Tang poems and Song Ci

送杜十四 [1] 之 [2] 江南 孟浩然 荆吴 [3] 相接水为乡， 君去春江 [4] 正渺茫 [5] 。 日暮征帆何处泊 [6] ？ 天涯 [7] 一望断人肠。 注释： [1] 杜十四：杜晃，作者的朋友。 [2] 之：往。 [3] 荆吴：这里泛指江南。荆是古代楚国的别称，在今湖北、湖南一带。吴，古国名，在今江苏、浙江一带。 [4] 春江：泛指江南一带春来水满的江河。 [5] 渺茫：烟波辽阔的样子。 [6] 泊：靠岸停留。 [7] 天涯：天边。 Seeing Du Fourteenth off to the East Meng Haoran The east and west are joined by boundless water clear; On the endless spring river goes the boat you steer. Where will you moor it at sunset far, far apart? Can I not gaze far, far away with broken heart! The poet speaks of his longing for his friend at parting. 《送杜十四之江南》是唐代诗人孟浩然创作的一首七绝。此诗从写景入笔，通过淼茫春江与孤舟一叶的强烈对照，发出深情一问，对朋友的关切和依恋在这一问中表达得淋漓尽致。诗人遥望渐行渐远的行舟，送行者放眼天涯，极视无见，不禁情如春江，汹涌澎湃。“断人肠”将别情推向高潮，在高潮中结束全诗，离愁别恨，悠然不尽。此诗用散行句式，如行云流水，近歌行体，写得颇富神韵，不独在谋篇造语上出格，自然流畅地表现了诗人对友人的深切怀念，也体现出诗人与友人之间的真挚友谊。 The poem “Seeing Du Fourteenth off to the East” is a seven-part poem written by Meng Haoran in the Tang Dynasty. The poem begins with a scene, and through the strong contrast between the vast spring river and a lone boat, it asks...

留别王维 孟浩然 寂寂 [1] 竟何待， 朝朝空自归。 欲寻芳草 [2] 去， 惜与故人违。 当路 [3] 谁相假 [4] ， 知音世所稀。 只应守寂寞， 还掩故园扉。 注释： [1] 寂寂：安静，无人声。 [2] 芳草：古代比喻忠贞志士，高尚情操。 [3] 当路：当政。 [4] 相假：互相凭借。 Parting from Wang Wei Meng Haoran Lonely, lonely, what is there to hope for? Day by day I come back without an end. I would seek fragrant grass in native shore. How I regret to part with my old friend! I’m one whom those in high place would elude, For there are few connoisseurs in the state. I can but keep myself in solitude And go back to close my old garden gate. The poet will leave the capital after his failure in the civil service examinations. 《留别王侍御维》是唐代诗人孟浩然在长安（今陕西西安）失意后创作的赠别王维之诗作。此诗先述说自己在京没有什么希望，天天在寂寞失望中度日，想离京却又不舍得与好友分别，表达了心中的怅惘和矛盾。接着慨叹自己无人援引，只好甘守寂寞，回乡隐居。全诗语调低沉，有对朝廷压抑人才的怨愤，有不忍远别知心朋友的留恋，还有怀才不遇的嗟叹。语言浅显，表达直率，对偶不求工整，但却自然流畅，显示出一种不事雕琢的自然之美。 The poem “Parting from Wang Wei” is a poem written by Tang Dynasty poet Meng Haoran to bid farewell to Wang Wei after his disappointment in Chang’an (present-day Xi’an, Shaanxi...