Song lyric · ci to the tune Chang Ting Yuan Man, 97 characters in two stanzas, a tune Jiang Kui composed himself宋词 · 词，词牌《长亭怨慢》，双调97字，姜夔自己创作的曲调

cháng长tíng亭yuàn怨màn慢·jiàn渐chuī吹jìn尽

jiāng姜kuí夔Jiang Kui · Song宋

Chang Ting Yuan Man: Slowly the Wind Blows Away

jiàn渐chuī吹jìn尽zhī枝tóu头xiāng香xù絮

shì是chù处rén人jiā家

lǜ绿shēn深mén门hù户

yuǎn远pǔ浦yíng萦huí回

mù暮fān帆líng零luàn乱xiàng向hé何xǔ许

yuè阅rén人duō多yǐ矣

shuí谁dé得sì似cháng长tíng亭shù树

shù树ruò若yǒu有qíng情shí时

bú不huì会dé得qīng青qīng青rú如cǐ此

rì日mù暮

wàng望gāo高chéng城bú不jiàn见

zhǐ只jiàn见luàn乱shān山wú无shù数

wéi韦láng郎qù去yě也

zěn怎wàng忘dé得yù玉huán环fēn分fù付

dì第yī一shì是zǎo早zǎo早guī归lái来

pà怕hóng红è萼wú无rén人wéi为zhǔ主

suàn算kōng空yǒu有bīng并dāo刀

nán难jiǎn剪lí离chóu愁qiān千lǚ缕

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。

The source text writes the cutting word in the last line with an old form of the character; common editions use the modern form. The lyric also has a short preface, which is not included here.

底本最后一句作“难翦离愁千缕”，“翦”是“剪”的古写法，通行本多写作“剪”。原词前面还有一段小序，这里没有收入。

Line by line逐句翻译

渐吹尽枝头香絮Little by little the wind blows the fragrant willow down from the branches.风慢慢吹光了枝头飘香的柳絮，
是处人家Everywhere, in every home,到处的人家，
绿深门户deep green shade hangs over the doors.门前都是浓浓的绿荫。
远浦萦回Far off, the riverbank winds round and round.远处的水边弯弯曲曲，
暮帆零乱向何许Evening sails drift every which way: where are they going?傍晚的船帆零零乱乱，要驶向哪里？
阅人多矣Who has seen as many partings见过的离别实在太多了，
谁得似长亭树as the willow by the parting pavilion?谁能比得上长亭边的柳树？
树若有情时If the willow had feelings,柳树如果有感情，
不会得青青如此it could not stay so green.就不会还这样青翠了。
日暮Dusk falls.天晚了。
望高城不见I look back for the tall city walls but cannot see them,回头望那高高的城墙，已经看不见，
只见乱山无数only countless tangled hills.只看见数不清的乱山。
韦郎去也Like Wei Gao, I have gone away.我像韦郎一样走了，
怎忘得玉环分付How could I forget what she told me when we parted:怎么能忘记她临别时的嘱咐：
第一是早早归来"First of all, come back soon,“第一件事，是早早回来，
怕红萼无人为主for fear this red flower will have no one to care for her."怕这红花没有人照顾。”
算空有并刀Even with sharp Bingzhou scissors,想来就算有锋利的并州剪刀，
难剪离愁千缕I could never cut these thousand threads of parting sorrow.也剪不断这千丝万缕的离愁。

Words字词注释

渐jiàn: jiàn: little by little.渐：慢慢地。
香絮xiāng xù: xiāng xù: willow down, the white fluff on willow seeds that fills the air in spring.香絮：柳絮，柳树种子上的白色绒毛，春天满天飘。
是处shì chù: shì chù: everywhere.是处：到处，处处。
绿深门户lǜ shēn mén hù: lǜ shēn mén hù: thick green willows in front of every door.绿深门户：家家门前柳树长得又绿又密。
浦pǔ: pǔ: a riverside, where a stream meets a bigger river.浦：水边，河流入江的地方。
萦回yíng huí: yíng huí: winding round and round.萦回：弯弯曲曲地绕来绕去。
何许hé xǔ: hé xǔ: where.何许：什么地方，哪里。
阅人多矣yuè rén duō yǐ: yuè rén duō yǐ: it has seen so many people. Yuè means to see or go through.阅人多矣：见过的人太多了。阅，看、经历。
长亭cháng tíng: cháng tíng: a roadside pavilion where travellers rested, and where people often said goodbye.长亭：古代路边供行人歇脚的亭子，人们常在这里送别。
会得huì dé: huì dé: to understand.会得：懂得，明白。
青青如此qīng qīng rú cǐ: qīng qīng rú cǐ: so green. If the willow knew the pain of parting, it would not stay this green.青青如此：这样青翠。意思是柳树如果懂得离别的痛苦，就不会长得这么绿了。
高城gāo chéng: gāo chéng: the tall city walls, the city where the loved one lives, usually thought to be Hefei.高城：高高的城墙，指恋人住的那座城。一般认为是合肥。
韦郎wéi láng: wéi láng: Wei Gao of the Tang. Legend says he loved a girl named Yuxiao. When they parted he promised to come back in a few years and left her a jade ring. He did not return in time, and she died of grief. The poet compares himself to Wei Gao.韦郎：唐代的韦皋。传说他和一个叫玉箫的女子相爱，分别时约好几年后回来娶她，还留下一枚玉指环。他没按时回来，玉箫伤心而死。词人用韦郎比自己。
玉环yù huán: yù huán: the jade ring, here standing for the beloved girl. Some read it as the keepsake ring itself.玉环：玉指环，这里指心爱的女子。一说就是那枚信物。
分付fēn fù: fēn fù: to tell someone carefully what to do.分付：嘱咐，叮嘱。
红萼hóng è: hóng è: red flowers, the girl speaking of herself. È is the green cup under a flower's petals.红萼：红花，这里是女子自比。萼，花朵下面托着花瓣的绿色小片。
无人为主wú rén wéi zhǔ: wú rén wéi zhǔ: with no one to care for her.无人为主：没有人做主、没有人照顾。
算suàn: suàn: I suppose.算：想来，料想。
并刀bīng dāo: bīng dāo: scissors made in Bingzhou, famous for being sharp.并刀：并州出产的剪刀，以锋利出名。
千缕qiān lǚ: qiān lǚ: a thousand threads. The sorrow of parting is like countless threads that cannot be cut.千缕：千万根丝线。离愁像丝一样多，剪也剪不断。

How to read it读音

并bīng: In bing dao this character is read bīng. It names Bingzhou, around today's Taiyuan in Shanxi, famous for sharp scissors. It is not read bìng here.“并刀”的“并”读 bīng，指并州（今山西太原一带），那里出产锋利的剪刀。不读 bìng。
为wéi: Here it is read wéi, meaning to act as.“为主”的“为”读 wéi，意思是做、当。
处chù: Here it is read chù, meaning place.“是处”的“处”读 chù，意思是地方。

Background创作背景

Jiang Kui wrote both the music and the words of this lyric. In a short preface he says he loved what Huan Wen of the Eastern Jin said on seeing willows he had planted long ago: "If even trees age like this, how can people bear it?" The lyric is usually dated to around 1191, when Jiang Kui left Hefei and said goodbye to a woman he loved there. It uses the willow to speak of parting, since in old China the willow was the tree of farewells.

这首词是姜夔自己作曲又填词的。他在小序里说，很喜欢东晋桓温看见柳树时说的话：“树犹如此，人何以堪”，意思是树都这样老了，人怎么受得了。一般认为这首词写于宋光宗绍熙二年（1191年）前后，姜夔离开合肥，告别在那里相爱的女子。词借柳树写离别，柳在古代就是送别的象征。

The poet作者

Jiang Kui (about 1155–about 1221) was a Southern Song poet and musician. He never held office and lived with the help of friends. He composed his own tunes, created many new lyric patterns, and left music written down. As a young man he loved a woman in Hefei, and many of his later lyrics remember her.

姜夔（约1155—约1221），字尧章，号白石道人，南宋词人，也是音乐家。他一生没有做官，靠朋友资助过日子。他会自己作曲，很多词牌是他创造的，还留下了乐谱。他年轻时在合肥爱过一位女子，后来许多词都在怀念她。

The mood意境

The first stanza begins with willow down. It has all blown away, green shade fills every doorway, and far-off sails drift about. All of this calls up parting. The poet asks: who has seen more partings than the willow by the pavilion? If it had feelings, it would not stay so green. He blames the willow for having no heart, but really he is saying his own heart feels too much. The second stanza comes after he leaves. Looking back, he cannot see the city, only tangled hills blocking his view. He remembers her words: "Come back soon, so I am not left with no one." At the end he says that even the sharpest scissors could not cut his sorrow. The sorrow is like willow threads, one after another, too many to count.

上阕从柳絮写起。柳絮吹尽，家家门前绿荫浓浓，远处船帆乱飘，让人想到离别。词人问：谁见过的离别比长亭柳树更多？如果柳树懂感情，就不会这么青翠。这是怪柳树无情，其实是说自己太有情。下阕写离开以后：回头看不见城，只有乱山挡住视线。他想起她临别的叮嘱：“早点回来，别让我没人照顾。”最后说，就算有最快的剪刀，也剪不断离愁。离愁像柳丝，一根一根，数也数不清。