(Source: nipic.com)

In early summer, the sun rises very early; flowers and grass give off a fragrance in southern land.

My sedan chair goes very steady; I feel fresh when sitting in the sedan in a crystalline mountain stream.

Little purple flowers are studded over the field; green plum in the tree has already been ripe.

Green plum is a perfect food to quench thirsty and ease hunger; after eating one I felt so great.

About the poem: the poet wrote about his experience on an early summer day. The experience made him comfortable.

Source: baike.baidu.com

Translated by Jiang Yilingzi

By Bai Juyi (Tang Dynasty)