千字文寒来暑往

hán lái shǔ wǎng qiū shōu dōng cáng rùn yú chéng suì lǜ lǚ tiáo yáng

寒来暑往 秋收冬藏 闰馀成岁 律吕调阳

【解释】寒暑循环变换，来了又去，去了又来；秋天收割庄稼，冬天储藏粮食。积累数年的闰余并成一个月，放在闰年里；古人用六律六吕来调节阴阳。

When cold winter comes, the heat of summer is gone. Autumn is a season when people are busy harvesting, and winter is a time when everything has been done. In due course, there appear leap years.Everything is well balanced, and all creatures are made to pair, male and female.

Cold coming, heat gone;

Autumn, doing; winter, done.

Leap years betimes fare;

Balance makes creatures pair.

〖注释〗律吕：中国古代将一个八度分为十二个不完全相等的半音，从低到高依次排列，每个半音称为一律，其中奇数各律叫做“律”，偶数各律叫做“吕”，总称“六律”、“六吕”，简称“律吕”。相传黄帝时伶伦制乐，用律吕以调阴阳。