绝句
两个黄鹂[1]鸣翠柳,
一行白鹭[2]上青天。
窗含西岭[3]千秋雪,
门泊东吴[4]万里船。
注释:
[1] 黄鹂:黄莺。
[2] 白鹭:体形似鹤而略小一点,颈、腿都较长,全身羽毛纯白。
[3] 西岭:泛指岷山,在成都西。
[4] 东吴:泛指长江下游。
A Quatrain
Du Fu
Two golden orioles sing amid the willows green;
A flock of white egrets fly into the blue sky.
My window frames the snow-crowned western mountain scene;
My door off says to eastward going ships “Goodbye!”
The first couplet of this quatrain is a colorful picture: golden orioles and green willows, white egrets and blue sky. The second couplet presents a vast view of the east and the west, mountain and river, but within the framework of his door and window.