng liǔ sè xīn。
渭 城 朝 雨 浥 轻 尘， 客 舍 青 青 柳 色 新。

quàn jūn gèng jìn yī bēi jiǔ，xī chū yáng guān wú gù rén。
劝 君 更 尽 一 杯 酒， 西 出 阳 关 无 故 人。

(Translation)

元二: the name of the author's friend                               
使: go somewhere with a mission

安西: a place in Tang Dynasty, now it's in Xinjiang          
渭城: a city next to XiAn, the capital

朝雨: the rain in the morning                                            
浥: soak

客舍: hotel                                                                        
青青: green

柳: willow                                                                          
新: new

劝: persuade                                                                     
君: the author's friend

一杯酒: a cup of white wine                                              
西: west

阳关: YangGuan, a very important city on the way to the west, now it's in Gansu

无: there is no                                                                   
故人: old friends

(Appreciation)

It's raining in the morning in the city! The willow looked fresh and green because of the rain. I was drinking with my friend because he's going to the far west. I asked him to drink more because after he past YangGuan on his way, there would not be any old friend who could drink with him anymore!

Poetry of life #5 Miss you, take care!

(Title)
wú tí
无 题

    (Author) lǐ shāng yǐn

             ----李 商 隐

xiāng jiàn shí nán bié yì nán，dōng fēng wú lì bǎi huā cán。
相 见 时 难 别 亦 难， 东 风 无 力百 花 残。

chūn cán dào sǐ sī fāng jìn，là jù chéng huī lèi shǐ gān。
春 蚕 到 死 丝 方 尽，蜡炬 成 灰 泪 始 干。


xiǎo jìng dàn chóu yún bìn gǎi，yè yín yīng jué yuè guāng hán。
晓 镜 但 愁 云 鬓 改，夜 吟 应 觉 月 光 寒。

péng shān cǐ qù wú duō lù，qīng niǎo yīn qín wèi tàn kàn
蓬 山 此 去 无 多 路， 青 鸟 殷 勤 为 探 看。

(Translation)

无题: no specific title                                                  
相见: meet up

难: hard                                                                      
别: leave

东风: wind blown from the east, also wind in the spring

残: wither                                                                    
春蚕: spring silkworms

死: die                                                                         
丝: silk

尽: use up                                                                   
蜡炬: candles

灰: ash                                                                        
泪: tears of the candles

干: dry up                                                                    
晓: morning

镜: mirrors                                                                   
愁: worry about

云鬓: woman's hair                                                     
改: change

夜吟: read poems at night                                          
月光: moonlight

寒: cold                                                                         

蓬山: mysterious mountain on the sea, referring to author's lover's house here

路: road                                                                      

青鸟: legendary birds who pass messages between two lovers

殷勤: strong relationship                                            
探看: visit

(Appreciation)

Line by line because the first two lines of this poem have special meanings!!!!

It's hard to find you, but it's even harder to leave you! The spring wind which brought the warmth to the land was not very strong this year, so the flowers started to wither away! (## Special meaning! The author used wind to compare to himself, meaning that the author had no choice but to leave, so his lover was very sad! ##)

Spring silkworms would not stop making silk until they died! The tears of the candles would not dry up until the candles burned up! (##Special meaning! The author actually used silkworms and candles to compare to himself, meaning that his love for his lover would not end until he died ##)

I could image you looking into the mirror and worry about getting old. I could also imagine myself reading poem on cold nights under the moonlight!

From now on, it will be impossible for me to come visit you! Hope the legendary birds could visit you from time to time and deliver my love for you!

Poetry of alcohol #1 Drink before fighting!

(Title)
liánɡ zhōu cí
凉 州 词

         (Author) wánɡ hàn
                     ----王 翰

pú táo měi jiǔ yè ɡuānɡ bēi，yù yǐn pí pá mǎ shànɡ cuī。
葡 萄 美 酒 夜 光 杯， 欲 饮 琵 琶 马 上 催。

zuì wò shā chǎng jūn mò xiào，gǔ lái zhēng zhàn jǐ rén huí。
醉 卧 沙 场 君 莫 笑， 古 来 征 战 几 人 回。

(Translation)

葡萄: grapes                                                          

美酒: tasty white wine

夜光杯: cups made of jade shining under light, referring to expensive cups

欲: going to                                                           

饮: drink

琵琶: an ancient Chinese instrument, referring to the sound of war here

催: urge                                                                 

醉: drunk

卧: laying down                                                    

沙场: battle field

莫: do not                                                              

笑: laugh

古来: from before                                                 

征战: go into a war

回: make it back

(Appreciation)

Next to the grapes, there were expensive cups with tasty white wine. I was about to drink the wine, but the sound was telling me it's time to get onto the battlefield. If I drank too much and could not stand up on the field, please do not laugh at me! How many people have made it back alive from the war?

Poetry of snow #3 Farewell in the snow!

(Title)
bié dǒng dà
别 董 大

         (Author) gāo shì
                   ----高 适

qiān lǐ huáng yún bái rì xūn，běi fēng chuī yàn xuě fēn fēn。
千 里 黄 云 白 日 曛， 北 风 吹 雁 雪 纷 纷。

mò chóu qián lù wú zhī jǐ，tiān xià shuí rén bù shí jūn。

莫 愁 前 路 无 知 己，天 下 谁 人 不 识 君。

(Translation)

董大: name of the author's friend                                    
千里: thousands of kilometers

黄云: yellow clouds                                                          
白日: sunshine

北风: wind blown from the north                                      
雁: wild goose

雪纷纷: snowing                                                              
莫愁: don't worry

前路: the road ahead                                                       
知己: people who understand you

天下: in this world                                                            
识君: know you

(Appreciation)

The yellow clouds covered most of the sky and the sunshine was not very bright. In the sky, some gooses flew by with the wind blowing from the north. It was a snowy day and I had to say goodbye to my friend. Don't worry that people would not understand you along the way, because nobody in the word never heard of you!

Poetry of snow #2 A long one about farewell!

(Title)
bái xuě gē sòng wǔ pàn guān guī jīng
白 雪 歌 送 武 判 官 归 京

                                (Author) cén shēn
                                         -----岑 参

běi fēng juǎn dì bái cǎo shé，hú tiān bā yuè jí fēi xuě。
北 风 卷 地 白 草 折， 胡 天 八 月 即 飞 雪。

hū rú yī yè chūn fēng lái，qiān shù wàn shù lí huā kāi。
忽 如 一 夜 春 风 来， 千 树 万 树 梨 花 开。

sàn rù zhū lián shī luó mù，hú qiú bù nuǎn jǐn qīn bó。
散 入 珠 帘 湿 罗 幕， 狐 裘 不 暖 锦 衾 薄。

jiāng jūn jiǎo gōng bù dé kòng，dū hù tiě yī lěng nán zhuó。
将 军 角 弓 不 得 控， 都 护 铁 衣 冷 难 着。

hàn hǎi lán gān bǎi zhàng bīng，chóu yún cǎn dàn wàn lǐ níng。
瀚 海 阑 干 百 丈 冰， 愁 云 惨 淡 万 里 凝。

zhōng jūn zhì jiǔ yǐn guī kè，hú qín pí pá yǔ qiāng dí。
中 军 置 酒 饮 归 客， 胡 琴 琵 琶 与 羌 笛。

fēn fēn mù xuě xià yuán mén，fēng chè hóng qí dòng bù fān。
纷 纷 暮 雪 下 辕 门， 风 掣 红 旗 冻 不 翻。

lún tái dōng mén sòng jūn qù，qù shí xuě mǎn tiān shān lù。
轮 台 东 门 送 君 去， 去 时 雪 满 天 山 路。

shān huí lù zhuǎn bù jiàn jūn，xuě shàng kōng liú mǎ xíng chù。
山 回 路 转 不 见 君， 雪 上 空 留 马 行 处。

(Translation)
There are so many words in this poem. I won't cover all of them below. Leave a comment if there's a word in Chinese that you don't understand and it's not down here~
武判官: an occupation in ancient China. It refers to the author's friend who's going to leave.
北风: the wind in winter                                      
白草: grass in winter covering in snow
胡天: sky in the northwest                                    
飞雪: is snowing
梨花: pear flowers, here it refers to snow              
珠帘and罗幕: decorations at the door
狐裘: clothes made from foxes                            
锦衾: bed sheets made of silk
将军and都护: occupations in ancient China        
角弓: bow
铁衣: armor                                                            
阑干: everywhere
瀚海: even though it has sea in the word, it means the desert            
惨淡: very dark                                                      
中军: headquarters
置酒: have a party                                                  
归客: it refers to the author's friend
胡琴and琵琶and羌笛: musical instruments played in the northwest
辕门: door of the headquarters                              
风掣: the wind blows
轮台and天山: ancient Chinese cities                    
回and转: curve            


(Appreciation)
The author and his friend were both serving in the military in the far northwest. The northwest is so cold that it's already snowing during August. His friend needed to go back to the main city, so the author prepared a party for him on the day he needed to leave. It's so cold that day that the soldiers could not pick up their weapon or wear their armor. It was snowing during the party. The snow got into the room and even the bed sheet could not keep them warm. Eventually it's time for the author's friend to leave. The author stood in the snow and watch his friend disappearing far away. The only thing left on the snow was the footprints.