[updated October 2022]
Cold Food Festival, Send This to My Capital Relatives
寒 食 寄 京 师 诸 弟
雨 中 禁 火 空 斋 冷
江 上 流 莺 独 坐 听。
把 酒 看 花 想 诸 弟
杜 陵 寒 食 草 青 青。
Han Shi Ji Jing Shi Zhu Di
Yu zhong jin huo kong zhai leng
Jiang shang liu ying du zuo ting.
Ba jiu kan hua xiang zhu di
Du ling han shi cao qing qing
Cold Food Festival, Send This to My Capital Relatives
Rain and cold during these days of no cooking fires and vegetarian meals
Alone, listen to the orioles going to the river.
Remember my relatives while holding a wine cup and viewing flowers
Cold Food days in my hometown of Duling, grasses are very green.
Notes:
Cold Food Festival : Tomb-sweeping customs observed around Qing Ming in early spring.