Tanabata is a festival with a very long history in China, and there is this sad and beautiful love legend. There are also ancient poems describing Tanabata in the past dynasties. I have compiled some for you to appreciate together!
the seventh evening of the seventh moon
Author: Bai Juyi
The sky is filled with smoke, the moon is clear, and the silver, the Han and the autumn are the same.
A few joys and departures, year after year and in this night.
Appreciative Remarks
[note]: how many joys and sorrows? Year after year, in the middle of this night
① Love and hate: a fairy tale in which the Weaver is the granddaughter of the emperor of heaven. She weaves brocade for many years and comes to the world. Since she married Niulang in Hexi, the weaving is broken. In great anger, the emperor ordered her to separate from the Cowherd and meet only once a year on the seventh day of July. ② This night: July 7.
Tanabata is a unique poem. These two sentences mean that the love and hatred between the Cowherd and the weaver girl are on the night of July 7 every year, which is caused by the emperor of heaven. To Cowherd and weaver girl, I send infinite sympathy and pity.
Qixi night women's song
Author: unknown
Wanshi does not end the night, another anniversary period.
Silkworms don't make cocoons. They hang their silk at night.
On the Chinese Valentine's Day
Author: Zu Yong
The girl begged for the heavenly daughter, but she didn't stop.
Jade court opens powder mat, Luo Xiu holds gold plate.
It's easy to pierce the needle to the moon, but difficult to finish the thread facing the wind.
I don't know who has the chance. I'll try to see each other in the morning.
Partridge Sky & Chinese Valentine's Day
Author: Yan Jidao
On that day, the magpie was misinformed, and it is still the heartbroken fairy.
Bridge into Han Zhu Star wave outside, people in front of Luan song phoenix dance.
Do not spend the night, do not spend the years, do not spend more time, do not spend less time.
I know that there is no long-term plan for this meeting, nor is the cold toad round at hand.
Chinese Valentine's Day
Author: Song Zhiwen
Preach the immortal star yuan, and meet in the water corner every year.
Stop shuttle, borrow cricket, and leave spider.
Go to the day from the clouds, return to the wheel and wait for the day to lose.
We can't see each other in a wide way. The sky is different.
Chinese Valentine's Day & the river Vega
Author: Meng Jiao
Vega by the river, cowherd by the river.
Not across the shallow, relatively distant.
Tanabata
Author: Meng Haoran
On the Chinese Valentine's day in another country, the hotel is always worried.
No needlewoman is seen, and the old building is empty.
At the beginning of the Xu wind, the new moon begins to climb the autumn.
Who can bear to peep at the river man and ask the bullfight from afar.
notes
Tanabata: it's the seventh day of July. It's a folk Qiqiao Festival.
Xu Feng: a small wind.
Hehan: the Milky way in the sky.
Faraway: describe the meaning of faraway.
Bullfight: star name. Altair.
appreciation
In other places, the festival coincides with the Chinese Valentine's day, which also increases the feelings of homesickness and homesickness. But far away from home, I can't see my wife wearing needles under the moon to beg for cleverness, and cherishing people for the moon. The poet has a sense of boundless poverty and homesickness. Meng Haoran's poems boldly express his ideal wishes, and inject fresh and rich life atmosphere into the style of Kaiyuan's poems.