Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family even more during the festive season.

"Remembering Shandong Brothers on September 9th"

Author: (Tang Dynasty) Wang Wei

I am a stranger in a foreign land, but I miss my family even more during the holidays. .

I know from afar that my brothers have climbed to a high place, and there is one less person planting dogwood trees everywhere.

Solution

When the Double Ninth Festival is approaching, I miss my brothers (relatives) far away in Shandong.

Notes

1. Climbing high: On the Double Ninth Festival, which falls on September 9th in the lunar calendar, there is a folk custom of climbing high to avoid evil.

2. Cornus officinalis: A plant with a strong aroma. Legend has it that on the Double Ninth Festival, wearing a dogwood bag and climbing high to drink chrysanthemum wine can avoid disasters.

Translation of the work:

Free translation: When I am a guest in a foreign land, I always miss my hometown every time I encounter a festive occasion. Although I am in a foreign country, I have long thought that today is the Double Ninth Festival, and brothers in my hometown have to climb high and look far away. I think when they wear dogwood, they will find that I am the only one missing.

Rhyme translation

Walking alone in a foreign country, I have been a guest in a foreign land for a long time.

On every festive occasion, I miss my loved ones even more.

Thinking back on the Double Ninth Festival today, my brothers are climbing high again.

They wear dogwood, but I am missing.