1. The original text of the ancient poem

"Qixi Festival"

Author: Du Mu (Tang Dynasty)

The cold autumn light of silver candles paints the screen, and the light Luo Xiao Fan flutters and flies.

The night sky is as cool as water, and I sit and watch Altair and Vega.

2. Vernacular translation

On the autumn night, the candlelight illuminates the painting screen, and I hold a small fan in my hand to beat the fireflies.

The stone steps are as cool as cold water at night, and you can sit quietly in the palace and gaze at the Cowherd and Vega.

Extended information

"Qixi" is a seven-character quatrain composed by the poet Du Mu (first author Wang Jian) ??of the Tang Dynasty. It is a poem about palace resentment. This poem describes a lonely palace lady, looking up at the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl on both sides of the Tianhe River on the night of the Chinese Valentine's Day, fanning the fireflies from time to time to relieve her loneliness. It reflects the unfortunate fate of palace women and shows an official girl who has no friends and is bored. The depressed mood.

The first two sentences have already painted a picture of life in the deep palace. On an autumn night, the silver-white candles gave off a faint light, adding a dark and cold tone to the pictures on the screen. At this time, a lonely palace maid was beating the flying fireflies with a small fan.

The third sentence, "The sky is as cold as water at night." "Heaven Steps" refers to the stone steps in the palace. "The night is as cold as water" implies that the night is deep and chilly, and it's time to go inside and sleep. But the palace maid was still sitting on the stone steps, looking up at Altair and Vega on both sides of the Milky Way.

Folk legend has it that the Weaver Girl is the granddaughter of the Emperor of Heaven, married to a morning cow, and crosses the river to meet him once a year on Chinese Valentine's Day, with a magpie as a bridge. The "Far Altair" in "Nineteen Ancient Poems" of the Han Dynasty is about their story.

The palace maid looked at the Morning Glory and the Weaver Girl for a long time, and she still didn’t want to sleep late at night. This was because the story of the Morning Glory and the Weaver Girl touched her heart, reminded her of her unfortunate life experience, and also made her have thoughts about the story of the Morning Glory and the Weaver Girl. The yearning for true love. It can be said that all my thoughts are in looking up at him.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Qiu Xi (Chinese Valentine's Day)