Song lyric · ci to the tune Dong Feng Di Yi Zhi, 100 characters in two stanzas宋词 · 词，词牌《东风第一枝》，双调100字

dōng东fēng风dì第yī一zhī枝·yǒng咏chūn春xuě雪

shǐ史dá达zǔ祖Shi Dazu · Song宋

Dong Feng Di Yi Zhi: Spring Snow

qiǎo巧qìn沁lán兰xīn心

tōu偷nián黏cǎo草jiǎ甲

dōng东fēng风yù欲zhàng障xīn新nuǎn暖

màn谩níng凝bì碧wǎ瓦nán难liú留

xìn信zhī知mù暮hán寒qīng轻qiǎn浅

xíng行tiān天rù入jìng镜

zuò做nòng弄chū出qīng轻sōng松xiān纤ruǎn软

liào料gù故yuán园bù不juǎn卷chóng重lián帘

wù误le了zhà乍lái来shuāng双yàn燕

qīng青wèi未liǎo了liǔ柳huí回bái白yǎn眼

hóng红yù欲duàn断xìng杏kāi开sù素miàn面

jiù旧yóu游yì忆zhe著shān山yīn阴

hòu厚méng盟suì遂fáng妨shàng上yuàn苑

hán寒lú炉chóng重nuǎn暖

biàn便fàng放màn慢chūn春shān衫zhēn针xiàn线

kǒng恐fèng凤xuē靴tiāo挑cài菜guī归lái来

wàn万yí一bà灞qiáo桥xiāng相jiàn见

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。

Line by line逐句翻译

巧沁兰心The spring snow cleverly seeps into the hearts of the orchids,春雪巧妙地渗进兰花的花心，
偷黏草甲and quietly sticks to the new grass shoots,偷偷地粘在刚冒头的草芽上，
东风欲障新暖as if it wants to hold back the new warmth of the east wind.好像想挡住东风带来的新暖。
谩凝碧瓦难留It settles on the green tiles in vain and cannot stay,它白白地落在碧瓦上，却留不住，
信知暮寒轻浅so the evening cold must truly be light now.看来傍晚的寒气确实已经很浅了。
行天入镜The flakes drift across the sky and fall into the mirror of the water,雪花飘过天空，落进镜子般的水面，
做弄出轻松纤软showing off how light, loose, fine and soft they are.摆弄出又轻又松、又细又软的样子。
料故园不卷重帘I guess that back home no one has rolled up the curtains,我猜老家的人一定没有卷起层层帘子，
误了乍来双燕and the pair of swallows just come back cannot get in.耽误了刚飞回来的那对燕子。
青未了柳回白眼The willows are not yet fully green, and their leaf-eyes are turned white again.柳叶刚绿还没绿透，柳眼又被雪染白了；
红欲断杏开素面The red of the apricot is almost gone; the blossoms show bare white faces.杏花的红色快被盖住，像露出了不施脂粉的白脸。
旧游忆著山阴I remember old journeys, like Wang Huizhi's snowy night trip from Shanyin.想起从前的游历，就像王徽之雪夜去山阴访友；
厚盟遂妨上苑This snow also spoils the promised gathering in the royal garden.这场雪也妨碍了去园林赴约的盛会。
寒炉重暖The cold stove is lit once more,冷了的火炉又重新生起火来，
便放慢春衫针线and the sewing of spring clothes can slow down.缝春衣的针线活儿也可以放慢了。
恐凤靴挑菜归来I only fear that the girls in phoenix shoes, coming home from picking greens,只怕那些穿着凤靴去挖野菜的姑娘回来时，
万一灞桥相见might meet this snow by Ba Bridge.万一在灞桥边碰上这场风雪。

Words字词注释

沁qìn: qìn: to seep in.沁：渗进去。
兰心lán xīn: lán xīn: the heart of an orchid flower.兰心：兰花的花心。
黏nián: nián: to stick to.黏：粘住。
草甲cǎo jiǎ: cǎo jiǎ: the shell around a new grass shoot, the first tips of grass.草甲：草芽外面包着的壳，刚冒出来的嫩草。
障zhàng: zhàng: to block.障：挡住。
新暖xīn nuǎn: xīn nuǎn: the new warmth of spring.新暖：刚来的春天暖意。
谩凝碧瓦难留màn níng bì wǎ nán liú: màn níng bì wǎ nán liú: the snow settles on the green roof tiles in vain, it cannot stay and soon melts.谩凝碧瓦难留：雪白白地落在青绿色的瓦上，却留不住，很快就化了。
信知xìn zhī: xìn zhī: to know for sure.信知：确实知道。
轻浅qīng qiǎn: qīng qiǎn: light, not much.轻浅：轻微，不重。
行天入镜xíng tiān rù jìng: xíng tiān rù jìng: the snowflakes travel through the sky and fall into water as smooth as a mirror.行天入镜：雪花在天上飘，落进像镜子一样的水面。
做弄zuò nòng: zuò nòng: to make on purpose, to show off.做弄：故意弄成，摆弄出来。
轻松纤软qīng sōng xiān ruǎn: qīng sōng xiān ruǎn: light, loose, fine and soft, all describing spring snow.轻松纤软：又轻又松，又细又软，都是说春雪的样子。
料liào: liào: to guess.料：料想，猜想。
故园gù yuán: gù yuán: the garden of one's old home.故园：老家的园子。
重帘chóng lián: chóng lián: layers of curtains.重帘：一层层的帘子。
乍来双燕zhà lái shuāng yàn: zhà lái shuāng yàn: a pair of swallows that have just come back. With the curtains down, they cannot fly in.乍来双燕：刚刚飞回来的一对燕子。帘子不卷，燕子就飞不进屋。
柳回白眼liǔ huí bái yǎn: liǔ huí bái yǎn: young willow leaves look like eyes. Snow on them turns the eyes white. It also plays on the story of Ruan Ji, who showed the whites of his eyes to people he disliked.柳回白眼：柳树刚长出的小嫩叶像眼睛，叫柳眼。雪落在上面，柳眼就变成白的了。这里还暗用了阮籍会翻白眼的故事。
红欲断hóng yù duàn: hóng yù duàn: the red of the flowers is almost hidden.红欲断：红色的花快被盖没了。
杏开素面xìng kāi sù miàn: xìng kāi sù miàn: apricot blossoms covered in snow look like faces with no makeup.杏开素面：杏花被雪盖住，像不搽胭脂的白净脸。
山阴shān yīn: shān yīn: Shanyin, today's Shaoxing in Zhejiang. On a snowy night Wang Huizhi there suddenly missed his friend Dai Kui and took a boat all night to see him. At the door he turned back, saying he had come on a whim, and the whim was over.山阴：今浙江绍兴。东晋王徽之在山阴住，雪夜忽然想念朋友戴逵，连夜坐船去看他，到了门口又回来了，说：“乘兴而来，兴尽而返。”
厚盟遂妨上苑hòu méng suì fáng shàng yuàn: hòu méng suì fáng shàng yuàn: legend says Prince Xiao of Liang held a snow feast in his garden, and Sima Xiangru arrived late. The line means the snow got in the way of a promised visit to the royal garden. Some read it as a promise between friends spoiled by snow.厚盟遂妨上苑：相传西汉梁孝王在自己的园子里赏雪宴客，司马相如来晚了。这句是说雪阻碍了去园林赴约。上苑，帝王的园林。一说指好友的约会被雪耽误了。
寒炉重暖hán lú chóng nuǎn: hán lú chóng nuǎn: the cold stove is lit again.寒炉重暖：冷下来的火炉又生起火来。
春衫针线chūn shān zhēn xiàn: chūn shān zhēn xiàn: sewing spring clothes. With the cold back, there is no hurry.春衫针线：缝春天衣服的活儿。天又冷了，就不急着做了。
凤靴fèng xuē: fèng xuē: shoes embroidered with phoenixes, meaning young women.凤靴：绣着凤凰的鞋子，指年轻女子。
挑菜tiāo cài: tiāo cài: digging wild greens. In Tang and Song times there was a greens-picking festival early in the second lunar month, when women went out to the fields.挑菜：挖野菜。唐宋时农历二月初有挑菜节，女子到郊外挖野菜游玩。
灞桥bà qiáo: bà qiáo: a bridge over the Ba River east of Chang'an, where people broke off willow twigs to say goodbye. A Tang man once said his poems came to him on a donkey in the wind and snow at Ba Bridge, so the bridge is tied to snow and poetry.灞桥：长安城东灞水上的桥，古人在这里折柳送别。唐代有人说“诗思在灞桥风雪中驴子背上”，所以灞桥也和风雪、作诗连在一起。

How to read it读音

谩màn: Here it is read màn, the same as the word for in vain.这里读 màn，同“漫”，意思是徒然、白白地。
重chóng: In chong lian it is read chóng, meaning layer upon layer.“重帘”的“重”读 chóng，意思是一层又一层。
了liǎo: In wei liao it is read liǎo, meaning to finish.“未了”的“了”读 liǎo，意思是完、尽。
著zhe: This character is the same as the particle zhe and is usually read with a light tone here. Some read it zhuó.“著”同“着”，这里一般读轻声 zhe。一说读 zhuó。
重chóng: In chong nuan it is read chóng, meaning once again.“重暖”的“重”读 chóng，意思是再一次。

Background创作背景

This is a lyric about one thing: spring snow. Snow that comes in spring is late, light and thin, and melts as soon as it lands. The poet moves from orchids and grass shoots to green tiles, willows and apricot blossoms. He uses many old snow stories, such as Wang Huizhi's snowy night visit, the snow feast in the Liang garden, and the wind and snow at Ba Bridge, yet the word snow never appears in the lyric. We do not know when it was written.

这是一首咏物词，题目是“咏春雪”，专门写春天下的雪。春雪下得晚，又轻又薄，落地就化。词人从兰花、草芽、碧瓦、柳树、杏花一路写下来，用了很多和雪有关的典故，比如王徽之雪夜访戴、梁园赏雪、灞桥风雪，却通篇不说一个“雪”字。写作年代不清楚。

The poet作者

Shi Dazu came from Bian, today's Kaifeng in Henan, and was a Southern Song poet. He never passed the state exams and worked as a clerk for the powerful minister Han Tuozhou. When Han fell, Shi was punished along with him. He was best at lyrics about objects, writing with fine detail about swallows, spring rain and spring snow. Another famous work is "A Pair of Swallows".

史达祖，字邦卿，号梅溪，汴（今河南开封）人，南宋词人。他一生没有考中功名，做过权臣韩侂胄的文书。韩侂胄失败后，他受到牵连被处罚。他最擅长咏物词，写燕子、春雨、春雪都很细腻，名作还有《双双燕》。

The mood意境

This lyric paints a portrait of spring snow. It is not thick like winter snow. It is clever and sly: it slips into flower hearts and sticks to grass shoots, trying to block the spring warmth, yet it cannot stay on the roof tiles. It floats through the sky and falls into the water, light and soft. The poet also pictures the swallows at home shut out by curtains, the willow eyes turned white, the apricot blossoms like pale faces. The second stanza recalls old snow stories: a snowy night visit to a friend, a snow feast in a garden. The stove is lit again and the spring clothes can wait. At the end he worries that girls out picking greens will be caught in the snow. The word snow never appears, yet snow is everywhere, and so is spring.

这首词像在给春雪画像。春雪不像冬雪那样厚，它“巧”“偷”，悄悄钻进花心、粘上草芽，想挡住春暖，却在瓦上留不住。它飘过天空、落进水里，轻轻软软。词人还想到老家的燕子被帘子挡在外面，柳眼被染白，杏花像白脸。下阕又想起雪夜访友、梁园赏雪这些故事，写炉火重燃、春衣不急着缝。最后担心出门挖野菜的姑娘遇上风雪。全词不写“雪”字，处处都是雪，又处处是春天。