<p><strong><em>《村晚》 雷震</em></strong></p>

<p>草滿池塘水滿陂，山銜落日浸寒漪。</p>

<p><strong>牧童歸去橫牛背，短笛無腔信口吹。</strong></p>

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<p><strong><em>Rural Scene at Dusk
By Lei Zhen</em></strong></p>

<p>Green grass overgrows the shore of the brimming pool;</p>

<p>The sun pecked by hills sinks into ripples cool.</p>

<p><strong>A cowherd comes back astride on a buffalo</strong>;</p>

<p><strong>He blows on his short flute a tune he may not know.</strong></p>

<p>Please refer to:<a href="http://www.kekenet.com/kouyi/201704/502392.shtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">詩歌</a></p>

<p>The English translation has already explain the meaning. I just skip for the explanation part. :) hope you enjoy this.</p>

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2017-06-22T04:47:02.533Z
Just a reminder, I am using Traditional Chinese Characters for the poem translation. I think that it is suitable to be used when translating or writing the Old Chinese.
Jacky X.
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2017-06-28T14:20:08.137Z
Do you really think 橫 should translate to astride? I would think it meant horizontal, not sitting upright. Also "a tune he may not know" is very poetic. Perhaps you translate more with the poetic beauty in mind?
Ludi
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2017-06-22T04:43:16.777Z
2017-06-22T04:43:16.777Z
Jacky X.
<p>I was looking at this dizi and was just wondering if someone could help me translate the writing :)<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/RKGG2.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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2017-06-22T05:39:41.723Z
Simplified Chinese: 牧童归去横牛背，短笛无腔信口吹。
xenophōn
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Can someone please help me translate the writing on this dizi?
# Can someone please help me translate the writing on this dizi?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-22)

I was looking at this dizi and was just wondering if someone could help me translate the writing :)![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/RKGG2.png)

**Tags:** translation
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Simplified Chinese: 牧童归去横牛背，短笛无腔信口吹。  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-06-22. Score: 1

***《村晚》 雷震***

草滿池塘水滿陂，山銜落日浸寒漪。

**牧童歸去橫牛背，短笛無腔信口吹。**

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***Rural Scene at Dusk
By Lei Zhen***

Green grass overgrows the shore of the brimming pool;

The sun pecked by hills sinks into ripples cool.

**A cowherd comes back astride on a buffalo**;

**He blows on his short flute a tune he may not know.**

Please refer to:[詩歌](http://www.kekenet.com/kouyi/201704/502392.shtml)

The English translation has already explain the meaning. I just skip for the explanation part. :) hope you enjoy this.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Just a reminder, I am using Traditional Chinese Characters for the poem translation. I think that it is suitable to be used when translating or writing the Old Chinese.  
> **username_3**: Do you really think 橫 should translate to astride? I would think it meant horizontal, not sitting upright. Also "a tune he may not know" is very poetic. Perhaps you translate more with the poetic beauty in mind?  

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