Song lyric · ci lyric in two stanzas宋词 · 词·双调

gāo高yáng阳tái台·xī西hú湖chūn春gǎn感

zhāng张yán炎Zhang Yan · Song宋

Gao Yang Tai: Spring Feelings at West Lake

jiē接yè叶cháo巢yīng莺

píng平bō波juǎn卷xù絮

duàn断qiáo桥xié斜rì日guī归chuán船

néng能jǐ几fān番yóu游

kàn看huā花yòu又shì是míng明nián年

dōng东fēng风qiě且bàn伴qiáng蔷wēi薇zhù住

dào到qiáng蔷wēi薇chūn春yǐ已kān堪lián怜

gèng更qī凄rán然

wàn万lǜ绿xī西líng泠

yì一mǒ抹huāng荒yān烟

dāng当nián年yàn燕zi子zhī知hé何chù处

dàn但tái苔shēn深wéi韦qū曲

cǎo草àn暗xié斜chuān川

jiàn见shuō说xīn新chóu愁

rú如jīn今yě也dào到ōu鸥biān边

wú无xīn心zài再xù续shēng笙gē歌mèng梦

yǎn掩chóng重mén门qiǎn浅zuì醉xián闲mián眠

mò莫kāi开lián帘

pà怕jiàn见fēi飞huā花

pà怕tīng听tí啼juān鹃

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。

Our source gives only the tune name, Gao Yang Tai. Common editions add the title "Spring Feelings at West Lake".

底本题目只有词牌“高阳台”。通行本有题目“西湖春感”。

Line by line逐句翻译

接叶巢莺Leaves crowd together, and orioles nest among them;树叶一片接一片，黄莺在里面做窝；
平波卷絮on the calm water, willow fluff rolls and drifts;平静的湖面上，漂着卷动的柳絮；
断桥斜日归船the setting sun lights Broken Bridge as the boats come home.夕阳照着断桥，游船纷纷回来。
能几番游How many more outings like this can there be?这样的游玩还能有几回？
看花又是明年To see the flowers again, we must wait until next year.要再看花，又得等到明年了。
东风且伴蔷薇住Spring wind, stay a little while with the roses,春风啊，暂且陪着蔷薇留一留吧，
到蔷薇春已堪怜for when the roses bloom, spring is already sadly near its end.到了蔷薇开的时候，春天已经可怜得快没了。
更凄然Sadder still,更叫人伤心的是，
万绿西泠around Xiling Bridge there is nothing but deep green,西泠桥边一片浓绿，
一抹荒烟and a streak of lonely mist.只有一抹冷清的烟雾。
当年燕子知何处Where have the swallows of the old days gone?当年的燕子，如今飞到哪里去了？
但苔深韦曲All I see are once-lively places thick with moss,只见从前热闹的地方长满了厚厚的苔藓，
草暗斜川and weeds darkening the spots where people used to play.荒草把旧日游玩的地方都遮暗了。
见说新愁I hear that fresh sorrow听说新的愁苦，
如今也到鸥边has now reached even the carefree gulls.如今连海鸥身边也有了。
无心再续笙歌梦I have no heart to go back to the old dream of music and song.我再也没有心思去续那笙歌热闹的旧梦，
掩重门浅醉闲眠I shut gate after gate, drink a little, and lie down to idle sleep.关上一道道门，喝一点酒，闲闲地睡下。
莫开帘Do not open the curtain;不要打开帘子，
怕见飞花I am afraid to see the falling petals fly,我怕看见满天飞的落花，
怕听啼鹃afraid to hear the cuckoo's sorrowful cry.怕听见杜鹃悲伤的啼叫。

Words字词注释

接叶jiē yè: jiē yè: leaves touching leaves, growing thick.接叶：树叶一片接着一片，长得很密。
巢莺cháo yīng: cháo yīng: orioles build their nests there.巢莺：黄莺在里面做窝。
卷絮juǎn xù: juǎn xù: willow fluff rolling on the calm water.卷絮：平静的水波上卷着漂浮的柳絮。
断桥duàn qiáo: duàn qiáo: Broken Bridge, a bridge on West Lake at one end of the Bai Causeway.断桥：西湖上的一座桥，在白堤的一头。
斜日xié rì: xié rì: the slanting sun, close to setting.斜日：快要落山的太阳。
能几番游néng jǐ fān yóu: néng jǐ fān yóu: how many more times can we come here?能几番游：还能再来游几回呢？
且伴蔷薇住qiě bàn qiáng wēi zhù: qiě bàn qiáng wēi zhù: please stay a while with the roses. These roses bloom in late spring.且伴蔷薇住：暂且陪着蔷薇留一留吧。蔷薇在晚春开花。
堪怜kān lián: kān lián: so sad it makes one pity it.堪怜：叫人可惜、心疼。
西泠xī líng: xī líng: Xiling Bridge, next to Solitary Hill on West Lake.西泠：西泠桥，在西湖孤山旁边。
一抹荒烟yì mǒ huāng yān: yī mǒ huāng yān: a streak of cold, lonely mist.一抹荒烟：一片冷清的烟雾。
当年燕子dāng nián yàn zi: dāng nián yàn zi: the swallows of the old days. It echoes the Tang poet Liu Yuxi, who wrote that the swallows of great old families now nest in common homes. The rich old days, and those families, are gone.当年燕子：用唐代刘禹锡“旧时王谢堂前燕，飞入寻常百姓家”的意思，说从前的繁华和那些人家都不在了。
韦曲wéi qū: wéi qū: a place south of Tang Chang'an, where great families like the Wei clan lived.韦曲：地名，在唐代长安城南，是韦家等大族住的好地方。
斜川xié chuān: xié chuān: a place where the poet Tao Yuanming once went on an outing with friends. Both places stand for spots once full of happy visitors, now overgrown with moss and weeds.斜川：地名，晋代陶渊明曾和朋友在这里游玩。韦曲、斜川都借指从前热闹的游玩之地，现在长满了苔藓和野草。
见说jiàn shuō: jiàn shuō: I hear that.见说：听说。
鸥边ōu biān: ōu biān: by the gulls. Gulls were seen as free birds with no worries. If even they feel sorrow now, the sorrow must be very deep.鸥边：海鸥身边。海鸥一向被看作自由自在、没有烦恼的鸟，连它们也有了新愁，可见愁有多深。
笙歌梦shēng gē mèng: shēng gē mèng: a dream of pipes and songs, that is, the happy, lively life of the past. The shēng is a reed pipe.笙歌梦：吹笙唱歌、热热闹闹的好梦，指过去的繁华生活。笙，一种乐器。
掩重门yǎn chóng mén: yǎn chóng mén: to shut gate after gate.掩重门：关上一道道门。
啼鹃tí juān: tí juān: a crying cuckoo. Its call sounds very sad. Legend says it was a king of Shu who lost his kingdom.啼鹃：啼叫的杜鹃鸟。杜鹃叫声很悲，传说是古代失去国家的蜀王变的。

How to read it读音

曲qū: Wéiqū is a place name. Here the second character is read qū, meaning a bend.“韦曲”是地名，“曲”读 qū，意思是弯曲的地方。
重chóng: "Chóng mén" means gate after gate, so the character is read chóng.“重门”是一道又一道的门，“重”读 chóng。

Background创作背景

In 1276 the Yuan army took Lin'an (today's Hangzhou), the Southern Song capital, and a few years later the Southern Song fell. Zhang Yan came from a noble family of the Southern Song. When the country fell, his family was ruined too. He wrote this lyric after the fall, when he visited West Lake again in late spring. The scenery was still there, but the old splendor and old friends were gone. His heart was full of grief for the lost country.

1276年，元军攻进南宋都城临安（今浙江杭州），几年后南宋灭亡。张炎本是南宋贵族人家的子弟，国家亡了，家也败落了。这首词写于宋亡之后，他在晚春时节又来到西湖。西湖的景色还在，可是旧日的繁华和朋友都不见了，他心里满是亡国的悲伤，写下了这首词。

The poet作者

Zhang Yan (1248–about 1320), courtesy name Shuxia, pen name Yutian, was a lyric poet at the end of the Southern Song. He descended from the famous general Zhang Jun and grew up rich. After the Song fell he wandered from place to place and lived in hardship. His lyrics are clear and graceful and often carry the pain of a lost country. He also wrote a book on how to write lyrics, called Ci Yuan.

张炎（1248—约1320），字叔夏，号玉田，南宋末年的词人。他是南宋名将张俊的后代，年轻时生活富贵，宋亡以后到处漂泊，生活困苦。他的词清丽空灵，常写亡国之痛。他还写了一本讲作词方法的书《词源》。

The mood意境

The first stanza shows West Lake in late spring. The leaves are thick, orioles nest, willow fluff floats on the water, and boats come home at sunset. It still looks lovely. But the poet sighs at once: how many more visits are left? To see flowers again he must wait a year. He begs the spring wind to stay with the roses a little longer. Really he cannot bear to let spring go, or the past. At Xiling Bridge there is only green and a streak of mist, cold and empty. The second stanza says everything has changed. No one knows where the swallows went. Busy places are covered with moss and weeds. Even the carefree gulls are sad. In the end he simply shuts the gates, drinks, and sleeps. He will not open the curtain, because he is afraid to see falling petals and hear the cuckoo. The falling petals mean spring is leaving. The cuckoo means the country is lost. The word "afraid" holds a pain he cannot say out loud.

上片先写晚春的西湖：叶子密，黄莺做窝，柳絮在水上漂，夕阳下船儿回来，看起来还挺美。可是诗人马上叹气：还能来几回？看花又得等明年。他求春风陪蔷薇多留一会儿，其实是舍不得春天，也舍不得过去。再看西泠桥，只剩一片绿和一抹烟，冷冷清清。下片写人事全非：燕子不知飞到哪里，热闹的地方长满苔草，连无忧无虑的海鸥都有了愁。最后他干脆关门、喝酒、睡觉，不敢开帘，怕看见落花，怕听见杜鹃叫。落花是春天走了，杜鹃是国家没了。一个“怕”字，把说不出口的痛都藏在里面。