Over a thousand years ago, the famous Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu wrote a poem about the spring rain. Here is the fourth episode of the AI animated series "Poems of Timeless Acclaim." Let us together experience the joy that this spring rain brought to the Sage of Poetry!
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00:00At Yellow Crane Tower in the west, my old friends...
00:04After one night of wind and showers, how many are the fallen flowers?
00:07A thousand miles from home, I'm grieved at autumn's...
00:10Lonely smoke rises straight over endless river...
00:13How rare the moon, so round and clear.
00:16With cup in hand, I ask of the blue sky.
00:30It's the crucial time for spring planting.
01:00But we've gone two weeks without a drop of rain.
01:03What can we do if the weather continues? What can we do?
01:06In my opinion, we can't afford to wait for the rain to arrive.
01:10We should divert water to irrigate the field.
01:13At least to keep seedlings alive.
01:17But if the drought continues, the little water from irrigation won't make much of a difference.
01:27I believe heaven will have mercy on us farmers.
01:30Spring rain will fall soon.
01:33Before that, we must work hard to do whatever that is in our power.
01:39This gentleman is very knowledgeable. Let's do as he says.
01:58You're back. Dinner is ready. Come on, let's eat.
02:03You go ahead and eat. I'm feeling a bit tired today, so I'll pass.
02:27You look distracted. What's troubling you?
02:40I still worry about the spring planting.
02:43It's already the time of grain rain, but no rain has yet fallen.
02:48We might suffer a severe drought this year.
02:51Then what are you doing now?
02:54I was scouring the books for ways to combat droughts.
02:58But I found nothing helpful, nothing at all.
03:02Facing a natural disaster, there is not much we can do.
03:07Don't worry too much. Your health is not great.
03:10The doctor warns you not to worry too much.
03:14How can I not worry?
03:17Do you still remember the drought in Hua Zhou two years ago?
03:20We saw it with our own eyes.
03:22The cracked land, failed crops, and people struggling to survive.
03:27Now, do I have to watch the tragic scenes unfold right in front of me all over again?
03:40What's wrong? What's happening?
03:43Did you hear the wind outside?
03:45I thought I heard it just now. Is it beginning to rain?
03:50I don't hear anything. Are you so worried about the drought that you're having delusions?
03:56It must be the sound of wind.
04:03The wind has indeed picked up.
04:05It's raining! It actually is raining!
04:21Great! That's really wonderful!
04:24Great! The rice crops are finally saved.
04:28Yes, yes. The rice. I must go to the fields to have a look.
04:32Wait! Put on your socks and shoes. Don't catch a cold.
04:37Look at me. I'm so thrilled I forgot my shoes. Thank you for reminding me.
04:45Hey, and take this raincoat.
04:48The wind is strong and the rain heavy. You must be careful. Careful not to fall.
05:06Look at the river. The lights twinkle in the fine rain. So poetic is the view.
05:11But why are there lights flickering on the river?
05:14It must be the fishermen spending the night in their boats.
05:24Excellent! Excellent! The rain has come just in time.
05:30And now the seedlings are thriving. These are signs of prosperity.
05:33This year will surely be bountiful.
05:36Yes. After tonight, farmers who long for spring will be able to harvest.
05:41Yes. After tonight, farmers who long for spring rain can finally sleep tight.
05:47Look! These are indeed the lights of fishing boats.
05:54Good rain knows its time, right?
05:57It will fall when comes spring.
06:00With wind it steals in night.
06:03Mute! It wets everything.
06:06Over wild lanes dark cloud spreads.
06:09In boat a lantern looms.
06:12Dawn sees saturated reds.
06:15The town's heavy with blooms.
06:35you