Good rain knows the season, which solar term spring has come?

"Good rain knows the season, when spring happens" is the rain solar term. Rain is the second of the twenty-four solar terms, which means that precipitation begins and the rainfall gradually increases.

This poem is from Delighting in Rain on a Spring Night written by Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.

Content of the whole poem:

Good rain knows the season, when spring comes.

Sneak into the night with the wind, moisten things silently.

The wild path is dark, and the river is bright.

Look at the red and wet place, the flowers in Jinguancheng are heavy.

Translation:

Good rain seems to pick the right time, arrival in the spring of everything.

With the breeze, quietly into the night. Fine and dense, nourishing everything on the earth.

Thick dark clouds covered the fields and paths; Small lights, flashing fishing boats on the river

Look at the flowers with dew tomorrow morning, and Chengdu will be full of flowers.

Background of poetry creation

This poem was written in the spring of last year in Tang Suzong (76 1). After a period of exile, Du Fu finally settled in Chengdu, Sichuan due to the drought in Shaanxi, and began a relatively stable life in Shu.

When writing this poem, he had lived in Chengdu Caotang for two years. He cultivates self-cultivation, grows vegetables and flowers, and interacts with farmers. He has deep feelings for the spring rain, so he wrote this beautiful poem, describing the rain on a spring night and nourishing everything.