卷二十五
城南杜。去天尺五。Wordssaidaboutthestyleoftwopoets——
日
楚
鼓。春草生。OntheeighthofthelunarmonthDecember,peopleplaydrumstomarkthebeginningofthesproutingofspringgrass——
秦中
秦中
槐花。子忙。Whentheyellowflowersofthelocusttreeareblooming,scholarswhodonotpassthecivilservicetestwillhavetocomposenewworksinordertofindotherwaysofbeingrecommendedforgovernmentposts——
二月二日小具
帝城景物略
柳活抽陀螺。柳青放空。柳死踢毽子。柳芽打拔。
Achildren’ssongconcerningthekindofgamesandtoystheyplaywithatdifferenttimesoftheyear——
都城小祈雨歌二
帝城景物略
青。白尾。小求雨天喜。子子焦。起起
王。大下小下。初一下到十八。摩。
了。雨了。禾背了了。
Achildren’ssongpropitiatingtheskyforrain——
拜月叩星歌
帝城景物略
月月月。拜三拜。休教生疥。
辰。可溺床人。
Asongpropitiatingthesunandmoonforhelpinmaintainingthehealthofchildren——
武陵俗
武陵渡略
打得船。了端午。
Whenpeoplearehittingtheboatsonshore,thetimeoftheDragonBoatFestival(thefifthofthelunarmonthofMay)haspassed——
渡散船歌
武陵渡略
有也回。也回。莫待江冷吹。
Asongsungduringthedragonboatrace.Thesongisalludingtotheoriginofthefestival,inwhichpeoplewereracingboatstoseewhocouldfindQuYuanfirst.QuYuanwasapoetinancienttimes.Hekilledhimselfbyjumpingintotheriverafterhisadvicetohiskingwasnottaken.Thewordsofthesongare:whetheronefindshimornot,oneoughttocomebackbeforethecoldwindontheshoreoftheriverstartstoblow——
划船俗歌
武降渡略
花船了得年。
Ifonewinsthedragonboatrace,onewillhaveagoodyear——
蓬
熙朝事
蓬先百草。戴了春不老。
Theraspberryplantsbloombeforeallotherkindsofplants.Ifawomanwearsraspberryleaves,shewillremainyoungforever——
花
熙朝事
三春戴花。桃李羞繁。
Duringthespring,peopleweartheflowerofQiplants.Theyaremoreattractiuvethanpeachorplumblossoms——
戴柳
熙朝事
清明不戴柳。成皓首。
IfayoungpersondoesnotwearwillowleavesduringtheearlypartofthelunarmonthofMay,heorshewillagequickly——
上巳蛙占年
月令通考
上叫。上熟。下叫。下熟。日叫。上下熟。
Ifthefrogscallinthemorning,thensomeplaceswillhaveanearlyharvest.Ifthefrogscallintheafternoon,someotherplaceswillharvestfirst.Ifthefrogscallalldaylong,theneveryplacewillharvestsimultaneously——
清明晴雨二
月令通考
前插柳青。人休望晴。前插柳焦。人好作。
午前晴。早收。午後晴。晚收。TwofolksayingsconcerningtheimplicationsoftheweatheronthedayofChingMinginthelunarcalendar.Thefirstsayingsaysthatifitisarainyday,therainwillnotendforawhileafterthatday.Ifitisaclearday,thenfarmerswillhaveagoodcrop.Thesecondsongsaysthatifitisaclearskyinthemorning,peoplemayharvestsilkfromtheirsilkworms,andifitisaclearskyintheafternoon,thentheirharvestofsilkfromthesilkwormswillbelate——
卯庚占
月令通考
三卯三庚。出低坑。三庚三卯。出坳巧。
AfolksayingconcerninghowthefarmersshouldplowtheirfieldsforplantingwheatinthelunarmonthofAugust——
秋分社日
月令通考
分社同一日。低田叫屈。秋分在社前。斗米斗。秋分在社後。斗米斗豆。
IftheautumnalequinoxisthesamedayastheChineseThanksgivingDay,thenallthoselow-lyingfieldswillhaveabadharvest.Iftheformercomesbeforethelatter,thenagoodharvestisensured.Ifitisthereverse,thentheharvestwillbebad——
雨
月令
雨不朝。迅雷不日。
Asevererainstormdoesnotlastawholemorning,noredoeslighteninglastallday——
四月占年
月令
有利利。只看四月十四。有。只看四月十六。
TheweatheronthefourteenthofthelunarAprilmonthalonecandecidetheyear’scropyield.Thetimeforthesunandmoonrisingonthesixteenthdayofthesamemonthisagoodindicationofthatyear’scropyieldaswell——
立夏小
月令
立夏不下。田家莫耙。小不。芒莫管。
Ifitdoesnotrainonthedayofthebeginningofthesummeraccordingtothelunarcalendar,thenfarmerscannotplow.IfonthedayofXiaoMan(aroundMay21or22ofthelunarcalendar),itdoesnotrain,thenthereisnohopeofdoinganythingonthedayofMangZhong(June6thor10thofthelunarcalendar)——
梅
月令
梅寒。井底乾。Ifitiscoldanddoesnotrainduringtheplumrainseason,thenthewellswillbedriedup——
秋分占年
月令
社了分。米如墩。分了社。米如苔。社了分。米不出村。分了社。米遍天下。
AfolksayingconcerningtheorderofthedatesoftheautumnalequinoxandtheChineseThanksgivingday.Iftheformercomesafterthelatter,thenthecropyieldforthatyearisbad——
中秋上元
月令
罩中秋月。雨打上元。
IfitiscloudyonthenightofMid-autumnfestival,thenthefifteenthdayofthelunarJanuaryinthenextyearwillhaverain——
庚甲占晴
月令
逢庚。遇甲晴。Afolksayingconcerningtheweatherofcertaindaysbeingaffectedbythewaytwocalendarsystemsarematching——
狗
月令
朝。夜狗。
Catsshouldbefedinthemorninganddogsshouldbefedatnight——
三月占桑
撮要
三月三日晴。桑上瓶。三月三日雨。桑人取。
IfitisacleardayonthethirdofthelunarMarchmonth,thenpeoplewillbepickingmulberryleavesforsilkworms——
正月占雨
叉
拜年。易田。
一日值雨。人食百草。
一日晴。一年。一日雨。一年歉。
Ifthefirstdayofthenewyearisrainny,thenfarmingwillbeaneasytaskthatyear——
芒占雨
叉
雨芒。河流。雨芒。捉不著。
芒端午前。有荒田。雨打梅。水牛。雨打梅。河底拆。
迎梅一寸。送梅一尺。
AfolksayingassertingthattherainthatfallsbeforethedateofMangZhongindicatesdrought,andthattherainthatfallsafterthatdateindicatesflood.Thisitemalsoincludesothersayingsthatrelaterainoncertaindaystodroughtorflood——
夏至占雨
叉
夏至雨。碓米。
夏至日雨。一值千金。
Ifitdoesnotrainonsummersolstice,thentherewillbenoriceinthebarn.Ifitdoesrain,thenadropofrainequalstogreatprofits——
寒食占雨
四占侯
雨打墓。今好年。
IfitrainsonthedayofHanShi,whichisthedaybeforeQingMing,whenpeoplesweepthetombsoftheirancestors,thenthatisagoodcropyear——
夏甲寅占年
四占侯
拗得。
Afolksayingtotheeffectthattheyear’sfortunecanbedeterminedbytheweatherofacertaintwosummerdays——
四月占雨
四占侯
四月初一青天。高山平地任田。四月初。地。
了高田去湖。
IfitisacleardayonthefirstdayofthelunarAprilmonth,thenfarmingisasmoothjobafterthat.IfitrainsonthefirstfewdaysofthelunarAprilmonth,thentherewillbeamajorfloodandnofarmingwillbepossible——
四月占
四占侯
小不怕神共鬼。只怕四月八日雨。Wheatdoesnotcareaboutdayrainornightrain.However,ifitrainsatallontheeighthdayofthelunarAprilmonth,thewholeyear’scropwillberuined——
四月八日占雨
四占侯
四月八。晴料焯。高田好。
四月八。漉。上下一熟。
四月八日雨。岸下死。四月八日晴。而上蒿林。
IfitisacleardayontheeighthdayofthelunarAprilmonth,thentherewillbeamajorflood.Ifthebirdsaredrythatday,thentherewillbeagoodcropyield.Ifitrainsthatday,thefishwilldieintheriver.Ifitdoesnotrain,thefishwillbehappyswimmingingrass——
雨
四占侯
夏至未。水袋未破。
Itshouldnotrainbeforethesummersolsticehaspassed——
重午占年
四占
端午晴乾。人喜。
Itistothefarmers’advantageifthefifthdayofthelunarMaymonthisdryandclear.
日
楚
鼓。春草生。OntheeighthofthelunarmonthDecember,peopleplaydrumstomarkthebeginningofthesproutingofspringgrass——
秦中
秦中
槐花。子忙。Whentheyellowflowersofthelocusttreeareblooming,scholarswhodonotpassthecivilservicetestwillhavetocomposenewworksinordertofindotherwaysofbeingrecommendedforgovernmentposts——
二月二日小具
帝城景物略
柳活抽陀螺。柳青放空。柳死踢毽子。柳芽打拔。
Achildren’ssongconcerningthekindofgamesandtoystheyplaywithatdifferenttimesoftheyear——
都城小祈雨歌二
帝城景物略
青。白尾。小求雨天喜。子子焦。起起
王。大下小下。初一下到十八。摩。
了。雨了。禾背了了。
Achildren’ssongpropitiatingtheskyforrain——
拜月叩星歌
帝城景物略
月月月。拜三拜。休教生疥。
辰。可溺床人。
Asongpropitiatingthesunandmoonforhelpinmaintainingthehealthofchildren——
武陵俗
武陵渡略
打得船。了端午。
Whenpeoplearehittingtheboatsonshore,thetimeoftheDragonBoatFestival(thefifthofthelunarmonthofMay)haspassed——
渡散船歌
武陵渡略
有也回。也回。莫待江冷吹。
Asongsungduringthedragonboatrace.Thesongisalludingtotheoriginofthefestival,inwhichpeoplewereracingboatstoseewhocouldfindQuYuanfirst.QuYuanwasapoetinancienttimes.Hekilledhimselfbyjumpingintotheriverafterhisadvicetohiskingwasnottaken.Thewordsofthesongare:whetheronefindshimornot,oneoughttocomebackbeforethecoldwindontheshoreoftheriverstartstoblow——
划船俗歌
武降渡略
花船了得年。
Ifonewinsthedragonboatrace,onewillhaveagoodyear——
蓬
熙朝事
蓬先百草。戴了春不老。
Theraspberryplantsbloombeforeallotherkindsofplants.Ifawomanwearsraspberryleaves,shewillremainyoungforever——
花
熙朝事
三春戴花。桃李羞繁。
Duringthespring,peopleweartheflowerofQiplants.Theyaremoreattractiuvethanpeachorplumblossoms——
戴柳
熙朝事
清明不戴柳。成皓首。
IfayoungpersondoesnotwearwillowleavesduringtheearlypartofthelunarmonthofMay,heorshewillagequickly——
上巳蛙占年
月令通考
上叫。上熟。下叫。下熟。日叫。上下熟。
Ifthefrogscallinthemorning,thensomeplaceswillhaveanearlyharvest.Ifthefrogscallintheafternoon,someotherplaceswillharvestfirst.Ifthefrogscallalldaylong,theneveryplacewillharvestsimultaneously——
清明晴雨二
月令通考
前插柳青。人休望晴。前插柳焦。人好作。
午前晴。早收。午後晴。晚收。TwofolksayingsconcerningtheimplicationsoftheweatheronthedayofChingMinginthelunarcalendar.Thefirstsayingsaysthatifitisarainyday,therainwillnotendforawhileafterthatday.Ifitisaclearday,thenfarmerswillhaveagoodcrop.Thesecondsongsaysthatifitisaclearskyinthemorning,peoplemayharvestsilkfromtheirsilkworms,andifitisaclearskyintheafternoon,thentheirharvestofsilkfromthesilkwormswillbelate——
卯庚占
月令通考
三卯三庚。出低坑。三庚三卯。出坳巧。
AfolksayingconcerninghowthefarmersshouldplowtheirfieldsforplantingwheatinthelunarmonthofAugust——
秋分社日
月令通考
分社同一日。低田叫屈。秋分在社前。斗米斗。秋分在社後。斗米斗豆。
IftheautumnalequinoxisthesamedayastheChineseThanksgivingDay,thenallthoselow-lyingfieldswillhaveabadharvest.Iftheformercomesbeforethelatter,thenagoodharvestisensured.Ifitisthereverse,thentheharvestwillbebad——
雨
月令
雨不朝。迅雷不日。
Asevererainstormdoesnotlastawholemorning,noredoeslighteninglastallday——
四月占年
月令
有利利。只看四月十四。有。只看四月十六。
TheweatheronthefourteenthofthelunarAprilmonthalonecandecidetheyear’scropyield.Thetimeforthesunandmoonrisingonthesixteenthdayofthesamemonthisagoodindicationofthatyear’scropyieldaswell——
立夏小
月令
立夏不下。田家莫耙。小不。芒莫管。
Ifitdoesnotrainonthedayofthebeginningofthesummeraccordingtothelunarcalendar,thenfarmerscannotplow.IfonthedayofXiaoMan(aroundMay21or22ofthelunarcalendar),itdoesnotrain,thenthereisnohopeofdoinganythingonthedayofMangZhong(June6thor10thofthelunarcalendar)——
梅
月令
梅寒。井底乾。Ifitiscoldanddoesnotrainduringtheplumrainseason,thenthewellswillbedriedup——
秋分占年
月令
社了分。米如墩。分了社。米如苔。社了分。米不出村。分了社。米遍天下。
AfolksayingconcerningtheorderofthedatesoftheautumnalequinoxandtheChineseThanksgivingday.Iftheformercomesafterthelatter,thenthecropyieldforthatyearisbad——
中秋上元
月令
罩中秋月。雨打上元。
IfitiscloudyonthenightofMid-autumnfestival,thenthefifteenthdayofthelunarJanuaryinthenextyearwillhaverain——
庚甲占晴
月令
逢庚。遇甲晴。Afolksayingconcerningtheweatherofcertaindaysbeingaffectedbythewaytwocalendarsystemsarematching——
狗
月令
朝。夜狗。
Catsshouldbefedinthemorninganddogsshouldbefedatnight——
三月占桑
撮要
三月三日晴。桑上瓶。三月三日雨。桑人取。
IfitisacleardayonthethirdofthelunarMarchmonth,thenpeoplewillbepickingmulberryleavesforsilkworms——
正月占雨
叉
拜年。易田。
一日值雨。人食百草。
一日晴。一年。一日雨。一年歉。
Ifthefirstdayofthenewyearisrainny,thenfarmingwillbeaneasytaskthatyear——
芒占雨
叉
雨芒。河流。雨芒。捉不著。
芒端午前。有荒田。雨打梅。水牛。雨打梅。河底拆。
迎梅一寸。送梅一尺。
AfolksayingassertingthattherainthatfallsbeforethedateofMangZhongindicatesdrought,andthattherainthatfallsafterthatdateindicatesflood.Thisitemalsoincludesothersayingsthatrelaterainoncertaindaystodroughtorflood——
夏至占雨
叉
夏至雨。碓米。
夏至日雨。一值千金。
Ifitdoesnotrainonsummersolstice,thentherewillbenoriceinthebarn.Ifitdoesrain,thenadropofrainequalstogreatprofits——
寒食占雨
四占侯
雨打墓。今好年。
IfitrainsonthedayofHanShi,whichisthedaybeforeQingMing,whenpeoplesweepthetombsoftheirancestors,thenthatisagoodcropyear——
夏甲寅占年
四占侯
拗得。
Afolksayingtotheeffectthattheyear’sfortunecanbedeterminedbytheweatherofacertaintwosummerdays——
四月占雨
四占侯
四月初一青天。高山平地任田。四月初。地。
了高田去湖。
IfitisacleardayonthefirstdayofthelunarAprilmonth,thenfarmingisasmoothjobafterthat.IfitrainsonthefirstfewdaysofthelunarAprilmonth,thentherewillbeamajorfloodandnofarmingwillbepossible——
四月占
四占侯
小不怕神共鬼。只怕四月八日雨。Wheatdoesnotcareaboutdayrainornightrain.However,ifitrainsatallontheeighthdayofthelunarAprilmonth,thewholeyear’scropwillberuined——
四月八日占雨
四占侯
四月八。晴料焯。高田好。
四月八。漉。上下一熟。
四月八日雨。岸下死。四月八日晴。而上蒿林。
IfitisacleardayontheeighthdayofthelunarAprilmonth,thentherewillbeamajorflood.Ifthebirdsaredrythatday,thentherewillbeagoodcropyield.Ifitrainsthatday,thefishwilldieintheriver.Ifitdoesnotrain,thefishwillbehappyswimmingingrass——
雨
四占侯
夏至未。水袋未破。
Itshouldnotrainbeforethesummersolsticehaspassed——
重午占年
四占
端午晴乾。人喜。
Itistothefarmers’advantageifthefifthdayofthelunarMaymonthisdryandclear.