Tang poems and Song Ci

登科后 孟郊 昔日龌龊 [1] 不足夸， 今朝放荡 [2] 思无涯。 春风得意马蹄疾， 一日看尽长安花。 注释： [1] 龌龊（wò chuò）：本指齿相近，这里指登科前处境不如意。思想行为拘束、局促。 [2] 放荡：自由自在，不受拘束。与“旷荡”、“放达”义近。但不同于现代的“放浪”的意思。 Successful at the Civil Service Examinations Meng Jiao Gone are all my past woes! What more have I to say? My body and my mind enjoy their fill today. Successful, faster runs my horse in vernal breeze; I’ve seen within one day all flowers on the trees. This is the most balanced verse in Tang poetry. 《登科后》是唐代诗人孟郊于贞元十二年（796年）进士及第时所作的一首七绝。此诗前两句将作者过去失意落拓的处境和现今考取功名的得意情境进行今昔对比，突现今朝跃入新天地时的思绪沸腾；后两句说他在春风里洋洋得意地跨马疾驰，一天就看完了长安的似锦繁花，表现出极度欢快的心情。全诗节奏轻快，一气呵成，在“思苦奇涩”的孟诗中别具一格。 The first two lines of the poem contrast the author’s past disillusionment and his present success. The first two lines of the poem compare the author’s past disillusioned and desolate situation with his present success in the examinations, highlighting the boiling thoughts of the present day when he leaps into a new world; the second two lines say that he proudly galloped on...

古怨别 孟郊 飒飒 [1] 秋风生， 愁人怨离别。 含情两相向， 欲语气先咽 [2] 。 心曲 [3] 千万端， 悲来却难说。 别后唯所思， 天涯共明月。 注释： [1] 飒飒：形容秋风的声音。 [2] 气先咽：因为伤心，气塞声断讲不出话来。 [3] 心曲：心事。 Complaint of Parting Meng Jiao The soughing autumn wind is blowing; Grieved, I complain my man is going. We face each other eye to eye; Before I speak, I sob and sigh. My heart is like a winding stream, How can I tell my dreary dream? When I miss him after we part, We can but share moonlight apart. This poem describes a woman complaining of the separation from her lord. 古怨别，诗题名。《古怨别》是唐代诗人孟郊创作的一首五言古诗。全诗八句，四十字，细腻地描绘了一对情侣难分难舍、令人感动的情状。 The title of the poem is “Complaint of Parting”. The poem “Ancient Grievances of Farewell” is an ancient poem in five lines written by Meng Jiao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The poem has eight stanzas and forty characters, which delicately depict the touching situation of a couple who are hard to part.

古别离 孟郊 欲别牵郎衣， 郎今到何处？ 不恨归来迟， 莫向临邛 [1] 去。 注释： [1] 临邛（qiónɡ）：四川邛崃，相传为西汉司马相如和卓文君相识之地。 Leave Me Not Meng Jiao I hold your robe lest you should go. Where are you, dear, going today? Your late return brings me less woe Than your heart being stolen away. The poet describes a woman afraid that her lover would change mind. 《古别离》是唐代诗人孟郊创作的一首五言绝句。这首诗刻画一个女子送别情郎的场面，表现了她的挚爱和忧虑。前两句写在情郎临行之际，女子询问他的去处，这里既有依依不舍之情，又体现了女性的温柔缠绵。最后两句说不担心你回来迟了，就怕去临邛的嘱咐，更充满了期待和无奈。全诗情真意切、质朴自然，耐人寻味。 “Leave Me Not” is a five-line poem written by Meng Jiao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The poem depicts a woman’s farewell to her lover, expressing her love and concern. In the first two lines, the woman asks her lover where he is going when he is about to leave. The last two lines are full of anticipation and helplessness, as they are not worried about your late return, but about the command to go to Linqiong. The whole poem is sincere, simple and natural, and intriguing.

游子吟 孟郊 慈母手中线， 游子身上衣。 临行密密缝， 意恐迟迟归。 谁言寸草 [1] 心， 报得三春晖 [2] 。 注释： [1] 寸草：小草。比喻游子。 [2] 三春晖：三春，指春天的孟春、仲春、季春。比喻母爱如春天的阳光。 Song of the Parting Son Meng Jiao From the threads a mother’s hand weaves, A gown for parting son is made. Sown stitch by stitch before he leaves, For fear his return be delayed. Such kindness as young grass receives From the warm sun can’t be repaid. This is a well-known song showing the mother’s love for her son. 《游子吟》是唐代诗人孟郊创作的一首五言诗。这是一首母爱的颂歌。全诗共六句三十字，采用白描的手法，通过回忆一个看似平常的临行前缝衣的场景，凸显并歌颂了母爱的伟大与无私，表达了诗人对母爱的感激以及对母亲深深的爱与尊敬之情。此诗情感真挚自然，虽无藻绘与雕饰，然而清新流畅，淳朴素淡的语言中蕴含着浓郁醇美的诗味，千百年来广为传诵。 “Song of the Parting Son” is a five-line poem written by Meng Jiao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. It is an ode to motherly love. The poem is written in six stanzas of thirty words, using the technique of white description to recall a seemingly ordinary scene of sewing clothes before going on a journey, highlighting and celebrating the greatness and selflessness of a mother’s love, express...