Silk-washing Stream Thanks for Rain at Stony Pool
浣溪沙徐门石潭谢雨道上作五首
In warm sunlight the Pool turns red where fish can be seen,
And trees can shelter crows at dusk with shades dark green.
With eyes wide open, old and young come out to see me.
一
照日深红暖见鱼， 连村绿暗晚藏乌。 黄童白叟聚睢盱。
Like deer the kids are not accustomed strangers to meet;
Like monkeys they appear unbidden as drums beat.
Back, they tell sisters picking leaves of mulberry.
麋鹿逢人虽未惯， 猿揉闻鼓不须呼。 归来说与采桑姑。
II
Maidens make up in haste to see the magistrate;
By threes and fives they come out at their hedgerow gate.
They push and squeeze and trample each other's skirt red
二
旋抹红妆看使君， 三三五五棘篱门。 相排踏破茜罗裙。
Villagers old and young to celebration are led;
With crows and kites they dance thanksgiving in array.
At dusk I see an old man lie drunk on my way.
老幼扶携收麦社， 乌鸢翔舞赛神村。 道逢醉叟卧黄昏。
III
The leaves of jute and hemp are thick and lush in this land;
The scent of boiling cocoons in the village spreads.
Across the fence young maidens prate while reeling threads.
三
麻叶层层錄叶光, 谁家煮苗一村香? 隔篱娇语络丝娘。
An old man raises dim-sighted eyes，cane in hand;
He picks new wheat so that his hunger he may ease.
I wonder when will yellow the leaves of green peas.
垂白杖藜抬醉眼， 捋青捣麸软饥肠。 问言豆叶几时黄?
IV
Date flowers fall in showers on my hooded head;
At both ends of the village wheels are spinning thread;
A straw-cloaked man sells cucumbers ‘neath a willow tree.
四
簌簌衣巾落枣花, 村南村北响缫车。 牛衣古柳卖黄瓜。
Wine-drowsy when the road is long, I yearn for bed;
Throat parched when the sun is high, I long for tea,
I knock at farmer's door to see to what he’ll treat me.
酒困路长惟欲睡， 曰高人渴漫思茶。 敲门试问野人家。
V
After rain the paddy fields look fresh as soft grass;
No dust is raised on sandy roads where horses pass.
When can I come to till the ground with household mine?
五
软草平莎过雨新, 轻沙走马路无尘。 何时收拾耦耕身?
Hemp and mulberry glint as if steeped in sunshine;
Mugwort and moxa spread a sweet scent in the breeze,
I remember I was companion of all these.
日暖桑麻光似泼， 风来蒿艾气如薰。 使君元是此中人。