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Yang Yanzheng Poem: Prelude to Water Melody · Recall With Emotion In the Spring Evening – 杨炎正《水调歌头·把酒对斜日》

水调歌头 杨炎正 把酒对斜日, 无语问西风。 胭脂何事, 都做颜色染芙蓉[1]。 放眼暮江千顷, 中有离愁万斛, 无处落征鸿。 天在阑干角, 人倚醉醒中。 千万里, 江南北, 浙西东。 吾生如寄, 尚想三径菊花丛[2]。 谁是中州豪杰, 借我五湖舟楫, 去作钓鱼翁。 故国且回首, 此意莫匆匆。 注释: [1]芙蓉:荷花。这里指秋荷。梁昭明太子《芙蓉赋》说它“初荣夏芬,晚花秋曜”。 [2]三径菊花丛:陶渊明《归去来兮辞》:“三径就荒,松菊犹存。” Prelude to Water Melody · Recall With Emotion In the Spring Evening Yang Yanzheng Wine cup in hand, I face the slanting sun; Silent, I ask what the western wind has […]

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Xin Qiji Poem: Song of Ugly Slave · Write on a wall in Mountain Bo – 辛弃疾《丑奴儿·书博山道中壁》

丑奴儿 书博山[1]道中壁 辛弃疾 少年不识愁滋味, 爱上层楼。 爱上层楼, 为赋新词强说愁[2]。 而今识尽愁滋味, 欲说还休。 欲说还休, 却道天凉好个秋。 注释: [1]博山:博山在今江西省上饶市广丰县西南。淳熙八年(1181年)辛弃疾罢职退居上饶,常过博山。 [2]强说愁:无愁而勉强说愁。古代诗歌多有“以悲为美”的习惯,故而词人为赋新词,要勉强说愁。韩愈《荆潭唱和诗序》:“欢愉之辞难工,而穷苦之言易好也。”方文《涂山续集》:“其中妙诀无多语,只有销魂与断肠。” Song of Ugly Slave · Write on a wall in Mountain Bo Xin Qiji While young, I knew no grief I could not bear; I’d like to go upstair. I’d like to go upstair To write new verses with a false

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Xin Qiji Poem: Green Jade Cup · The Lantern Festival – 辛弃疾《青玉案·元夕》

  青玉案 元夕 辛弃疾 东风夜放花千树。 更吹落, 星如雨。 宝马雕车香满路。 凤箫声动, 玉壶光转, 一夜鱼龙舞。 蛾儿雪柳黄金缕。 笑语盈盈暗香去。 众里寻他千百度。 蓦然回首, 那人却在, 灯火阑珊处。 Green Jade Cup · The Lantern Festival Xin Qiji One night’s east wind adorns a thousand trees with flowers And blows down stars in showers. Fine steeds and carved cabs spread fragrance en route; Music vibrates from the

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Yan Rui Poem: Song of Divination – 严蕊《卜算子·不是爱风尘》

卜算子 严蕊 不是爱风尘[1], 似被前缘[2]误。 花落花开自有时, 总赖东君[3]主。 去也终须去, 住也如何住! 若得山花插满头, 莫问奴归处。 注释: [1]风尘:古时称妓女生涯为堕落风尘,妓女为风尘女子。 [2]前缘:前世的因缘,即命中注定。 [3]东君:传说中的司春之神,主管花开花落。这里借指主管妓女的地方官吏。 Song of Divination Yan Rui Is it a fallen life I love? It’s the mistake of fate above. In time flowers blow, in time flowers fall; It’s all up to the east wind, all. By fate! Have to go my way;

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Lu You Poem: Riverside Daffodils · Leaving Guozhou – 陆游《临江仙·离果州作》

  临江仙 离果州[1]作 陆游 鸠雨[2]催成新绿, 燕泥收尽残红[3]。 春光还与美人同: 论心空眷眷, 分袂却匆匆。 只道真情易写, 那知怨句难工。 水流云散各西东。 半廊花院月, 一帽柳桥风。 注释: [1]果州:今四川省南充。 [2]鸠雨:相传鹁鸠鸟,阴天就赶走它的配偶,晴天便呼唤它归来。三国吴时陆玑《毛诗草木鸟兽虫鱼疏》卷下载鸠鸟“阴则屏逐其匹,晴则呼之。语曰‘天将雨,鸠逐妇’是也”。陆游《秋阴》诗:“雨来鸠有语。”陆游祖父陆佃所作的《埤雅》亦引之。 [3]“燕泥”句:燕子把伴有落花的春泥都衔去筑巢了。 Riverside Daffodils · Leaving Guozhou Lu You The drizzling rain hastens grass to green the place; Swallows peck clods blended with fallen red. Spring is as beautiful as a rosy face; With a lingering heart She’s unwilling

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Lu You Poem: Magnolia Flower · Spring Day – 陆游《木兰花·立春日作》

  木兰花 立春日作 陆游 三年流落巴山道。 破尽青衫尘满帽。 身如西瀼[1]渡头云, 愁抵瞿塘关上草。 春盘[2]春酒年年好。 试戴银旛[3]判[4]醉倒。 今朝一岁大家添, 不是人间偏我老。 注释: [1]西瀼:瀼水分西瀼、东瀼,都在今重庆市奉节县境内。 [2]春盘:唐宋以后,立春之日有食春饼与生菜之俗。饼与生菜以盘装之,即称为春盘。 [3]旛:一种用双丝绢帛剪成的小幡,叫作春幡。或称幡胜、春胜,在立春那天,作为节日礼物,或簪于头上,或桂在柳枝上,抑或贴于屏风。 [4]判:“拼”,拼酒。 Magnolia Flower · Spring Day Lu You A roamer from the east to the west for three years, Worn out in my blue gown, dusty my hat appears. Like floating cloud over the ferry of west stream, Or

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Chen Yuyi Poem: Riverside Daffodils · Mount the Tower at Night to Recall the Former Visit in Luo Zhong – 陈与义《临江仙·夜登小阁忆洛中旧游》

临江仙 夜登小阁忆洛中旧游 陈与义 忆昔午桥桥上饮, 坐中多是豪英。 长沟流月去无声。 杏花疏影里, 吹笛到天明。 二十余年如一梦, 此身虽在堪惊。 闲登小阁看新晴。 古今多少事, 渔唱起三更。 Riverside Daffodils · Mount the Tower at Night to Recall the Former Visit in Luo Zhong Chen Yuyi I still remember drinking on the Bridge of Noon With bright wits of the day. The silent moon On endless river rolled away. In

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Zhu Dunru Poem: The Moon over the West River – 朱敦儒《西江月·日日深杯酒满》

西江月 朱敦儒 日日深杯酒满, 朝朝小圃花开。 自歌自舞自开怀, 且喜无拘无碍。 青史几番春梦, 红尘多少奇才。 不须计较与安排, 领取而今现在。 The Moon over the West River Zhu Dunru From day to day I drink my cupfuls of wine dry; From morn to morn in my small garden flowers blow. Singing and dancing, how happy am I! Glad I’m not hindered wherever I go. History consists

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Zhu Dunru Poem: The Moon over the West River – 朱敦儒《西江月·世事短如春梦》

西江月 朱敦儒 世事短如春梦[1], 人情薄似秋云。 不须计较[2]苦劳心, 万事原来有命。 幸遇三杯酒好, 况逢一朵花新。 片时欢笑且[3]相亲, 明日阴晴未定。 注释: [1]春梦:春日午睡时候的短梦。 [2]计较:算计。 [3]且:姑且,聊且。 The Moon over the West River Zhu Dunru Life is as short as a spring dream; Love is fleetinglike autumn stream. Don’t on gain or loss speculate! We can’t avoid our fate. I’m lucky to have three cups of good wine.

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Zhu Dunru Poem: Riverside Daffodils – 朱敦儒《临江仙·堪笑一场颠倒梦》

临江仙 朱敦儒 堪笑一场颠倒梦, 元来恰似浮云。 尘劳何事最相亲。 今朝忙到夜, 过腊又逢春。 流水滔滔无住处, 飞光匆匆西沉。 世间谁是百年人。 个中须著眼[1], 认取自家身。 注释: [1]著眼:宋周必大《二老堂诗话》载:“朱希真致仕居嘉禾,诗词独步一世。秦丞相欲令教秦伯阳作诗,遂除鸿胪少卿。或作诗云:‘少室山人久桂冠,不知何事到长安。如今纵插梅花醉,未必王侯著眼看。’” Riverside Daffodils Zhu Dunru Laughable life is a dream of fall and rise; It’s just like a cloud floating in the skies. What business do you like best, Toiling from morning till night, From winter cold to spring bright? Water flows

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