Song lyric · ci lyric to the tune Jin Lü Ge (another name for He Xin Lang), two stanzas宋词 · 词·金缕歌（即贺新郎，双调）

jīn金lǚ缕gē歌·péi陪lǚ履zhāi斋xiān先shēng生cāng沧làng浪kàn看méi梅

wú吴wén文yīng英Wu Wenying · Song宋

To the Tune Jin Lü Ge: Viewing Plum Blossoms at Canglang with Master Lüzhai

qiáo乔mù木shēng生yún云qì气

fǎng访zhōng中xīng兴yīng英xióng雄chén陈jì迹

àn暗zhuī追qián前shì事

zhàn战jiàn舰dōng东fēng风qiān悭jiè借biàn便

mèng梦duàn断shén神zhōu州gù故lǐ里

xuán旋xiǎo小zhù筑wú吴gōng宫xián闲dì地

huá华biǎo表yuè月míng明guī归yè夜hè鹤

tàn叹dāng当shí时huā花zhú竹jīn今rú如cǐ此

zhī枝shàng上lù露

jiàn溅qīng清lèi泪

áo遨tóu头xiǎo小cù簇xíng行chūn春duì队

bù步cāng苍tái苔xún寻yōu幽bié别wù坞

wèn问méi梅kāi开wèi未

chóng重chàng唱méi梅biān边xīn新dù度qǔ曲

cuī催fā发hán寒shāo梢dòng冻ruǐ蕊

cǐ此xīn心yǔ与dōng东jūn君tóng同yì意

hòu后bù不rú如jīn今jīn今fēi非xī昔

liǎng两wú无yán言xiāng相duì对cāng沧làng浪shuǐ水

huái怀cǐ此hèn恨

jì寄cán残zuì醉

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 and its other name, He Xin Lang, with no title. Common editions add the title "Viewing Plum Blossoms at Canglang with Master Lüzhai", followed here. The corpus also has a wrong character in place of "new" in "sing again the new tune by the plums", and drops one "now" from "the future will not match now, and now is not the past". Both are corrected here from the common text.

原始文本题目只有词牌“金缕歌”和别名“贺新郎”，没有题目；通行本有题“陪履斋先生沧浪看梅”，这里用通行本。原始文本“重唱梅边新度曲”的“新”误作“吸”，“后不如今今非昔”少了一个“今”字，这里都按通行本补正。

Line by line逐句翻译

乔木生云气The tall old trees seem to breathe out clouds.高大的老树好像冒出了云雾。
访中兴英雄陈迹I come to visit the old traces of the hero of the revival,我来寻访中兴英雄韩世忠留下的旧迹，
暗追前事and quietly think back on the past.心里默默回想从前的事。
战舰东风悭借便Back then the east wind was too stingy to help his warships,那时东风太吝啬，不肯帮他的战舰一把，
梦断神州故里and the dream of winning back the homeland was broken.收复中原故土的梦想就这样破灭了。
旋小筑吴宫闲地Soon after, he built this little garden on the idle land of the old Wu palaces.不久，他就在吴宫旧地上建了这座小园子。
华表月明归夜鹤Under the moon a crane flies home to the stone pillar,月光下，仙鹤飞回来停在华表上，
叹当时花竹今如此and sighs that the flowers and bamboo of those days have come to this.感叹当年的花和竹子，如今成了这个样子。
枝上露The dew on the branches枝头上的露水，
溅清泪splashes down like clear tears.好像洒下的清泪。
遨头小簇行春队Our governor leads a small party out to greet the spring.吴潜先生带着一小队人出来春游，
步苍苔寻幽别坞We tread the green moss, seeking quiet hollows,我们踩着青苔，去寻找幽静的小山坳，
问梅开未asking if the plum blossoms are open yet.问一问梅花开了没有。
重唱梅边新度曲By the plum trees we sing again a newly made tune,在梅树边，再唱一遍新写的曲子，
催发寒梢冻蕊urging the frozen buds on the cold branches to bloom.催寒冷枝头上冻住的花苞快快开放。
此心与东君同意Our hearts are one with the god of spring.我们的心意，和春神一样，都盼着春天。
后不如今今非昔But the future will not match now, and now is not the past.可是以后不如现在，现在又不如从前，
两无言相对沧浪水Two men face each other in silence by the Canglang water.两个人相对无言，望着沧浪亭边的水。
怀此恨Holding this sorrow,怀着这份遗恨，
寄残醉we leave it to what remains of our drunkenness.只好把它交给还没醒透的醉意。

Words字词注释

乔木qiáo mù: qiáo mù: tall old trees.乔木：高大的树。
生云气shēng yún qì: shēng yún qì: so tall that clouds and mist seem to rise from them.生云气：树高得好像冒出了云雾。
中兴英雄zhōng xīng yīng xióng: zhōng xīng yīng xióng: the hero of the revival, meaning the Southern Song general Han Shizhong. Zhōng xīng means a country rising again after decline. The Canglang Pavilion garden was once his home.中兴英雄：指南宋名将韩世忠。中兴，国家衰落后重新振兴。沧浪亭在南宋时曾是韩世忠的住宅。
陈迹chén jì: chén jì: old traces left from the past.陈迹：旧迹，过去留下的痕迹。
暗追前事àn zhuī qián shì: àn zhuī qián shì: silently thinking back on the past.暗追前事：心里默默回想从前的事。
战舰东风悭借便zhàn jiàn dōng fēng qiān jiè biàn: zhàn jiàn dōng fēng qiān jiè biàn: Han Shizhong once trapped the Jin army at Huangtiandang with big warships. But on a windless day the ships could not move, and the Jin escaped by setting them on fire. Qiān means stingy. The east wind would not help, unlike at the Battle of Red Cliffs, where it helped Zhou Yu.战舰东风悭借便：韩世忠曾在黄天荡用大战船围困金兵，后来金兵趁没有风、大船开不动，用火攻逃走了。悭，吝啬。意思是东风不肯帮忙，不像赤壁之战时东风帮了周瑜。
梦断神州故里mèng duàn shén zhōu gù lǐ: mèng duàn shén zhōu gù lǐ: the dream of winning back the old northern homeland was broken. Shén zhōu here means the Central Plains.梦断神州故里：收复北方故土的梦想破灭了。神州，指中原。
小筑xiǎo zhù: xiǎo zhù: to build a small garden home.小筑：建一座小园子。
吴宫闲地wú gōng xián dì: wú gōng xián dì: idle land around the old palaces of the kings of Wu, in Suzhou.吴宫闲地：苏州古代吴王宫殿一带的空地。
华表月明归夜鹤huá biǎo yuè míng guī yè hè: huá biǎo yuè míng guī yè hè: legend says Ding Lingwei became an immortal, turned into a crane and flew home. He perched on the stone pillar at the city gate and sighed that the city was the same but the people were all gone. Huá biǎo is a carved stone pillar before a palace or gate.华表月明归夜鹤：传说丁令威学道成仙，化成仙鹤飞回家乡，停在城门的华表上，感叹城还是那座城，人却都换了。华表，立在宫殿、城门前的石柱。
花竹今如此huā zhú jīn rú cǐ: huā zhú jīn rú cǐ: the flowers and bamboo of those days have come to this.花竹今如此：当年的花和竹子，现在成了这个样子。
溅清泪jiàn qīng lèi: jiàn qīng lèi: like tears splashing down.溅清泪：像洒下的眼泪。
遨头áo tóu: áo tóu: first the name for the governor of Chengdu leading spring outings in the Song; later any local governor on an outing. Here it means Wu Qian.遨头：本指宋代成都太守春天出游，后来泛指地方长官出游。这里指吴潜。
小簇行春队xiǎo cù xíng chūn duì: xiǎo cù xíng chūn duì: leading a small party out to enjoy spring. Cù means to gather.小簇行春队：带着一小队人出来春游。簇，聚在一起。
苍苔cāng tái: cāng tái: green moss.苍苔：青色的苔藓。
别坞bié wù: bié wù: another little hollow. Wù is a low spot ringed by higher ground.别坞：别处的小山坳。坞，四面高中间低的地方。
开未kāi wèi: kāi wèi: open yet or not.开未：开了没有。
新度曲xīn dù qǔ: xīn dù qǔ: a newly composed tune.新度曲：新写的曲子。
寒梢冻蕊hán shāo dòng ruǐ: hán shāo dòng ruǐ: cold branch tips and frozen buds.寒梢冻蕊：寒冷的枝头，冻住的花苞。
东君dōng jūn: dōng jūn: the god of spring.东君：传说中管春天的神。
同意tóng yì: tóng yì: of one mind, both hoping spring will come soon.同意：心意相同，都盼着春天快来。
后不如今今非昔hòu bù rú jīn jīn fēi xī: hòu bù rú jīn jīn fēi xī: the future will not match the present, and the present is not the past. The country is getting worse day by day.后不如今今非昔：以后不如现在，现在又不如从前。说国势一天不如一天。
沧浪水cāng làng shuǐ: cāng làng shuǐ: the water by the Canglang Pavilion, a famous garden in Suzhou.沧浪水：沧浪亭边的水。沧浪亭是苏州的名园。
寄残醉jì cán zuì: jì cán zuì: entrust it to what is left of the drunkenness.寄残醉：把这份恨托付给还没醒透的醉意。

How to read it读音

便biàn: In "lend a helping hand", this character means convenience and is read biàn.“借便”是给方便，“便”读 biàn。
旋xuán: Here this character means "soon after", and is read xuán.“旋”这里是随即、不久的意思，读 xuán。
重chóng: In "sing again", this character means "again" and is read chóng.“重唱”是再唱一遍，“重”读 chóng。
浪làng: The name Canglang is read cāng làng.“沧浪”读 cāng làng。

Background创作背景

Master Lüzhai was Wu Qian, a Southern Song minister who wanted to fight back against foreign invaders. The Canglang Pavilion is a famous garden in Suzhou; in the Southern Song it was once the home of Han Shizhong, a great general against the Jin. In early spring Wu Wenying went with Wu Qian to see the plum blossoms there. He thought of how Han Shizhong fought the Jin but could not win back the north, and saw the Southern Song growing weaker. So he wrote this lyric. Wu Qian is usually thought to have been the governor in Suzhou then; the exact year is disputed.

履斋先生是南宋大臣吴潜，号履斋，主张抗击外敌。沧浪亭是苏州的名园，南宋时曾是抗金名将韩世忠的住宅。早春时节，吴文英陪吴潜到沧浪亭看梅花，想起韩世忠抗金却没能收复北方，又看到南宋国势越来越弱，写下了这首词。一般认为当时吴潜在苏州做地方长官，具体年份说法不一。

The poet作者

Wu Wenying, also called Mengchuang, was a lyric writer of the late Southern Song; his exact dates are unknown. He never held office and spent much of his life around Suzhou and Hangzhou as an aide to officials. His lyrics use carefully chosen words and dense images, and often need slow reading. This one, unusually for him, is about the fate of the country.

吴文英，号梦窗，南宋后期的词人，生卒年不详。他一生没有做官，长期在苏州、杭州一带给官员做幕僚，也就是帮忙办事的客人。他的词用字讲究，画面很密，常常要细读才懂。这首词少见地写到了国家大事。

The mood意境

Half of this lyric is a garden walk, half is a sigh for the country. The first stanza moves through the Canglang garden. The old trees are so tall clouds seem to rise from them, and the hero Han Shizhong once lived here. He nearly beat the Jin army, but the east wind would not help. His dream broke, and he settled down to build a garden in Suzhou. The story of the crane coming home on a moonlit night says that everything about the people has changed. Dew on the branches is like tears for the hero. The second stanza turns to the present. The party goes out in spring, treading moss to look for plum blossoms, singing to hurry the flowers, longing for spring. But while spring will come, the country's good days will not. At the end two men face the Canglang water, unable to say a word, and can only drown their sorrow in wine.

这首词一半是游园，一半是叹国事。上片在沧浪亭里转：老树高得冒云气，这里曾住着英雄韩世忠。他差一点就打败了金兵，可东风不帮忙，梦想破灭，只好在苏州修个园子住下。月夜仙鹤归来的故事，说的是人事全变了。枝头的露水，像替英雄流的泪。下片转到眼前：大家春游，踏着青苔找梅花，唱歌催花开，盼着春天。可是春天会来，国家的好日子却回不来了。最后两人对着沧浪水，一句话也说不出，只能借酒消愁。