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bā八guī归·qiū秋jiāng江dài带yǔ雨

shǐ史dá达zǔ祖Shi Dazu · Song宋

Ba Gui: The Autumn River Carries the Rain

qiū秋jiāng江dài带yǔ雨

hán寒shā沙yíng萦shuǐ水

rén人kàn瞰huà画gé阁chóu愁dú独

yān烟suō蓑sàn散xiǎng响jīng惊shī诗sī思

hái还bèi被luàn乱ōu鸥fēi飞qù去

xiù秀jù句nán难xù续

lěng冷yǎn眼jìn尽guī归tú图huà画shàng上

rèn认gé隔àn岸

wēi微máng茫yún云wū屋

xiǎng想bàn半shǔ属

yú渔shì市qiáo樵cūn村

yù欲mù暮jìng竞rán然zhú竹

xū须xìn信fēng风liú流wèi未lǎo老

píng凭chí持zūn尊jiǔ酒

wèi慰cǐ此qī凄liáng凉xīn心mù目

yì一biān鞭nán南mò陌

jǐ几gāo篙guān官dù渡

lài赖yǒu有gē歌méi眉shū舒lǜ绿

zhǐ只cōng匆cōng匆tiào眺yuǎn远

zǎo早jué觉xián闲chóu愁guà挂qiáo乔mù木

yīng应nán难nài奈

gù故rén人tiān天jì际

wàng望chè彻huái淮shān山

xiāng相sī思wú无yàn雁zú足

Underlined words have notes: tap one. The Pinyin button below shows or hides all pinyin. 一 and 不 are marked with the tone you actually say.字下有虚线的，点开有注释。下方的“拼音”按钮可以显示或隐藏全部拼音。“一”“不”标的是实际读出来的变调。

In line fourteen the corpus has only three characters, as do the Qing court library copy of Shi Dazu's lyrics and the Anthology of Ci. Three Hundred Song Lyrics and the Imperial Anthology of Lyrics add zūn (a wine cup), which fits the tune pattern, and this page follows them.

第十四句语料库作“凭持酒”，《梅溪词》四库本和《词综》也是这样，少一个字。《宋词三百首》和《历代诗余》作“凭持尊酒”，合乎词调字数，这里用这个写法。

Line by line逐句翻译

秋江带雨Rain falls on the autumn river;秋天的江上下着雨，
寒沙萦水the water winds round the cold sand;江水绕着寒冷的沙滩，
人瞰画阁愁独from the painted tower I look down, sad and alone.我在画阁上往下看，一个人发愁。
烟蓑散响惊诗思Scattered sounds of fishermen in the misty rain break my thoughts of a poem,烟雨中渔人零散的声响惊动了我写诗的思路，
还被乱鸥飞去and the scattered gulls carry them off,又被乱飞的鸥鸟带走了，
秀句难续so the fine lines will not come.好句子再也接不上。
冷眼尽归图画上Looking on calmly, all I see becomes a painting.静静看去，眼前的一切都成了画，
认隔岸I make out, across the river,我辨认着对岸
微茫云屋houses faint in the clouds.云雾里模模糊糊的房屋。
想半属They must mostly be想来大多是
渔市樵村fish markets and woodcutters' villages,渔人的集市、砍柴人的村子，
欲暮竞然竹where, as dusk comes, every home hurries to burn bamboo for supper.天快黑了，家家争着烧竹子做饭。
须信风流未老Believe that my carefree spirit has not grown old;要相信我的潇洒还没有老去，
凭持尊酒with wine in hand,靠着手中的酒，
慰此凄凉心目I comfort my lonely heart and eyes.安慰这凄凉的心和眼。
一鞭南陌A crack of the whip down the southern road,骑马走过南边的路，
几篙官渡a few pushes of the pole at the ferry,撑船过了几次官渡，
赖有歌眉舒绿and luckily a singing girl smooths her painted brows to cheer me.幸亏有唱歌的女子舒展眉头，让人开心。
只匆匆眺远But with just one hurried look into the distance,只是匆匆往远处一望，
早觉闲愁挂乔木I feel idle sorrow hanging all over the tall trees.就觉得闲愁像挂满了高高的树。
应难奈It is truly hard to bear:真是难以忍受，
故人天际my old friend is at the edge of the sky;老朋友远在天边，
望彻淮山I gaze until the Huai hills end,我望穿了淮河一带的山，
相思无雁足but no goose brings a letter of longing.相思却没有大雁传来书信。

Words字词注释

带雨dài yǔ: dài yǔ: carrying rain, with rain falling on the river.带雨：江上下着雨。
萦水yíng shuǐ: yíng shuǐ: the water winds around the sandbank. Yíng means to wind around.萦水：江水围绕着沙滩流。萦，环绕。
瞰kàn: kàn: to look down from a height.瞰：从高处往下看。
画阁huà gé: huà gé: a finely decorated tower room.画阁：装饰华美的楼阁。
烟蓑yān suō: yān suō: a fisherman in a straw raincoat in the misty rain. Suō is a raincoat woven from grass.烟蓑：烟雨中穿着蓑衣的渔人。蓑，用草编成的雨衣。
散响sàn xiǎng: sàn xiǎng: scattered sounds, such as the fisherman rowing or calling.散响：零零散散的声音，指渔人划船、说话等的声响。
诗思shī sī: shī sī: the flow of thought for writing a poem.诗思：写诗的思路、灵感。
乱鸥luàn ōu: luàn ōu: gulls flying every which way.乱鸥：乱飞的海鸥。
秀句xiù jù: xiù jù: a fine line of poetry.秀句：好的诗句。
冷眼尽归图画上lěng yǎn jìn guī tú huà shàng: lěng yǎn jìn guī tú huà shàng: looking on calmly, everything before his eyes becomes a painting.冷眼尽归图画上：静静地看，眼前的一切都像一幅画。
微茫wēi máng: wēi máng: faint and blurry.微茫：模模糊糊，看不清。
云屋yún wū: yún wū: houses in the clouds and mist.云屋：云雾里的房屋。
半属bàn shǔ: bàn shǔ: mostly belonging to, mostly.半属：大半是。
渔市樵村yú shì qiáo cūn: yú shì qiáo cūn: fish markets and woodcutters' villages. Qiáo means to cut firewood.渔市樵村：卖鱼的集市和砍柴人住的村子。樵，砍柴。
竞然竹jìng rán zhú: jìng rán zhú: racing to burn bamboo for cooking. Rán here means to burn.竞然竹：争着烧竹子做饭。然，同“燃”，烧。
须信xū xìn: xū xìn: you must believe.须信：要相信。
风流fēng liú: fēng liú: carefree and talented.风流：潇洒有才情的样子。
凭持尊酒píng chí zūn jiǔ: píng chí zūn jiǔ: relying on holding up a cup of wine. Zūn is a wine cup.凭持尊酒：靠着端起酒杯喝酒。尊，酒杯。
心目xīn mù: xīn mù: heart and eyes.心目：心里和眼里。
一鞭南陌yì biān nán mò: yī biān nán mò: riding along the southern road with a crack of the whip. Mò is a path between fields, here any road.一鞭南陌：骑着马，在南边的路上挥一鞭。陌，田间小路，泛指道路。
篙gāo: gāo: a long bamboo pole for pushing a boat.篙：撑船用的长竹竿。
官渡guān dù: guān dù: a public ferry crossing set up by the government.官渡：官府设的渡口。
赖有lài yǒu: lài yǒu: luckily there is.赖有：幸亏有。
歌眉舒绿gē méi shū lǜ: gē méi shū lǜ: the singing girl's dark green painted brows smooth out into a smile.歌眉舒绿：唱歌女子画着黛绿色的眉毛，眉头舒展开来，露出笑容。
眺远tiào yuǎn: tiào yuǎn: to look into the distance.眺远：往远处看。
乔木qiáo mù: qiáo mù: tall trees.乔木：高大的树。
闲愁挂乔木xián chóu guà qiáo mù: xián chóu guà qiáo mù: sorrow seems to hang on the tall trees, growing as he gazes.闲愁挂乔木：愁像挂在高树上一样，越望越多。
难奈nán nài: nán nài: hard to bear.难奈：难以忍受。
天际tiān jì: tiān jì: the edge of the sky, very far away.天际：天边，很远的地方。
望彻wàng chè: wàng chè: to gaze all the way to the end.望彻：望穿，一直望到尽头。
淮山huái shān: huái shān: the hills along the Huai River.淮山：淮河一带的山。
雁足yàn zú: yàn zú: a wild goose's foot. Old stories say letters were tied to geese's feet, so it means letters.雁足：大雁的脚。古代传说大雁脚上能绑书信，所以“雁足”指书信。

How to read it读音

思sī: Here the word means the flow of thought for a poem, a noun, which in old times was read sì. Today it is usually read sī.“诗思”的“思”是名词，指写诗的思路，古代读 sì。现在一般读 sī。

Background创作背景

This lyric was written on a rainy autumn day. The poet looks out from a tower by the river and misses an old friend far away. When and where it was written, and who the friend was, are no longer known. It mentions the Huai hills, so the friend was probably somewhere along the Huai River. The lyric first paints the rainy autumn river, then the poet's own sorrow, and only at the end his longing for the friend.

这首词写在一个秋天的雨中，作者在江边的楼阁上远望，想念远方的老朋友。写作的时间、地点和这位朋友是谁，都已经不清楚了。词里提到“淮山”，可见朋友大概在淮河一带。词里先写秋江雨景，再写自己的愁，最后才说出对朋友的思念。

The poet作者

Shi Dazu, also called Meixi, was a Southern Song lyric writer; his birth and death years are unknown. He failed the imperial exams several times and later became a clerk for the powerful minister Han Tuozhou. When Han fell, Shi was punished and sent into exile. His lyrics paint scenes in fine, lively detail. His most famous is "Shuang Shuang Yan", about a pair of swallows.

史达祖，号梅溪，南宋词人，生卒年不详。他多次考试都没考中，后来在权臣韩侂胄手下做管文书的官。韩侂胄失败后，他也被处罚，流放外地。他的词很会写景物，写得细致传神，咏燕子的《双双燕》最有名。

The mood意境

The first half is like someone standing in a tower watching the view. Autumn rain falls on the river, water winds round the sand, and the sounds of fishermen and the wheeling gulls break his thoughts of a poem. So he stops writing and just watches. Houses across the river appear and fade, and at dusk every home burns bamboo to cook, like a pale ink painting. The second half is about his feelings. He tells himself he is not old yet; with a little wine and a song, he can cheer up. But as soon as he looks into the distance, sorrow seems to hang all over the trees. Only at the end does he say what is really on his mind: his old friend is far away by the Huai River. He gazes and gazes, but not even a letter comes. The lyric moves from scene to sorrow, deeper and deeper.

上半首像一个人站在楼上看风景：秋雨落在江上，水绕着沙滩，渔人的声音、乱飞的鸥鸟打断了他写诗的念头。他干脆不写了，静静地看，对岸的房屋若隐若现，傍晚家家烧竹子做饭，像一幅淡淡的水墨画。下半首写心情：他告诉自己还没老，喝点酒，听听歌，也能高兴一点。可是一往远处望，愁绪就像挂满了大树。最后才说出真正的心事：老朋友在遥远的淮河那边，望了又望，连一封信都没有。整首词先写景，再写愁，越来越深。