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.