Tang Yun唐韵

No. 40 · Seven-character quatrain

清明

Qingming

Qīng Míng

by Du Mu 杜牧 · 803 – 852

  • Rain
  • Festival
  • Travel
清明时节雨纷纷In the season of Qingming the rain falls and falls;
路上行人欲断魂travellers on the road are sick at heart.
借问酒家何处有I ask: is there a tavern anywhere?
牧童遥指杏花村A shepherd boy points far off, toward Apricot Blossom Village.