The original text and translation of "Partridge Sky" by Yan Jidao are as follows:

1. The original text of Yan Jidao's "Partridge Sky": Colorful sleeves holding a jade bell diligently. Back then, I struggled but was drunk and beautiful. The moon dances low in the willow tower, and the peach blossoms sing in the shadow of the wind. After seeing each other again, we meet again. I have the same dream with you several times. I have only a handful of silver photos left tonight, as if I was afraid that the meeting would be a dream.

2. Translation: When I first met you, you held a cup in your hand, diligently encouraged me to drink, and frequently raised a jade cup. You were so gentle, beautiful and affectionate. I drank so much that I was drunk and my face turned red. Dancing gracefully started from the evening when the moon rose above the willow trees, until late at night when the moon fell from the treetops outside the building. We danced and sang to our heart's content, until we were so exhausted that we could no longer shake our peach blossom fans. Since that separation, I always miss that beautiful reunion. How many times have I embraced you in my dreams. Tonight I hold up the silver lamp to take a closer look at you, fearing that this encounter will be in a dream again.

About the author:

Yan Jidao (1030-1106), male, Han nationality, courtesy name Shuyuan, alias Xiaoshan, Wengang Township, Linchuan, Fuzhou (now part of Jinxian County, Nanchang) Man, poet of the Northern Song Dynasty. He is the seventh son of the poet Yan Shu in the Northern Song Dynasty. He does not have a high political status like Yan Shu. He has only served as a small official, such as the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture, the supervisor of Xutian Town of Yingchang Prefecture, and the general judge of Qianning Army. wait.

When talking about the poets of the Northern Song Dynasty, Yan Shu is generally called Dayan, and Yan Jidao is called Xiaoyan. "Xuelangzhai Diary" says: "Uncle Yan's original composition is worthy of the imperial style of the Six Dynasties." In "Partridge Sky", "Dancing low in the heart of the willow tower and the moon, singing with the wind under the peach blossom fan." These two sentences are praised by people. He was aloof and arrogant, and his family declined in his later years. The poem has a lingering sense of sadness, clearness, strength and frustration. His representative works include "Linjiang Immortal", "Partridge Sky", "Ruan Langgui", etc.