Tang poems and Song Ci

汴河亭 [1] 许浑 广陵 [2] 花盛帝 [3] 东游， 先劈昆仑一派流。 百二禁兵 [4] 辞象阙 [5] ， 三千宫女下龙舟。 凝云鼓震星辰动， 拂浪旗开日月浮。 四海义师 [6] 归有道， 迷楼 [7] 还似景阳楼 [8] 。 注释： [1] 汴（biàn）河亭：隋炀帝在汴河之滨建造的行宫。汴河，又称汴水、汴渠、通济渠，自今河南荥阳市北引黄河水东南流，经开封、商丘、夏邑与今安徽宿州市、泗县及江苏泗洪，至盱眙县境入淮河及洪泽湖。 [2] 广陵：今扬州。 [3] 帝：指隋炀帝杨广。 [4] 禁兵：中国古代皇帝的亲兵，即侍卫宫中及护从的军队。 [5] 象阙：这里代指隋宫。 [6] 义师：隋末农民起义军。 [7] 迷楼：隋炀帝建在今扬州纵欲玩乐的宫殿。 [8] 景阳楼：南朝陈后主在今南京所建的宫殿。 Royal Pavilion on the Great Canal Xu Hun The emperor went east to see the flowering town; Mount Kunlun was cleft to let its water flow down. Royal escorts leaving the palace went afloat; Three thousand maids of honor mounted the dragon boat. Drums were beaten to make clouds tremble and stars shiver; Flags caressed waves, sun and moon floated on the river. But by revolting armies the empire overthrown, The emperor in the pavilion lost his crown. This is a satire against the last emperor of the Sui Dynasty who lost his crown in 618. 《汴河亭》是唐代诗人许浑创作的一首七律。这首诗描绘了隋炀帝杨广东游广陵的盛况，凭吊古迹，婉转劝讽，抒发感慨。前三联写隋炀帝游幸江都豪奢情状。先写兴起游兴，再写劈昆仑、修运河，前拥后簇的奢侈豪华场面。尾联卒章显志，以四...

塞下曲 许浑 夜战桑乾北 [1] ， 秦兵半不归。 朝来有乡信， 犹自寄寒衣 [2] 。 注释： [1] 桑乾北：桑乾河北岸。桑乾河，永定河的上游，发源于山西，流经华北平原。 [2] 寒衣：御寒的衣服。 Frontier Song Xu Hun In snow our men did fight, Half of them died at night. But letters came next day: Winter clothes on the way. The poet is grieved over the soldiers’ death for lack of winter clothes. 《塞下曲》是唐代诗人许浑创作的一首五言绝句。此诗以极其精练的手法，高度浓缩了战争的悲剧性。前两句叙述了发生在桑乾河北的夜战情况；后两句叙述远在家乡的亲人，不知道自己的亲人已死于战争，依然来信寄物，烘托出浓烈的悲剧气氛。全诗话句精练、构思巧妙、境界悲壮、意蕴深沉，委婉含蓄地表达了作者对战争的谴责和对士兵及其家属的同情。 “Frontier Song” is a five-line poem written by Xu Hun, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The poem highly condenses the tragedy of war in an extremely concise manner. The first two lines describe the night battle that took place in the north of Sangqian River; the second two lines describe the letters sent by relatives who were far away from home, not knowing that their loved ones had died in the war, which brings out the strong atmosphere of tragedy. The whole poem is concise, cleverly conceived, tragic, and deep in meaning,...

金陵怀古 许浑 玉树 [1] 歌残王气终， 景阳 [2] 兵合戍楼空。 松楸 [3] 远近千官冢， 禾黍 [4] 高低六代宫。 石燕 [5] 拂云晴亦雨， 江豚 [6] 吹浪夜还风。 英雄一去豪华尽， 唯有青山似洛中。 注释： [1] 玉树：指《玉树后庭花》曲，据说是南朝陈后主创作的。 [2] 景阳：指景阳宫，陈后主所居住的宫殿。 [3] 松楸（qiū）：指坟墓上栽的树。李白《拟恨赋》称“一望蒿里，松楸骨寒”。 [4] 禾黍：《诗经》有《黍离》篇，后人用“黍离之悲”来写亡国之痛。 [5] 石燕：据《湘中记》记载，零陵有石燕，遇见风雨就能飞翔，风雨停止又会回归石形。 [6] 江豚：据《南越志》记载，江豚像猪，生活在水中，如果江豚在水中跳跃，就会起风。 Memories of Jinling Xu Hun The kingdom collapsed after the Song of Jade Tree; The garrison deserted when came the enemy. Planted with pines, a thousand tombs spread far and nigh; Buried amid the weed, palaces stand low and high. The swallow of stone scrapes the white cloud, rain or shine; The night breeze blows with waves raised by the river swine. The splendor fades when heroes are gone one and all; Only green hills look like the ancient capital. Jinling was the capital of the six dynasties. The last king of Chen, author of the Song of Jade Tree, surrendered and the kingdom collapsed in 604. The swallow of stone was a statue in the palace and the river swine was...

途经秦始皇墓 [1] 许浑 龙盘虎踞树层层， 势入浮云亦是崩 [2] 。 一种青山秋草里， 路人唯拜汉文陵 [3] 。 注释： [1] 秦始皇墓：位于陕西省临潼下河村附近，南倚骊山，北临渭水，建于公元前210年。原高五十丈，因为是土筑，经过两千年的风吹日晒，现在的秦始皇墓有四十三米，周长两千米。秦始皇，是中国第一个统一国家的皇帝，尽管功劳卓著，但是异常残暴，不但大征徭役，而且焚书坑儒，破坏了大量的中国传统文化遗产。 [2] 崩：古代把皇帝去世称为“驾崩”，以避讳“死”这个字。 [3] 汉文陵：汉文帝的陵墓霸陵，位于陕西西安东十余里，与秦始皇陵靠近。汉文帝，即汉高祖刘邦的儿子刘恒，他在位期间，励精图治，勤俭持国，奠定了汉代富强的基业，成就了“文景之治”的盛况。 Passing by the Tomb of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty Xu Hun The dragon coils and tiger crouches amid the trees; The sky-scraping imperial tomb can’t but fall down. The hill’s still green with grass when blows the autumn breeze, But the passers-by worship only the new crown. The imperial tomb was built in 210 BC. 《途经秦始皇墓》是唐代诗人许浑创作的一首七言绝句。此诗浑厚有味，通过对比手法来对历史人物加以抑扬，反映了作者对刚恨残暴的统治者的愤恨和对谦和仁爱的统治者的怀念，诗意填密，字挟风雷，轻巧疏宕，唱叹有情，富有幽美的艺术魅力。 The poem “Passing by the Tomb of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty” is a seven-line poem written by Xu Hun, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The poem is thick and flavorful, reflecting the author’s resentment against th...