城南倒社下湖忙,阿姥龙钟七十强。
犹有尘埃嫁时镜,东涂西抹不成妆。
城南倒社下湖忙,阿姥龙钟七十强。
犹有尘埃嫁时镜,东涂西抹不成妆。
城南的社祭结束,人们匆忙赶往西湖;
年迈的外婆虽已七十多岁,依然硬朗。
她还留着出嫁时的镜子,上面已蒙尘埃,
东涂西抹,却怎么也化不好妆了。
South of town, the shrine fair ends, to West Lake they haste away;
My aged granny, though over seventy, still holds sway.
She keeps her dusty mirror from her wedding day in sight,
Yet smears and dabs in vain to make her aging face look bright.
从治理视角看,社日活动体现了基层社会组织的周期性运作。
描绘乡村老妇在社日忙碌的景象,展现民间生活气息。
本诗为七言绝句,押平声韵。
东山书院编辑整理