Song lyric · ci lyric in two stanzas, 102 characters宋词 · 词·双调，一百零二字

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zhōu周bāng邦yàn彦Zhou Bangyan · Song宋

To the Tune of Hua Fan: On Plum Blossoms

fěn粉qiáng墙dī低

méi梅huā花zhào照yǎn眼

yī依rán然jiù旧fēng风wèi味

lù露hén痕qīng轻zhuì缀

yí疑jìng净xǐ洗qiān铅huá华

wú无xiàn限jiā佳lì丽

qù去nián年shèng胜shǎng赏céng曾gū孤yǐ倚

bīng冰pán盘tóng同yàn燕xǐ喜

gèng更kě可xī惜

xuě雪zhōng中gāo高shù树

xiāng香gōu篝xūn熏sù素bèi被

jīn今nián年duì对huā花zuì最cōng匆cōng匆

xiāng相féng逢sì似yǒu有hèn恨

yī依yī依chóu愁cuì悴

yín吟wàng望jiǔ久

qīng青tái苔shàng上

xuán旋kàn看fēi飞zhuì坠

xiāng相jiāng将jiàn见

cuì脆wán丸jiàn荐jiǔ酒

rén人zhèng正zài在

kōng空jiāng江yān烟làng浪lǐ里

dàn但mèng梦xiǎng想

yì一zhī枝xiāo潇sǎ洒

huáng黄hūn昏xié斜zhào照shuǐ水

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 writes the word for feasting with the usual character for a banquet; the common text uses an older character with the same meaning and sound.

语料库作“冰盘同宴喜”，通行本作“燕喜”，“燕”通“宴”，意思一样。

Line by line逐句翻译

粉墙低Over the low white wall白粉墙低低的，
梅花照眼the plum blossoms shine bright,梅花开得明亮耀眼，
依然旧风味with all their old grace.还是从前那样的风姿。
露痕轻缀Dew is lightly dotted on them,花上轻轻点缀着露珠，
疑净洗铅华as if they had washed off their powder,好像洗去了脂粉，
无限佳丽beautiful beyond words.美得没有边。
去年胜赏曾孤倚Last year I leaned alone by the tree and enjoyed it to the full,去年我曾独自靠着梅树尽情欣赏，
冰盘同燕喜and we feasted happily before the flowers.还在花前摆宴，一同欢乐。
更可惜Lovelier still更可爱的是，
雪中高树was the tall tree in the snow,雪中高高的梅树，
香篝熏素被like a white quilt laid over an incense cage.像香笼上盖着的白被子。
今年对花最匆匆This year I see the flowers in a great hurry.今年看花最是匆忙，
相逢似有恨When we meet, they seem to hold a grudge,相见时花好像也带着怨恨，
依依愁悴clinging, sad and worn.恋恋不舍，满是忧愁憔悴。
吟望久I recite and gaze for a long time,我吟着诗望了很久，
青苔上and onto the green moss青苔上，
旋看飞坠I soon see petals drifting down.很快就看到花瓣飘落。
相将见When the time comes to see等到将来看见
脆丸荐酒green plums served with wine,青梅结果、拿来下酒的时候，
人正在I will already be我已经在
空江烟浪里far off among the mist and waves of an empty river.空阔江上的烟雾波浪里了。
但梦想I can only dream of只能在梦里想着，
一枝潇洒that one free and graceful branch那一枝潇洒的梅花，
黄昏斜照水slanting over the water at dusk.在黄昏时斜斜地映在水中。

Words字词注释

粉墙fěn qiáng: fěn qiáng: a whitewashed wall.粉墙：刷成白色的墙。
照眼zhào yǎn: zhào yǎn: so bright it catches the eye.照眼：花色明亮，映入眼帘。
旧风味jiù fēng wèi: jiù fēng wèi: the same charm and grace as before.旧风味：和从前一样的风姿和韵味。
轻缀qīng zhuì: qīng zhuì: lightly dotted on.轻缀：轻轻地点缀在上面。
疑yí: yí: it seems as if.疑：好像。
铅华qiān huá: qiān huá: face powder. Washing it off means a clean face with no make-up; it shows how pure and natural the white plum flowers look.铅华：女子搽脸的粉。净洗铅华，就是洗去脂粉，素面朝天，形容梅花洁白自然。
佳丽jiā lì: jiā lì: beauty.佳丽：美丽。
胜赏shèng shǎng: shèng shǎng: to enjoy a fine sight to the full.胜赏：尽情欣赏美景。
孤倚gū yǐ: gū yǐ: to lean alone (against the plum tree).孤倚：独自靠着（梅树）。
冰盘bīng pán: bīng pán: a plate as white as ice, a dish at the feast. One view says it stands for the snow-white plum flowers themselves.冰盘：洁白如冰的盘子，指宴席上的盘子；一说比喻雪白的梅花。
燕喜yàn xǐ: yàn xǐ: to feast and be merry.燕喜：宴饮欢乐。
可惜kě xī: kě xī: here it means lovely, worth treasuring.可惜：这里是可爱的意思。
香篝xiāng gōu: xiāng gōu: a bamboo cage set over incense, with clothes or quilts laid on top to make them fragrant. Here the snow on the plum tree is like a white quilt over an incense cage.香篝：熏香用的竹笼，把衣被盖在上面熏香。这里把雪压梅树比作白被子盖在香笼上。
素被sù bèi: sù bèi: a white quilt, meaning the snow on the tree.素被：白色的被子，比喻树上的雪。
匆匆cōng cōng: cōng cōng: in a hurry, with little time.匆匆：急急忙忙，没有多少时间。
依依yī yī: yī yī: unwilling to part.依依：恋恋不舍的样子。
愁悴chóu cuì: chóu cuì: sad and worn.愁悴：忧愁憔悴。
吟望yín wàng: yín wàng: to recite poems while gazing.吟望：一边吟诗一边观望。
飞坠fēi zhuì: xuán kàn fēi zhuì: soon one sees the petals flying down.旋看飞坠：很快就看到花瓣飘落。
相将xiāng jiāng: xiāng jiāng: about to, soon.相将：将要。
脆丸cuì wán: cuì wán: crisp little round fruits, that is, green plums.脆丸：脆生生的小圆果，指青梅。
荐酒jiàn jiǔ: jiàn jiǔ: served with wine.荐酒：用来下酒。
空江烟浪kōng jiāng yān làng: kōng jiāng yān làng: on a wide empty river among mist and waves; that is, the poet will have left by boat.空江烟浪：空阔的江上，烟雾和波浪之间，指词人那时已坐船远去。
潇洒xiāo sǎ: xiāo sǎ: free and graceful.潇洒：自然大方、不拘束的样子。
斜照水xié zhào shuǐ: huáng hūn xié zhào shuǐ: at dusk the plum branch slants over the water and shows its image there. The Song poet Lin Bu wrote a famous line about sparse plum shadows slanting over clear water.黄昏斜照水：黄昏时梅枝斜斜地映在水里。宋代林逋咏梅有“疏影横斜水清浅”。

How to read it读音

铅qiān: Qiān huá means face powder; the first character is read qiān.铅华，女子搽脸的粉，“铅”读 qiān。
胜shèng: Shèng shǎng means to enjoy a fine sight to the full; the character is read shèng.胜赏，尽情地欣赏美景，“胜”读 shèng。
燕yàn: Yàn xǐ means to feast and be merry. The character is used like the word for banquet and is read yàn.燕喜，宴饮欢乐，“燕”同“宴”，读 yàn。
旋xuán: Here the character means soon, right away, and is read xuán.旋，随即、很快，读 xuán。
将jiāng: Xiāng jiāng means about to, soon; the second character is read jiāng.相将，将要、就要，“将”读 jiāng。
斜xié: The character is read xié today.斜，现在读 xié。

Background创作背景

This is a ci about plum blossoms, and through them the poet writes about his own life. Last year he enjoyed the plum flowers and feasted beneath them. This year he sees them again, but in a hurry, because he must soon leave by boat. So he imagines that later he will see them only in dreams. It is usually thought he wrote it while serving away from the capital, just before leaving his post. The place and year are not agreed.

这是一首咏梅词，也借梅花写自己的经历。词人去年曾在梅花下欣赏、宴饮，今年再见梅花，却匆匆忙忙，不久就要坐船离开，于是想象日后只能在梦里见到它。一般认为是周邦彦在外地做官、即将离任时写的，具体地点和年份说法不一。

The poet作者

Zhou Bangyan (1056–1121), also called Meicheng and Qingzhen, came from Qiantang, today's Hangzhou in Zhejiang. He was a great ci writer of the late Northern Song. He knew music deeply and made many new tunes himself, and his ci follow their rules with great care. Later readers saw him as the master who brought the gentle, graceful style of ci to its peak. He was moved many times between the capital and the provinces, and his ci often carry the feelings of drifting and parting.

周邦彦（1056—1121），字美成，号清真居士，钱塘（今浙江杭州）人，北宋后期的大词人。他精通音乐，自己创作了不少词调，词的格律非常讲究，被后人看作婉约词的集大成者。他一生在京城和地方之间多次调动，词中常有漂泊和离别的感慨。

The mood意境

This ci moves through three times: now, the past and the future. It opens with the present: by a low white wall, the plum flowers shine, wet with dew, like a beauty who has washed off her powder. Then it remembers last year: leaning alone by the tree, feasting before the flowers, and the snowy tree like a white quilt over an incense cage, lovely and warm. The second stanza returns to this year. He looks in such a hurry that the flowers seem to blame him and cling to him. He gazes for a long time, and the petals are already falling on the moss. At last he looks ahead: when the green plums are ready, he will be far away on a misty river, and can only dream of one branch slanting over the water at dusk. Year after year, the man and the flowers meet and part. It shows how a wanderer holds on to beautiful things.

这首词有三个时间：现在、过去、将来。开头写眼前：低低的白墙边，梅花耀眼，带着露水，像洗去脂粉的美人。接着回忆去年：独自倚树赏花，花前宴饮，雪中的梅树像盖着白被子的香笼，又美又暖。下阕回到今年：看花太匆忙，花好像也在怨他，依依不舍；他看了很久，花瓣已经飘落到青苔上。最后想到将来：等青梅结果时，自己早已在烟波江上，只能梦见那一枝黄昏里斜映水中的梅花。人和花，一年一年聚散，写尽了漂泊的人对美好事物的留恋。