Song lyric · ci, a long lyric in two stanzas宋词 · 词·双调长调

huā花fàn犯·guō郭xī希dào道sòng送shuǐ水xiān仙suǒ索fù赋

wú吴wén文yīng英Wu Wenying · Song宋

Hua Fan: Guo Xidao Sends Me Narcissus and Asks for a Poem

xiǎo小pīng娉tíng婷

qīng清qiān铅sù素yè靥

fēng蜂huáng黄àn暗tōu偷yùn晕

cuì翠qiáo翘qī欹bìn鬓

zuó昨yè夜lěng冷zhōng中tíng庭

yuè月xià下xiāng相rèn认

shuì睡nóng浓gèng更kǔ苦qī凄fēng风jǐn紧

jīng惊huí回xīn心wèi未wěn稳

sòng送xiǎo晓sè色yì一hú壶cōng葱qiàn蒨

cái才zhī知huā花mèng梦zhǔn准

xiāng湘é娥huà化zuò作cǐ此yōu幽fāng芳

líng凌bō波lù路

gǔ古àn岸yún云shā沙yí遗hèn恨

lín临qì砌yǐng影

hán寒xiāng香luàn乱dòng冻méi梅cáng藏yùn韵

xūn熏lú炉pàn畔xuán旋yí移bàng傍zhěn枕

hái还yòu又jiàn见yù玉rén人chuí垂gàn绀zhěn鬒

liào料huàn唤shǎng赏qīng清huá华chí池guǎn馆

tái台bēi杯xū须mǎn满yǐn引

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 corpus gives only the tune name; the common edition adds the title 'Guo Xidao Sends Me Narcissus and Asks for a Poem'. In the corpus, the character for 'tilted' in the fourth line is written in a variant form; here it follows the common edition. The meaning is the same.

语料库只有词牌名，通行本有题目“郭希道送水仙索赋”。语料库“翠翘敧鬓”的“敧”是“欹”的另一种写法，这里按通行本作“欹”，意思是倾斜。

Line by line逐句翻译

小娉婷A small, graceful girl,一个小巧美好的姑娘，
清铅素靥her face powdered white, plain and fair,脸上搽着白粉，素净清秀，
蜂黄暗偷晕the yellow on her brow softly spreading,额上的黄妆悄悄晕开，
翠翘欹鬓a green feather pin tilted in her hair.翠绿的首饰斜插在鬓边。
昨夜冷中庭Last night in the cold courtyard,昨夜在寒冷的院子中间，
月下相认we met beneath the moon.我们在月光下相见。
睡浓更苦凄风紧I slept deeply, but the cold wind blew hard,我睡得正熟，可冷风吹得很急，
惊回心未稳and I woke with a start, my heart still uneasy.一下子惊醒，心还跳个不停。
送晓色一壶葱蒨At dawn someone brought a pot of fresh green narcissus,清晨有人送来一盆青翠的水仙，
才知花梦准and then I knew my flower dream had come true.我才知道昨夜梦见花仙，是准的。
湘娥化作此幽芳The goddess of the Xiang River became this quiet flower;是湘水女神化成了这清幽的花，
凌波路she once walked lightly on the waves,她曾在水波上轻轻走过，
古岸云沙遗恨leaving her regret on the misty sands of the ancient shore.把遗憾留在古老江岸茫茫的沙滩上。
临砌影Her shadow rests by the steps;花影靠在台阶边，
寒香乱冻梅藏韵her cool scent drifts everywhere, and even the winter plum hides its charm.清冷的香气四处飘散，连寒梅也藏起了风韵。
熏炉畔旋移傍枕I set it by the incense burner, then soon move it beside my pillow,把它放在熏炉旁，又很快移到枕边，
还又见玉人垂绀鬒and once more see the beauty letting down her deep blue hair.又见到这位美人垂着深青色的长发。
料唤赏清华池馆I expect you will call friends to your pond house to admire it,想必你会请朋友到清华池馆来赏花，
台杯须满引and then the cups must be filled to the brim and drained.那时一定要把酒杯斟满，一饮而尽。

Words字词注释

娉婷pīng tíng: pīng tíng: graceful, of a young woman. Here the narcissus is pictured as a small beauty.娉婷：女子姿态美好的样子。这里把水仙花比作一个小巧的美人。
清铅qīng qiān: qīng qiān: white lead powder that women once put on their faces; it stands for the narcissus's white petals.清铅：白色的铅粉，古代女子用来搽脸。比喻水仙洁白的花瓣。
素靥sù yè: sù yè: a plain, clean face. Yè means cheek or dimple.素靥：素净的脸颊。靥，脸颊、酒窝。
蜂黄fēng huáng: fēng huáng: yellow makeup that women once painted on the forehead; it stands for the yellow cup in the middle of the narcissus.蜂黄：古代女子额头上涂的黄色妆饰，也叫“额黄”。比喻水仙中间黄色的花心。
暗偷晕àn tōu yùn: àn tōu yùn: quietly spreading a soft ring of color.暗偷晕：悄悄地晕染开一圈颜色。
翠翘cuì qiáo: cuì qiáo: a kingfisher-feather hairpin; it stands for the narcissus's green leaves.翠翘：像翠鸟尾羽的首饰，比喻水仙绿色的叶子。
欹鬓qī bìn: qī bìn: tilted at the side of the hair. Qī means slanting; bìn is the hair by the ears.欹鬓：斜插在鬓发边。欹，倾斜；鬓，耳边的头发。
中庭zhōng tíng: zhōng tíng: the middle of the courtyard.中庭：院子中间。
相认xiāng rèn: xiāng rèn: to meet and know each other; here, the poet meets the flower spirit in a dream.相认：相见、相识。这里说作者在梦里见到了这位“花仙”。
睡浓shuì nóng: shuì nóng: sleeping deeply.睡浓：睡得正熟。
凄风紧qī fēng jǐn: qī fēng jǐn: a cold wind blowing hard.凄风紧：冷风吹得很急。
惊回jīng huí: jīng huí: waking with a start.惊回：惊醒过来。
晓色xiǎo sè: xiǎo sè: the light of dawn.晓色：清晨的天色。
葱蒨cōng qiàn: cōng qiàn: lush and green; here, a pot of fresh green narcissus.葱蒨：草木青翠茂盛的样子。这里指一盆绿油油的水仙。
花梦准huā mèng zhǔn: huā mèng zhǔn: the dream of the flower came true. Zhǔn means accurate, fulfilled.花梦准：梦见花仙的梦应验了。准，准确、应验。
湘娥xiāng é: xiāng é: the goddesses of the Xiang River, said to be the two wives of the ancient king Shun, who drowned themselves in the river after he died.湘娥：湘水的女神，传说是舜的两个妃子娥皇、女英，舜死后她们投湘水而死。
幽芳yōu fāng: yōu fāng: a quiet fragrant flower: the narcissus.幽芳：幽静的香花，指水仙。
凌波líng bō: líng bō: stepping lightly over the waves. Cao Zhi described the Luo River goddess walking on the waves, and later people called the narcissus the fairy who walks on waves.凌波：在水波上轻轻走过。曹植《洛神赋》写洛水女神“凌波微步”，后来人们把水仙叫“凌波仙子”。
云沙yún shā: yún shā: sandbanks vast as clouds.云沙：像云一样茫茫的沙滩。
遗恨yí hèn: yí hèn: a regret left behind.遗恨：留下的遗憾。
临砌影lín qì yǐng: lín qì yǐng: the flower's shadow by the steps. Qì means steps.临砌影：靠近台阶的花影。砌，台阶。
寒香乱hán xiāng luàn: hán xiāng luàn: the cool fragrance drifting everywhere.寒香乱：清冷的香气四处飘散。
冻梅藏韵dòng méi cáng yùn: dòng méi cáng yùn: the winter plum blossoms, outdone, hide their charm.冻梅藏韵：寒天的梅花也比不过它，只好把自己的风韵藏起来。
熏炉xūn lú: xūn lú: a burner for incense.熏炉：熏香用的炉子。
傍枕bàng zhěn: bàng zhěn: next to the pillow.傍枕：靠在枕头边。
玉人yù rén: yù rén: a beauty; here, still the narcissus.玉人：美人，这里仍指水仙。
垂绀鬒chuí gàn zhěn: chuí gàn zhěn: letting down thick dark-blue hair: the drooping green leaves. Gàn is a deep blue with a touch of red.垂绀鬒：垂着深青色的浓发，比喻水仙垂下的绿叶。绀，深青带红的颜色。
料liào: liào: I expect, I imagine.料：料想，猜想。
唤赏huàn shǎng: huàn shǎng: to call friends to come and enjoy it.唤赏：叫上朋友一起观赏。
清华池馆qīng huá chí guǎn: qīng huá chí guǎn: a clear and lovely house by a pond. One account says this was the name of Guo Xidao's garden.清华池馆：清幽华美的池边楼馆。一说是郭希道家园林的名字。
台杯tái bēi: tái bēi: a wine cup set on a stand; one account says a nested set of cups.台杯：一种带托盘的酒杯，一说是成套大小相叠的杯子。
满引mǎn yǐn: mǎn yǐn: to fill the cup to the brim and drink it down.满引：斟满酒，一饮而尽。

How to read it读音

晕yùn: Read yùn: a soft ring of color on a face or a flower, as in a blush.读 yùn，指脸上或花上一圈淡淡的颜色，像“红晕”。
翘qiáo: Read qiáo. Cuì qiáo is a hairpin shaped like a kingfisher's tail feathers.读 qiáo。“翠翘”是一种像翠鸟尾羽的首饰。
旋xuán: Read xuán, meaning soon, right away.读 xuán，意思是“随即、很快地”。
鬒zhěn: Read zhěn: thick dark hair.读 zhěn，指浓密的黑发。

Background创作背景

The title tells why this ci was written. A friend, Guo Xidao, sent the poet a pot of narcissus and asked him to write a ci about it. The narcissus blooms from winter into early spring. It has white petals with a yellow center and long thin green leaves, and is often grown in a bowl of water. The poet turns the flower into a lovely fairy: he first meets her in a dream, then wakes to find the flowers arriving. The year it was written is not known.

题目说明了写这首词的缘由：朋友郭希道送给作者一盆水仙花，请他写一首词来咏它。“索赋”就是“请人作诗词”。水仙在冬天到早春开花，白色花瓣，中间有黄色的花心，叶子细长青绿，常养在水盆里。作者把水仙写成一位美丽的花仙子，先在梦里相见，醒来正好收到花。这首词写于哪一年已经不清楚。

The poet作者

Wu Wenying (about 1200–about 1260), also called Mengchuang, came from Siming, today's Ningbo in Zhejiang. He was a Southern Song ci poet. He never held office, and spent many years as an aide in officials' households, a guest who helped with their affairs. His ci are rich in ornate words and strange images, and often weave dream and real life together, so they can be hard to follow. In this ci the flower and the dream, the beauty and the narcissus, all blend together, which is just his style.

吴文英（约1200—约1260），字君特，号梦窗，四明（今浙江宁波）人，南宋词人。他一生没有做官，长年在官员家里做幕僚，也就是帮忙处理事务的客人。他的词辞藻华丽、想象奇特，常常把梦和现实交织在一起，有时不太好懂。这首词里花和梦、美人和水仙混在一起，正是他的风格。

The mood意境

The best thing about this ci is that it treats the narcissus as a girl from start to finish. The white petals are her face powder, the yellow center is the makeup on her brow, and the green leaves are the feather pin in her hair. First comes a dream. Last night, in a cold moonlit courtyard, the poet met this girl, but the cold wind woke him. At dawn a friend sent a pot of narcissus, and he understood that the girl in his dream was this flower. The second stanza tells her story. She was once the goddess of the Xiang River, walking lightly on the water, carrying an ancient regret. Her scent makes even the winter plum shy. The poet cannot bear to part with her. He sets her by the incense burner, then moves her beside his pillow. At the end he thinks of the friend who sent the flower and imagines him inviting guests to admire it, everyone raising full cups. Dream, flower, myth and friendship blend together, like a soft, misty painting.

这首词最妙的地方，是从头到尾把水仙当成一位姑娘来写。白色的花瓣是她搽的粉，黄色的花心是她额上的妆，绿叶是她鬓边的翠翘。作者先写梦：昨夜月光下，在冷冷的院子里见到这位姑娘，可冷风把他吹醒了。天一亮，朋友送来一盆水仙，他才明白梦里的人就是这花。下片给她讲身世：她是湘水女神变的，在水上轻轻走过，心里留着古老的遗憾。她的香气让寒梅都害羞。作者舍不得她，先放在熏炉边，又搬到枕头旁。最后又想到送花的朋友，猜他也会请客赏花，大家举杯喝个痛快。梦、花、神话和友情交织在一起，像一幅朦朦胧胧的画。