What do you mean, sneaking into the night with the wind, moistening things silently?

The meaning of these two poems is: (rain) quietly enters the night with the breeze, thin and dense, nourishing everything on the earth.

Secretly, quietly. Here, the spring rain comes quietly with the wind at night.

Moisturizing: Nourishing plants through rain.

These two poems are from Delighting in Rain on a Spring Night written by Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The full text of these poems is as follows:

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.

Vernacular translation

Good rain seems to pick the right time, arrival in the spring when everything is born.

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.

Extended data:

This poem was written in the spring of the second year of Shang Yuan in Tang Suzong (AD 76 1). After a period of wandering life, 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.

This poem describes in detail the characteristics of Chengdu spring rain and the scene of rainy night with great joy, and enthusiastically eulogizes the timely and moist spring rain. The poet uses anthropomorphic techniques to describe the spring rain, which is subtle, delicate, vivid and vivid. The whole poem is elegant in artistic conception, quiet in meaning and integrated with painting. This is a poem about rain, with vivid and unique charm.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Delighting in Rain on a Spring Night