观祈雨

李约

桑条无叶土生烟，箫管迎龙水庙前。

朱门几处看歌舞，犹恐春阴咽管弦。

Praying for Rain

Li Yue

No leaves sprout from mulberry trees on drought-scorched earth;

Flutes and pipes are played to evoke the Rain God's mirth.

But the rich see dances and hear songstresses sing;

They only fear rain clouds would damage their lute string.

取自《许渊冲：唐诗三百首》，如有侵权，联系删除

久旱无雨，桑树枝都长不出叶子来，地面异常干燥，尘土飞扬，土地好像要生烟燃烧；龙王庙前，人们敲锣打鼓，祈求龙王普降甘霖。而富贵人家却处处观赏歌舞，还怕春天的阴雨使管弦乐器受潮而发不出清脆悦耳的声音。