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hè贺xīn新láng郎·chūn春qíng情

lǐ李yù玉Li Yu · Song宋

To the Tune He Xin Lang: Spring Longing

zhuàn篆lǚ缕xiāo销jīn金dǐng鼎

zuì醉chén沉chén沉

tíng庭yīn阴zhuǎn转wǔ午

huà画táng堂rén人jìng静

fāng芳cǎo草wáng王sūn孙zhī知hé何chù处

wéi惟yǒu有yáng杨huā花sǎn糁jìng径

jiàn渐yù玉zhěn枕

téng腾téng腾chūn春xǐng醒

lián帘wài外cán残hóng红chūn春yǐ已tòu透

zhèn镇wú无liáo聊

tì殢jiǔ酒yān厌yān厌bìng病

yún云bìn鬓luàn乱

wèi未xiān忺zhěng整

jiāng江nán南jiù旧shì事xiū休chóng重xǐng省

biàn遍tiān天yá涯

xún寻xiāo消wèn问xī息

duàn断hóng鸿nán难qìng倩

yuè月mǎn满xī西lóu楼píng凭lán阑jiǔ久

yī依jiù旧guī归qī期wèi未dìng定

yòu又zhǐ只kǒng恐

píng瓶chén沉jīn金jǐng井

sī嘶qí骑bù不lái来yín银zhú烛àn暗

wǎng枉jiào教rén人

lì立jìn尽wú梧tóng桐yǐng影

shuí谁bàn伴wǒ我

duì对luán鸾jìng镜

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。

This page follows the common text in Three Hundred Song Lyrics and the Complete Song Lyrics, titled "He Xin Lang: Spring Longing", by Li Yu. Our source text names Pan Fen and differs in several places: the censer is "incense" instead of "gold", the shade is "thick green" instead of "drunk and heavy", she wakes "dazed" instead of "from a spring doze", the flowers lie "outside the gate" with spring "gone" instead of "outside the curtain" with spring "full and ripe", her "hair bun droops" instead of "her hair is messy", and two small linking words differ. The source also went through machine conversion, which left an old way of writing chén (to sink, deep) and an unusual variant of tì (lingering over wine); the standard forms are used here.

这里用《宋词三百首》《全宋词》的通行文字，题为《贺新郎·春情》，作者李玉。我们的原始资料署名潘汾，文字有几处不同：“篆缕销香鼎”“翠沉沉”“正玉枕、瞢腾初醒”“门外残红春已去”“云髻亸”“但天涯”“便只恐”。原始资料还经过机器繁简转换，把“沉”写作“沈”，把“殢”写成一个少见的异体字，这里都用通行写法。

Line by line逐句翻译

篆缕销金鼎The curling threads of incense have burned out in the metal censer.弯弯的香烟在铜香炉里烧完了。
醉沉沉Heavy with wine and drowsy,我喝了酒，昏昏沉沉，
庭阴转午the courtyard shadows have turned to noon,树影移动，已到中午，
画堂人静and the painted hall is silent.华美的厅堂里静悄悄的。
芳草王孙知何处The fragrant grass is green again; where is my wandering love?芳草又绿了，远游的人在哪里？
惟有杨花糁径Only willow fluff lies scattered on the path.只有柳絮撒满了小路。
渐玉枕slowly, on my jade pillow,春光渐渐把我从玉枕上，
腾腾春醒I wake, still dazed, from a spring doze.迷迷糊糊地唤醒。
帘外残红春已透Outside the curtain the flowers have fallen; spring is full and nearly over.帘子外面落花满地，春天已经到了尽头，
镇无聊All day I am weary,整天都无聊，
殢酒厌厌病lingering over wine, listless as if ill.借酒消愁，没精打采像生了病。
云鬓乱My cloud of hair is in a mess,云一样的鬓发乱了，
未忺整and I do not care to put it up.也懒得去梳理。
江南旧事休重省The old days in the south, do not think of them again.江南的往事，不要再去回想了。
遍天涯Across the ends of the earth我走遍天涯，
寻消问息I ask everywhere for news of you,到处打听你的消息，
断鸿难倩yet not even a lone goose will carry a letter.连孤雁都没法托它带信。
月满西楼凭阑久The moon fills the west tower; I lean on the rail a long time,月光洒满西楼，我靠着栏杆站了很久，
依旧归期未定and still the day of your return is not set.你回来的日子还是没有定。
又只恐And yet all I fear is that,却又只怕，
瓶沉金井like a jar sunk in a well, our love is lost for good.我们的感情像银瓶沉进井底，再也找不回来。
嘶骑不来银烛暗No neighing horse comes home, and the candle burns low;听不到你的马嘶声，蜡烛已经暗了，
枉教人for nothing I have白白地让我
立尽梧桐影stood until the wutong tree's shadow has gone.站到梧桐树影都移尽了。
谁伴我Who is there with me,有谁陪着我，
对鸾镜facing this lonely mirror?对着这面孤单的鸾镜？

Words字词注释

篆缕zhuàn lǚ: zhuàn lǚ: thin threads of incense smoke, curling like old seal-style writing.篆缕：香烧起来的细烟，弯弯曲曲像篆字一样。
销金鼎xiāo jīn dǐng: xiāo jīn dǐng: burned away in the metal censer. Jīn dǐng is a metal incense burner.销金鼎：在铜香炉里烧完了。金鼎，金属做的香炉。
醉沉沉zuì chén chén: zuì chén chén: heavy and drowsy from wine.醉沉沉：喝了酒，昏昏沉沉的样子。
庭阴转午tíng yīn zhuǎn wǔ: tíng yīn zhuǎn wǔ: the shadows in the courtyard have moved round; it is already noon.庭阴转午：院子里树影移动，已经到了中午。
画堂huà táng: huà táng: a finely decorated hall.画堂：装饰华美的厅堂。
王孙wáng sūn: wáng sūn: once meaning a young nobleman, here the loved one who has gone far away. An ancient poem says the young lord wanders and does not return while spring grass grows thick, so fragrant grass and the absent lover often go together.王孙：本指贵族子弟，这里指离家远游的心上人。古诗里有“王孙游兮不归，春草生兮萋萋”，所以芳草常和王孙连在一起。
杨花yáng huā: yáng huā: willow fluff, white tufts that drift about at the end of spring.杨花：柳絮，春末飘飞的白色絮团。
糁径sǎn jìng: sǎn jìng: scattered all over the path.糁径：撒满了小路。
玉枕yù zhěn: yù zhěn: a jade pillow, or one as fine as jade; here, in bed.玉枕：玉做的或像玉一样的枕头，这里指床上。
腾腾téng téng: téng téng: dazed and drowsy, half asleep.腾腾：迷迷糊糊、半睡半醒的样子。
残红cán hóng: cán hóng: fallen and fading flowers.残红：凋落的花。
镇zhèn: zhèn: all day long.镇：整天，一直。
殢酒tì jiǔ: tì jiǔ: caught up in drinking, unable to leave the wine alone.殢酒：被酒困住，喝酒喝得没完。
厌厌病yān yān bìng: yān yān bìng: listless, as if ill.厌厌病：没精打采，像生了病。
云鬓乱yún bìn luàn: yún bìn luàn: her cloud-like hair is in a mess. Bìn is the hair at the sides of the face.云鬓乱：像云一样的鬓发乱了。鬓，脸旁两边的头发。
未忺整wèi xiān zhěng: wèi xiān zhěng: she does not feel like tidying it. Xiān means to want to.未忺整：不想去梳理。忺，想要。
休重省xiū chóng xǐng: xiū chóng xǐng: do not think back on it again.休重省：不要再去回想。
寻消问息xún xiāo wèn xī: xún xiāo wèn xī: asking everywhere for news.寻消问息：到处打听消息。
断鸿难倩duàn hóng nán qìng: duàn hóng nán qìng: even a lone goose cannot be asked to carry a letter. People once said wild geese could carry messages.断鸿难倩：失群的孤雁也请不动，没法托它带信。古人说大雁能传信。
凭阑píng lán: píng lán: leaning on the railing.凭阑：靠着栏杆。
又只恐yòu zhǐ kǒng: yòu zhǐ kǒng: and yet all I fear is that.又只恐：却又只怕。
瓶沉金井píng chén jīn jǐng: píng chén jīn jǐng: the silver jar sinks into the well and can never be pulled up again. It comes from a poem by Bai Juyi and means a love that has broken off for good.瓶沉金井：银瓶掉进井里沉下去，再也捞不上来。出自白居易的诗，比喻两人的感情断了，再也接不上。
嘶骑sī qí: sī qí: a neighing horse, meaning the loved one riding home.嘶骑：嘶叫的马，指心上人骑马回来。
银烛暗yín zhú àn: yín zhú àn: the bright candle burns low and dim.银烛暗：明亮的蜡烛快要烧完，光变暗了。
枉教人wǎng jiào rén: wǎng jiào rén: making someone do it for nothing.枉教人：白白地让人。
立尽梧桐影lì jìn wú tóng yǐng: lì jìn wú tóng yǐng: standing until the shadow of the wutong tree has moved away and gone, that is, standing for a very long time.立尽梧桐影：站到梧桐树的影子都移走、消失了，形容站了很久。
鸾镜luán jìng: luán jìng: a mirror with a luan bird carved on the back. A legend tells of a lonely luan that saw itself in a mirror, cried out and died, so such a mirror often stands for loneliness.鸾镜：背面刻着鸾鸟的镜子。传说一只孤单的鸾鸟看到镜中自己的影子，悲鸣而死，所以鸾镜常用来写孤单。

How to read it读音

糁sǎn: Here the character means scattered over and is read sǎn.糁：撒落、散落，读 sǎn。
厌yān: Here the doubled character means listless, like yān yān, and is read yān, not yàn.厌厌：同“恹恹”，没精神的样子，读 yān yān，不读 yàn yàn。
省xǐng: Here the character means to recall and is read xǐng, not shěng.省：回想、回忆，读 xǐng，不读 shěng。
倩qìng: Here the character means to ask someone to do something for you and is read qìng, not qiàn.倩：请人帮忙，读 qìng，不读 qiàn。
教jiào: Here the character means to make someone do something and is read jiào today. In old verse it was sometimes read jiāo.教：让、使，现在读 jiào。旧时诗词里也有读 jiāo 的。

Background创作背景

This lyric is about a woman longing for a loved one far away, a kind of verse people of old called a "boudoir lament". No record tells when or why it was written. The first half is a late-spring day: drowsy with wine, she wakes from a nap, spring is nearly over, and he has still not come back. The second half moves into the night: she leans on the railing until the moon fills the west tower and the candle nearly dies, but he does not come. The common editions, Three Hundred Song Lyrics and the Complete Song Lyrics, give the poet as Li Yu; another view names Pan Fen.

这是一首写女子思念远方心上人的词，古人叫“闺怨词”。写作的时间和缘由都没有留下记载。上半首写春末一个白天，她酒后昏沉，从午睡里醒来，春天快过完了，人却还没回来；下半首写到夜里，她靠着栏杆等到月满西楼、蜡烛快灭，还是等不来人。通行的《宋词三百首》《全宋词》都说作者是李玉，一说是潘汾。

The poet作者

Li Yu was a Song lyric poet. Nothing is recorded about his life, and the Complete Song Lyrics holds only this one lyric by him, so we know him only through this poem. Some sources put it under the name of another man, Pan Fen. Whoever wrote it, it is a fine Song lyric about a woman's longing at home.

李玉，宋代词人。他的生平没有留下记载，《全宋词》里也只收了他这一首词，我们只能从这首作品认识他。也有资料把这首词归在一位叫潘汾的人名下。不管作者是谁，它都是宋代写闺中相思的好词。

The mood意境

Over a single day, this lyric draws out one person's waiting, slow and long. By day the incense burns out, the courtyard is still, willow fluff covers the path, and she wakes up listless, not even caring to do her hair. By night the moon rises and she leans on the rail, waiting and waiting. The candle grows dim and the tree's shadow moves away, but she never hears that familiar horse neigh. The lyric hardly ever says "I miss you", yet longing is everywhere: in the grass, the willow fluff, the lone goose, the jar sunk in the well, and the lonely mirror. The last line, "Who is there with me, facing this mirror?", is like a soft sigh that leaves the loneliness with the reader.

这首词用一天的时间，把一个人的等待写得慢慢的、长长的。白天，香烧完了，院子很静，柳絮落满小路，她醒来没精神，连头发也懒得梳。晚上，月亮升起来，她靠着栏杆一直等，蜡烛暗了，梧桐树的影子都移走了，还是听不到那匹熟悉的马叫。词里几乎没有说“我想你”，却处处是想念：芳草、杨花、孤雁、沉井的银瓶、孤单的鸾镜。最后一句“谁伴我，对鸾镜”，像一声轻轻的叹气，把孤单留给读者。