Hymn to the Goose
Introducion:
The poem paints a lively picture of the goose swimming joyfully on the pond.
Text:
咏鹅
骆宾王(唐)
é , é , é ,
鹅 , 鹅 , 鹅 ,
qū xiàng xiàng tiān gē。
曲 项 向 天 歌。
bái máo fú lǜ shuǐ,
白 毛 浮 绿 水,
hóng zhǎng bō qīng bō 。
红 掌 拨 清 波。
Hymn to the Goose
Luo Binwang( Tang )
Honk, honk, and honk,
With upward neck thou to the sky loudly sing.
Thy white feathers float on the water green,
Thy red webs push the crystal waves with a swing.
Comment
The poem paints a lively picture of the goose swimming joyfully on the pond. With its honks and web paddling, echoing around, the white feathers, the red webs and the crystal blue water make a bright water-color of the goose sporting in the water.