Song lyric · ci lyric in two stanzas, 116 characters宋词 · 词·双调，一百一十六字

hè贺xīn新láng郎·jiǔ九rì日

liú刘kè克zhuāng庄Liu Kezhuang · Song宋

To the Tune of He Xin Lang: The Double Ninth

zhàn湛zhàn湛cháng长kōng空hēi黑

gèng更nǎ那kān堪

xié斜fēng风xì细yǔ雨

luàn乱chóu愁rú如zhī织

lǎo老yǎn眼píng平shēng生kōng空sì四hǎi海

lài赖yǒu有gāo高lóu楼bǎi百chǐ尺

kàn看hào浩dàng荡

qiān千yá崖qiū秋sè色

bái白fà发shū书shēng生shén神zhōu州lèi泪

jìn尽qī凄liáng凉

bú不xiàng向niú牛shān山dī滴

zhuī追wǎng往shì事

qù去wú无jì迹

shào少nián年zì自fù负líng凌yún云bǐ笔

dào到ér而jīn今

chūn春huá华luò落jìn尽

mǎn满huái怀xiāo萧sè瑟

cháng常hèn恨shì世rén人xīn新yì意shǎo少

ài爱shuō说nán南cháo朝kuáng狂kè客

bǎ把pò破mào帽

nián年nián年niān拈chū出

ruò若duì对huáng黄huā花gū孤fù负jiǔ酒

pà怕huáng黄huā花

yě也xiào笑rén人cén岑jì寂

hóng鸿běi北qù去

rì日xī西nì匿

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

湛湛长空黑The deep, far sky has turned dark.高远的天空一片昏黑。
更那堪And, harder still to bear,更让人受不了的是，
斜风细雨a slanting wind drives a fine rain,斜风吹着细雨，
乱愁如织and my worries are as tangled as threads on a loom.心里的愁绪乱得像织布的线。
老眼平生空四海All my life these old eyes have looked on the whole world as small,我这双老眼，一辈子从没把天下放在眼里，
赖有高楼百尺and luckily there is this tall tower to climb.幸亏有这百尺高楼可以登上去。
看浩荡I gaze out over the wide land远远望去，一片辽阔，
千崖秋色and see autumn colours on a thousand cliffs.千山万崖都是秋天的颜色。
白发书生神州泪I, a white-haired scholar, weep for my country,我这个白发书生，为国家流泪，
尽凄凉full of sorrow,满心凄凉，
不向牛山滴but I will not shed tears on Mount Niu, as Duke Jing did for his own short life.却不会像齐景公那样，在牛山上为自己的寿命哭泣。
追往事I think back on the past,回想过去的事，
去无迹and it has all vanished without a trace.都已消失得无影无踪。
少年自负凌云笔When I was young, I thought my writing could soar above the clouds.年轻时，我自以为文笔能冲上云霄。
到而今But now到了现在，
春华落尽my youth has fallen away like spring flowers,青春像春花一样落尽了，
满怀萧瑟and my heart is full of bleakness.心里满是冷落凄凉。
常恨世人新意少I am always annoyed that people have so few new ideas.我常常不满世上的人没有新的想法，
爱说南朝狂客Every Double Ninth they love to talk about that bold guest of long ago,一到重阳就爱说东晋那位狂放的客人，
把破帽and his old hat blown off by the wind把他那顶被风吹落的破帽子，
年年拈出is brought out again every year.年年都拿出来说一遍。
若对黄花孤负酒If I face the chrysanthemums and do not drink,要是对着菊花却不喝酒，
怕黄花I fear that even the chrysanthemums只怕连菊花，
也笑人岑寂will laugh at me for being so lonely.也要笑我太冷清寂寞。
鸿北去The wild geese fly north,大雁往北飞去，
日西匿and the sun hides in the west.太阳向西边落下。

Words字词注释

湛湛zhàn zhàn: zhàn zhàn: describes a sky that looks deep and far.湛湛：形容天空又深又远。
更那堪gèng nǎ kān: gèng nǎ kān: and how could one bear it on top of that?更那堪：更哪能忍受。
乱愁如织luàn chóu rú zhī: luàn chóu rú zhī: tangled worries, as thick as threads on a loom, impossible to sort out.乱愁如织：乱糟糟的愁绪像织布的线一样密，理不清。
老眼lǎo yǎn: lǎo yǎn: old eyes; the poet means himself, now old.老眼：诗人自称年老的眼睛。
平生píng shēng: píng shēng: all my life.平生：一辈子，向来。
空四海kōng sì hǎi: kōng sì hǎi: to see the whole world as small. It shows a wide view and great pride. The Four Seas means the whole world.空四海：把天下都不放在眼里，形容眼界开阔、心气很高。四海，指天下。
赖有lài yǒu: lài yǒu: luckily there is.赖有：幸亏有。
百尺bǎi chǐ: bǎi chǐ: a hundred feet; that is, very tall.百尺：形容很高。
浩荡hào dàng: hào dàng: wide and vast.浩荡：广大、辽阔的样子。
千崖qiān yá: qiān yá: a thousand cliffs, that is, many mountains.千崖：许许多多的山崖。
书生shū shēng: shū shēng: a scholar; the poet means himself.书生：读书人，这里是诗人自称。
神州泪shén zhōu lèi: shén zhōu lèi: tears shed for the country. Shenzhou is an old name for China. At that time much of the north was held by the Jin state.神州泪：为国家流的眼泪。神州，指中国。当时北方大片土地被金国占领。
牛山滴niú shān dī: niú shān dī: tears shed on Mount Niu, in today's Shandong. Legend says Duke Jing of Qi climbed it, thought that everyone must die, and wept. The poet says his tears are for the country, not, like the duke's, for his own short life.牛山滴：牛山在今山东。传说春秋时齐景公登上牛山，想到人终有一死，伤心落泪。诗人说他的泪是为国家流的，不像齐景公那样只为自己活不长而哭。
去无迹qù wú jì: qù wú jì: gone without a trace.去无迹：过去了，一点痕迹也没留下。
自负zì fù: zì fù: to think highly of oneself.自负：自以为了不起。
凌云笔líng yún bǐ: líng yún bǐ: a brush whose writing soars above the clouds. Du Fu once used these words to praise the writing of Yu Xin.凌云笔：写出的文章气势高得能冲上云霄。杜甫曾用“凌云健笔”称赞庾信的文章。
春华落尽chūn huá luò jìn: chūn huá luò jìn: the spring flowers have all fallen; that is, youth and its gifts are gone.春华落尽：春天的花全落光了，比喻青春和才华都过去了。
萧瑟xiāo sè: xiāo sè: bleak and cold.萧瑟：冷落、凄凉。
新意xīn yì: xīn yì: a new idea.新意：新的想法。
南朝狂客nán cháo kuáng kè: nán cháo kuáng kè: the bold guest of the Southern Dynasties, meaning Meng Jia of the Eastern Jin. Legend says that at a Double Ninth feast on Mount Long, the wind blew off his hat and he did not care at all. Ever since, writers have loved to tell this story on the Double Ninth. The Eastern Jin ruled the south, so it is loosely called the Southern Dynasties here.南朝狂客：指东晋的孟嘉。传说重阳节他跟随桓温在龙山宴饮，风把帽子吹落了，他却毫不在意，照样谈笑。后来文人每到重阳就爱写这个故事。东晋在南方，所以这里泛称南朝。
破帽pò mào: pò mào: the old hat, meaning the story of Meng Jia losing his hat.破帽：破旧的帽子，就是孟嘉落帽的典故。
拈出niān chū: niān chū: to pick out and bring up. Niān means to pick up with the fingers.拈出：拿出来。拈，用手指捏取。
黄花huáng huā: huáng huā: yellow flowers, that is, chrysanthemums. People admire them and drink chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth.黄花：菊花。重阳节有赏菊、喝菊花酒的风俗。
孤负gū fù: gū fù: to let down, to waste a chance.孤负：同“辜负”，对不起、白白错过。
岑寂cén jì: cén jì: lonely and quiet.岑寂：冷清、寂寞。
鸿hóng: hóng: wild geese.鸿：大雁。
匿nì: nì: to hide; here the sun is setting.匿：躲藏，这里指太阳落山。

How to read it读音

那nǎ: This word means how can one bear it. The character is used like the question word nǎ, and is read nǎ.那堪，哪能忍受。“那”同“哪”，课本读 nǎ。
空kōng: Here the character means to see the whole world as nothing much, and is read kōng.空四海，把天下都看得很小、不放在眼里。这里“空”读 kōng。
华huá: Chūn huá means spring flowers. The character is used like the word for flower and is read huá.春华，春天的花，“华”同“花”，读 huá。

Background创作背景

Jiu ri means the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Double Ninth Festival. On this day people climbed high places, admired chrysanthemums and drank chrysanthemum wine. On the Double Ninth, Liu Kezhuang climbed a tall tower and looked out over the autumn land. He thought of the northern lands still held by the Jin state, and of himself, now old, having done little for his country. So he wrote this ci. The exact year is not agreed; it is usually seen as a work from his middle or later years.

九日，就是农历九月初九重阳节。古人这天有登高、赏菊、喝菊花酒的风俗。刘克庄在重阳节登上高楼，看到秋天的山河，想到北方大片国土还在金国手里，自己年纪大了，却没能为国家做成什么事，于是写下这首词。具体写于哪一年，说法不一，一般认为是他中年以后的作品。

The poet作者

Liu Kezhuang (1187–1269), also called Houcun, came from Putian in Fujian. He was an important poet and ci writer of the late Southern Song. All his life he cared about the country and wanted to win back the lost north. He was removed from office several times for speaking too bluntly. His ci follow Xin Qiji: bold and strong, often using scenery to pour out his grief at having no way to serve his country.

刘克庄（1187—1269），号后村，福建莆田人，南宋后期的重要诗人和词人。他一生关心国家大事，主张收复北方失地，几次因为说话直率被罢官。他的词学习辛弃疾，豪放有力，常常借写景抒发报国无门的悲愤。

The mood意境

The ci opens with a dark sky, slanting wind and fine rain, and worries as tangled as thread. Then the poet climbs a tall tower and the view opens up: autumn colours on a thousand cliffs. But his tears are not for his own old age; they are for his country. The second stanza turns to himself. When young, he thought his writing could soar to the clouds; now he is like spring flowers that have all fallen. He mocks people who, every Double Ninth, retell the old story of Meng Jia's hat with nothing new to say. Really he is unhappy that people only care about elegant fun and not about the country. Then he says that if he does not drink, even the chrysanthemums will laugh at how lonely he is. At the end, geese fly north and the sun sinks in the west. The wide, dim picture leaves us feeling the sadness of a great hope that could not come true.

词一开头就是黑沉沉的天，加上斜风细雨，心里的愁像乱线一样。接着诗人登上高楼，眼前一下子开阔了：千山万崖都是秋色。可他流下的不是为自己老去的泪，而是为国家的泪。下阕回到自己：年轻时自以为文笔能上云霄，如今却像落尽的春花。他还批评世人重阳节只会重复“孟嘉落帽”的老故事，没有新意，其实是不满大家只会风雅，不关心国家。最后他说，不喝酒的话连菊花都会笑我冷清。结尾大雁北飞、太阳西沉，画面苍茫，把壮志难酬的悲凉留在读者心里。