Tang poems and Song Ci

送陈章甫 李颀 四月南风大麦黄，枣花未落桐叶长。 青山朝别暮还见，嘶马出门思旧乡。 陈侯 [1] 立身何坦荡，虬须 [2] 虎眉仍 [3] 大颡 [4] 。 腹中贮书一万卷，不肯低头在草莽。 东门 [5] 酤酒饮我曹 [6] ，心轻万事如鸿毛。 醉卧不知白日暮，有时空望孤云高。 长河浪头连天黑，津吏 [7] 停舟渡不得。 郑国游人 [8] 未及家，洛阳行子 [9] 空叹息！ 闻道故林 [10] 相识多，罢官昨日今如何。 注释： [1] 陈侯：对陈章甫的敬称。 [2] 虬（qiú）须：胡须蜷曲。 [3] 仍：再加上。 [4] 大颡（sǎnɡ）：宽大的前额。 [5] 东门：指洛阳东门。 [6] 我曹：我辈。 [7] 津吏：管理渡口的小吏。 [8] 郑国游人：指陈章甫。时居河南洛阳的嵩山，故称。 [9] 洛阳行子：作者自称。李颀家于颍阳，古属郑地。 [10] 故林：故乡；故园。 Farewell to Chen Zhangfu Li Qi To yellow barley the summer wind sings its song, Date flowers not yet fallen, the plain leaves grow long. Green hills left at dawn can be seen at dusk again; The horse neighing outdoors thinks of its familiar plain. My friend, you are so dignified and frank and true. With dragon beard, tiger brows and large forehead too, In your bosom there must be ten thousand books you’ve read; To the officialdom you would not bow your head. By the east gate you drink wine with us in delight; At heart you take everything as a feather light. Without knowing the sun has set. so drunk you...

古从军行 [1] 李颀 白日登山望烽火， 黄昏饮马傍交河 [2] 。 行人刁斗风沙暗 [3] ， 公主琵琶 [4] 幽怨多。 野营 [5] 万里无城郭， 雨雪纷纷连大漠。 胡雁哀鸣夜夜飞， 胡儿 [6] 眼泪双双落。 闻道玉门犹被遮 [7] ， 应将性命逐轻车 [8] 。 年年战骨埋荒外 [9] ， 空见葡萄入汉家。 注释： [1] 古从军行：从军行乃乐府旧题，这首诗是拟古，所以称“古从军行”。 [2] 交河：在今新疆维吾尔自治区西北部的吐鲁番县。 [3] “行人”句：行人，行军之人。刁斗，古代军队用的铜器，白天作锅，夜晚用采打更。 [4] 公主琵琶：相传汉武帝时以江都王刘建女细君嫁乌孙国王昆莫，恐其途中烦闷，故弹琵琶以娱之。这句用此典故，写征途中听到的幽怨的琵琶声。 [5] 野营：一作“野云”。 [6] 胡儿：少数民族人民。 [7] “闻道”句：遮，阻拦。据《汉书·李广利传》，汉武帝曾命李广利攻大宛，欲至贰师城取良马，战不利，广利上书请撤兵回国，武帝大怒，发使遮玉门关。曰：“军有敢入，斩之！” [8] “应将”句：逐，跟随。轻车，车将军的简称，这里指将帅。 [9] 荒外：极边远的地方。 Army Life Li Qi We climb up mountains to watch for beacon fires, And water horses by riverside when day expires. We beat the gong in sand-darkened land where wind blows, And hear the pipa tell the princess’ secret woe. There is no town for miles and miles but tents in rows; Beyond the desert there’s nothing but rain and snow. The wild geese honk from night to night, that’s all we hear; We see but Tartar soldiers shedding tear on tear. ’Tis said we cannot go back through the Jade Gate Pass; We’...

送魏万之京 李颀 朝闻游子唱离歌， 昨夜微霜初渡河。 鸿雁不堪愁里听， 云山 [1] 况是客中过。 关城 [2] 树色催寒近， 御苑 [3] 砧声向晚多。 莫见长安行乐处， 空令岁月易蹉跎。 注释： [1] 云山：指令人向往的风景。 [2] 关城：指从洛阳西去要经过的古函谷关与潼关。 [3] 御苑：特指长安城内御苑清华的景致。 Seeing Wei Wan off to the Capital Li Qi At dawn I hear the roamer’s farewell song; Last night a thin frost crossed the river long. Are you not grieved to hear the wild geese cry? Can you bear clouds and mountains passing by? Yellow leaves hasten the cold to come near. Could washerwomen’s song reach their men’s ear? Don’t make merry in the capital town And waste the prime of your life up and down! The poet advises his friend to think more of the hardship than of the pleasure in the capital. 《送魏万之京》是唐代诗人李颀的作品。此诗意在抒发别离的情绪。首联用倒戟法落笔，点出出发前，微霜初落，深秋萧瑟；颔联写离愁，写游子面对云山，黯然伤神；颈联介绍长安秋色，暗寓此地不可长留；末联以长者风度，嘱咐魏万，长安虽乐，不要虚掷光阴，要抓紧成就一番事业。诗人把叙事、写景、抒情融合在一起，以自己的心情来设想、体会友人跋涉的艰辛，表现了诗人与友人之间深切的友情，抒发了诗人的感慨，并及时对友人进行劝勉。全诗自然真切，情深意长，遣词炼句尤为后人所称道。 \ The poem “Seeing Wei Wan off to the Capital” is a work by Li Yi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. This poe...

Farewell to Liu Yu Li Qi In the eighth moon the weed cold grows, The autumn waves surge with white crest. The mast shivers as north wind blows; Why should my guest go to the west? The rain no longer drizzles on hilltop; Out of the door rises the evening tide. At night along the beach my friend should stop. Hear lonely wild goose cry by riverside! This is a dreary picture of parting in autumn. 送刘昱 李颀 八月寒苇花， 秋江浪头白。 北风吹五两 [1] ， 谁是浔阳 [2] 客。 鸬鹚山 [3] 头微雨晴， 扬州郭里暮潮生。 行人夜宿金陵 [4] 渚， 试听沙边有雁声。 注释： [1] 五两：指古代的候风器，用鸡毛五两系于高竿顶上而成。 [2] 浔阳：九江，在镇江的西南方。 [3] 鸬鹚山：当在镇江一带，其地已不可考。 [4] 金陵：今南京。 《送刘昱》是唐代诗人李颀创作的一首古体诗。全诗共八句，可以分成两个部分。前四句为第一部分，以写景起兴，抒写离情别绪；后四句是第二部分，在设想的景况中，寄寓一腔深情厚谊。这首诗以临风寒苇轻点别绪，以秋江白浪，抒发豪情，描写肃杀而又雄壮的分别场景和离别氛围。 The poem “Farewell to Liu Yu” is an ancient poem written by Li Chip, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The poem consists of eight lines, which can be divided into two parts. The first four stanzas are the first part of the poem, which starts with writing a scene and expresses the parting emo...