Poetic solar terms, good rain, knowing the season

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 fields and alleys, and small lights were lit, and fishing boats on the river flashed. Look at the flowers with dew tomorrow morning, and Chengdu will be full of flowers.

Delighting in Rain on a Spring Night

Du Fu

Original text:

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.

Creation background

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.