Xue Tao Poem: Farewell to a Friend – 薛涛《送友人》
送友人 薛涛 水国 [1] 蒹葭 [2] 夜有霜， 月寒山色共苍苍 [3] 。 谁言千里自今夕， 离梦杳 [4] 如关塞长。 注释： [1] 水国：水乡，在诗里指巴山蜀水一带。 [2] 蒹葭（jiān jiā）：蒹，指没有长穗的芦苇。葭，指初生的芦苇。 [3] 苍苍：在这里指一种灰白色。 [4] 杳（yǎo）：指远得没有尽头。 Farewell to a Friend Xue Tao Waterside reeds are covered with hoarfrost at night; The green mountains are drowned in the cold blue moonlight. Who says a thousand miles will separate us today? My dream will follow you though you are far away. The poetess shows her love by saying distance cannot separate friends in dreams. 《送友人》是唐代女诗人薛涛创作的一首七言绝句，是送别诗中的名篇。全诗四句，前两句写别浦晚景句，第三句是对友人的慰勉，末句抒写离情之苦。此诗的最大特点是隐含了《诗经》名篇《秦风·蒹葭》的意境，运用引用的修辞手法，以景开篇，以情点题，层层推进，处处曲折，可谓兼有委曲、含蓄的特点。 The poem “Farewell to a Friend” is a seven-line poem written by Xue Tao, a poetess of the Tang Dynasty, and is a famous poem among farewell poems. The first two lines are about the evening scene in Beipu, the third line is a consolation to the friend, and the last line expresses the pain of separation. The most important feature of this poem is that it implies...