This is a passage from an old-time Chinese poem about chrysanthemums’ fragrance. Apparently, it expresses moon lit chrysanthemums, insects’ chirping, chrysanthemums’ fragrance, namely, a variety of autumnal beauties competing with one another.
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古い中国の詩の一部です。月光に照らされた菊花、虫の声、菊の香りなど秋の美しさの競演のようだという意味らしいです。
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It is a brief extract from a poem by Su Shi in the Northern Song dynasty in ancient China, a major personality and poet. Apparently, it is about a gusty evening shower that comes suddenly and then stops quickly. Now I recall evening showers in summer were just like this when I was growing up. Rains should fall in this manner.
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中国北宋の著名人であり詩人であった蘇軾の詩の抜粋です。ざあっと降ってすぐに止む夕立を詠んだものだそうです。昔の夕立は確かにこういう感じでした。雨もこんな具合ならいいのに。
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Finally, we are beginning to have summerlike weather, which reminded me of this one. This is my old work of a summery poem I wrote many years ago.
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いよいよ夏らしい気候になってきました。それでずいぶん前に夏らしい詩を書いた半切を思い出しました。
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