Tang poem · old-style poem, mostly seven-character lines唐诗 · 七言古诗（杂言）

lú庐shān山yáo谣jì寄lú卢shì侍yù御xū虚zhōu舟

lǐ李bái白Li Bai · Tang唐

Song of Mount Lu, for Censor Lu Xuzhou

wǒ我běn本chǔ楚kuáng狂rén人

fèng凤gē歌xiào笑kǒng孔qiū丘

shǒu手chí持lǜ绿yù玉zhàng杖

zhāo朝bié别huáng黄hè鹤lóu楼

wǔ五yuè岳xún寻xiān仙bù不cí辞yuǎn远

yì一shēng生hào好rù入míng名shān山yóu游

lú庐shān山xiù秀chū出nán南dǒu斗páng傍

píng屏fēng风jiǔ九dié叠yún云jǐn锦zhāng张

yǐng影luò落míng明hú湖qīng青dài黛guāng光

jīn金què阙qián前kāi开èr二fēng峰cháng长

yín银hé河dào倒guà挂sān三shí石liáng梁

xiāng香lú炉pù瀑bù布yáo遥xiāng相wàng望

huí回yá崖tà沓zhàng嶂líng凌cāng苍cāng苍

cuì翠yǐng影hóng红xiá霞yìng映zhāo朝rì日

niǎo鸟fēi飞bú不dào到wú吴tiān天cháng长

dēng登gāo高zhuàng壮guān观tiān天dì地jiān间

dà大jiāng江máng茫máng茫qù去bù不huán还

huáng黄yún云wàn万lǐ里dòng动fēng风sè色

bái白bō波jiǔ九dào道liú流xuě雪shān山

hào好wéi为lú庐shān山yáo谣

xìng兴yīn因lú庐shān山fā发

xián闲kuī窥shí石jìng镜qīng清wǒ我xīn心

xiè谢gōng公xíng行chù处cāng苍tái苔mò没

zǎo早fú服huán还dān丹wú无shì世qíng情

qín琴xīn心sān三dié叠dào道chū初chéng成

yáo遥jiàn见xiān仙rén人cǎi彩yún云lǐ里

shǒu手bǎ把fú芙róng蓉cháo朝yù玉jīng京

xiān先qī期hàn汗màn漫jiǔ九gāi垓shàng上

yuàn愿jiē接lú卢áo敖yóu游tài太qīng清

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。

Where the corpus writes the word for cliff (yá) in an old form, the taught text uses the modern character. The meaning is the same. We follow the taught text.

本库“回厓沓嶂”的“厓”，通行本写作“崖”，意思一样。这里用通行本。

Line by line逐句翻译

我本楚狂人I am like Jieyu, the Madman of Chu,我本来就像楚国的狂人接舆，
凤歌笑孔丘singing the phoenix song and laughing at Confucius.唱着凤歌嘲笑孔子。
手持绿玉杖With a green jade staff in my hand,手里拿着绿玉做的手杖，
朝别黄鹤楼I left the Yellow Crane Tower one morning.早上告别了黄鹤楼。
五岳寻仙不辞远I never mind the distance in seeking immortals on the great mountains;为了到五岳寻找神仙，我不怕路远，
一生好入名山游all my life I have loved to wander famous peaks.我这一辈子就喜欢游名山。
庐山秀出南斗傍Mount Lu rises tall and lovely beside the Southern Dipper;庐山高高挺立在南斗星旁边，
屏风九叠云锦张the Nine-Fold Screen spreads out like colored brocade,九叠屏像彩色锦缎一样展开，
影落明湖青黛光and its shadow falls in the bright lake, glowing dark blue-green.山影倒映在明亮的湖中，泛着青黑色的光。
金阙前开二峰长Before the Golden Gate, two peaks stand tall;金阙岩前，两座山峰高高耸立，
银河倒挂三石梁from the Three Stone Bridges a waterfall hangs like the Milky Way.瀑布从三石梁落下，像银河倒挂。
香炉瀑布遥相望It faces the Incense Burner falls from far away,它和香炉峰的瀑布远远相望，
回崖沓嶂凌苍苍and winding cliffs and piled peaks climb into the blue sky.弯弯的山崖、层层的山峰直上青天。
翠影红霞映朝日Green shadows and red clouds glow in the morning sun;青翠的山影和红霞映着早上的太阳，
鸟飞不到吴天长the sky of Wu stretches so far that birds cannot reach its end.鸟儿飞不到头，吴地的天空那么辽阔。
登高壮观天地间I climb high and gaze at the grand sights between heaven and earth;登上高处，尽情看天地之间的壮丽景色，
大江茫茫去不还the great river flows on and on and never comes back.大江茫茫，一去不回。
黄云万里动风色Yellow clouds for ten thousand li shift with the wind,万里黄云随风变幻，
白波九道流雪山and the nine streams roll with white waves like moving snow mountains.九道江水翻着白浪，像流动的雪山。
好为庐山谣I love to make songs for Mount Lu;我喜欢为庐山作歌，
兴因庐山发it is Mount Lu that stirs my delight.我的兴致是庐山引起来的。
闲窥石镜清我心At leisure I look into the Stone Mirror and my heart grows clear;闲来照照石镜，让我的心变得清净；
谢公行处苍苔没the paths Xie Lingyun walked are buried under green moss.谢灵运走过的地方，已经被青苔盖住了。
早服还丹无世情I will take the elixir early and leave worldly cares behind;我要早早服下仙丹，抛开世俗的念头，
琴心三叠道初成my mind is calm and harmonious, and my Daoist practice has begun to succeed.心神平和，修道刚刚有成。
遥见仙人彩云里Far away I see immortals among the colored clouds,远远看见仙人在彩云里，
手把芙蓉朝玉京lotus flowers in hand, on their way to the Jade Capital.手拿荷花去朝拜玉京。
先期汗漫九垓上I have already arranged to meet Hanman above the nine heavens,我已经和仙人汗漫约好在九重天上相会，
愿接卢敖游太清and I hope to bring you, my Lu Ao, to roam the highest heaven with me.希望接上你这位“卢敖”，一起去遨游太清。

Words字词注释

楚狂人chǔ kuáng rén: chǔ kuáng rén: the Madman of Chu, Jieyu, who lived in the Spring and Autumn period, pretended to be mad and refused to be an official. Li Bai says he is like him.楚狂人：春秋时楚国有个叫接舆的人，假装疯癫，不去做官。李白说自己就像他。
凤歌笑孔丘fèng gē xiào kǒng qiū: fèng gē xiào kǒng qiū: Jieyu once walked past Confucius singing "Phoenix, oh phoenix", mocking him for rushing about looking for a post. Kong Qiu is Confucius's own name.凤歌笑孔丘：接舆曾经唱着“凤兮凤兮”的歌经过孔子身边，嘲笑孔子到处奔走想做官。孔丘就是孔子。
绿玉杖lǜ yù zhàng: lǜ yù zhàng: a walking staff decorated with green jade, said to be carried by immortals.绿玉杖：用绿玉装饰的手杖，传说是仙人用的。
黄鹤楼huáng hè lóu: Yellow Crane Tower: a famous tower by the Yangtze in today's Wuhan, Hubei.黄鹤楼：有名的高楼，在今天湖北武汉的长江边。
五岳wǔ yuè: the Five Great Mountains: Tai in the east, Hua in the west, Heng in the south, another Heng in the north, and Song in the center. Here it means all the famous mountains.五岳：中国五座有名的大山：东岳泰山、西岳华山、南岳衡山、北岳恒山、中岳嵩山。这里泛指天下名山。
不辞远bù cí yuǎn: bù cí yuǎn: not minding how far it is.不辞远：不怕路远。
秀出xiù chū: xiù chū: rising up tall and lovely.秀出：高高地、美丽地挺立出来。
南斗nán dǒu: nán dǒu: the Southern Dipper, a group of six stars. People of old matched stars to places on earth; the Mount Lu area matched the Southern Dipper.南斗：星宿名，有六颗星。古人把天上的星和地上的地方对应，庐山一带对着南斗。
屏风九叠píng fēng jiǔ dié: píng fēng jiǔ dié: the Nine-Fold Screen of Mount Lu, northeast of Five Old Men Peak, where the cliffs stand in folds like a folding screen.屏风九叠：庐山五老峰东北有九叠屏，山峰一层层像折起来的屏风。
云锦张yún jǐn zhāng: yún jǐn zhāng: spread out like colorful brocade. Jǐn is silk woven with patterns.云锦张：像彩色的锦缎一样展开。锦：有花纹的丝织品。
明湖míng hú: míng hú: the bright lake, Lake Poyang at the foot of Mount Lu.明湖：明亮的湖，指庐山脚下的鄱阳湖。
青黛qīng dài: qīng dài: a dark blue-green, like the color women used to paint their eyebrows.青黛：青黑色，像女子画眉用的颜料。
金阙jīn què: jīn què: a golden palace gate; here it is the Golden Gate Cliff (Stone Gate) of Mount Lu, two peaks facing each other like a gate.金阙：本来指黄金装饰的宫门，这里指庐山的金阙岩（又叫石门），两座山峰相对像门。
银河倒挂三石梁yín hé dào guà sān shí liáng: yín hé dào guà sān shí liáng: a waterfall pours from the Three Stone Bridges like the Milky Way hanging upside down. The Three Stone Bridges are rock ridges on Mount Lu.银河倒挂三石梁：瀑布从三石梁上落下来，像天上的银河倒挂下来。三石梁：庐山上横跨的三道石梁。
香炉xiāng lú: xiāng lú: Incense Burner Peak, a peak of Mount Lu shaped like an incense burner.香炉：香炉峰，庐山的一座山峰，形状像香炉。
回崖沓嶂huí yá tà zhàng: huí yá tà zhàng: winding cliffs and peaks piled one behind another.回崖沓嶂：弯弯曲曲的山崖，层层叠叠的山峰。
凌苍苍líng cāng cāng: líng cāng cāng: rising high into the blue sky. Líng means to rise above; cāng cāng is the blue sky.凌苍苍：高高地升到青天上。凌：升上、超过。苍苍：青天。
吴天wú tiān: wú tiān: the sky of Wu. The land around Mount Lu once belonged to the state of Wu.吴天：庐山一带古代属于吴国地方，所以这里的天空叫吴天。
壮观zhuàng guān: zhuàng guān: taking in the grand view.壮观：尽情观看雄伟的景色。
动风色dòng fēng sè: dòng fēng sè: the wind rises and the colors of the sky change.动风色：风起云动，天色变化。
白波九道bái bō jiǔ dào: bái bō jiǔ dào: legend says the Yangtze split into nine streams near Xunyang (today's Jiujiang, Jiangxi). Bái bō means white waves.白波九道：传说长江流到浔阳（今江西九江）一带分成九条支流。白波：白色的浪花。
流雪山liú xuě shān: liú xuě shān: the white waves roll like moving snow mountains.流雪山：白浪翻滚，像流动的雪山。
谣yáo: yáo: a song sung freely, without music.谣：不配乐、可以随口唱的歌。
兴因庐山发xìng yīn lú shān fā: xìng yīn lú shān fā: his delight was stirred by Mount Lu.兴因庐山发：兴致是庐山引起来的。
石镜shí jìng: shí jìng: the Stone Mirror, a round rock on the east side of Mount Lu so bright it reflects your face.石镜：庐山东边有一块圆石，光亮得能照见人影，叫石镜。
清我心qīng wǒ xīn: qīng wǒ xīn: makes my heart clear and calm.清我心：让我的心变得清净。
谢公xiè gōng: Xie Gong: the poet Xie Lingyun of the Southern Dynasties, who traveled Mount Lu and wrote about it.谢公：南朝诗人谢灵运，他游过庐山，写过庐山的诗。
苍苔没cāng tái mò: cāng tái mò: covered over by green moss.苍苔没：被青苔盖住了。
还丹huán dān: huán dān: an elixir made by Daoists, said to turn a person into an immortal.还丹：道家炼的一种仙药，传说吃了能成仙。
无世情wú shì qíng: wú shì qíng: free of worldly cares.无世情：没有了世俗的念头。
琴心三叠qín xīn sān dié: qín xīn sān dié: a Daoist phrase for a calm, harmonious mind that has reached a high stage of practice.琴心三叠：道家修炼的说法，指心神平和、修炼到很高的境界。
道初成dào chū chéng: dào chū chéng: his Daoist practice has just begun to succeed.道初成：修道刚刚有了成果。
芙蓉fú róng: fú róng: a lotus flower.芙蓉：荷花。
朝玉京cháo yù jīng: cháo yù jīng: to go and pay respects at the Jade Capital, where the Daoist Lord of Heaven lives.朝玉京：去朝拜玉京。玉京：道教说的天帝住的地方。
先期xiān qī: xiān qī: to arrange a meeting in advance.先期：事先约好。
汗漫hàn màn: hàn màn: the name of a legendary immortal; the word also means "boundless".汗漫：传说中的仙人名字，也有“无边无际”的意思。
九垓jiǔ gāi: jiǔ gāi: the nine layers of heaven, the highest and farthest place.九垓：九重天，天的最高最远处。
卢敖lú áo: Lu Ao: a man of the Qin dynasty. Legend says he met an immortal in the far north, who said he had a meeting with Hanman beyond the nine heavens. Here Lu Ao stands for Lu Xuzhou, who has the same surname.卢敖：秦朝人，传说他到北海游历，遇见一位仙人，仙人说要和汗漫在九垓之外相会。这里借卢敖指卢虚舟。
太清tài qīng: tài qīng: in Daoism, the highest heaven, where immortals live.太清：道家说的天空最高处，神仙住的地方。

How to read it读音

朝zhāo: In zhāo bié, "leave in the morning", it is read zhāo.“朝别”是“早上告别”，读 zhāo。
朝zhāo: In zhāo rì, "the morning sun", it is read zhāo.“朝日”是早上的太阳，读 zhāo。
朝cháo: In cháo yù jīng, "go to pay respects at the Jade Capital", it is read cháo.“朝玉京”是“去朝拜玉京”，读 cháo。
好hào: In hào rù, "love to go into", it is read hào.“好入”是“喜欢进入”，读 hào。
好hào: In hào wéi, "love to make", it is read hào.“好为”是“喜欢作”，读 hào。
傍páng: Here it means the same as "beside" and is read páng. Some books read it bàng, "close to".这里“傍”同“旁”，是“旁边”的意思，读 páng。也有书读 bàng（靠近）。
长cháng: In èr fēng cháng, "the two peaks stretch tall", it is read cháng.“二峰长”是两座山峰很高很长，读 cháng。
还huán: In qù bù huán, "flows away and never returns", it is read huán, rhyming with jiān and shān.“去不还”是“流走不回来”，读 huán，和“间、山”押韵。
兴xìng: Here it means mood or delight, read xìng.“兴”是兴致、兴趣，读 xìng。
没mò: Here it means "buried, covered over", read mò.“没”是“淹没、盖住”，读 mò。
还huán: In huán dān, a Daoist elixir, it is read huán.“还丹”是道家炼的仙丹，读 huán。
沓tà: In tà zhàng, "layer upon layer of peaks", it is read tà.“沓嶂”是层层叠叠的山峰，“沓”读 tà。

Background创作背景

This poem is usually dated to 760. The year before, Li Bai had been sent into exile to Yelang (around today's Guizhou) because he had been caught up in the affair of Prince Yong, Li Lin. Halfway there, a general pardon set him free. He went back to the Jiangxia area (today's Wuhan, Hubei) and then visited Mount Lu in Jiangxi. Lu Xuzhou was his friend and had served as a palace censor, an official who checked whether other officials did wrong. Li Bai sent him this long poem about Mount Lu.

一般认为这首诗写于唐肃宗上元元年（760年）。前一年，李白因为卷入永王李璘的事被流放夜郎（在今贵州一带），走到半路遇到大赦，被放了回来。他回到江夏（今湖北武汉）一带，又来到江西的庐山游览。卢虚舟是他的朋友，当时做过殿中侍御史，侍御史就是负责检查官员是否犯错的官。李白把这首写庐山的长诗寄给了他。

The poet作者

Li Bai (701–762) was a great Tang poet, called the Immortal of Poetry. All his life he loved to travel famous mountains. He was drawn to Daoism, believed in immortals, and was even formally made a Daoist. He wrote this poem when he was nearly sixty, just after his exile. His disappointment with government life turned into a longing for mountains, rivers and the world of the immortals.

李白（701—762），唐代大诗人，人称“诗仙”。他一生爱游名山，又喜欢道教，相信世上有神仙，还正式入过道门。这首诗写在他经历流放、年近六十的时候。他把对官场的失望，变成了对山水和神仙世界的向往。

The mood意境

The poem is like a mountain climb with wings. At the start Li Bai calls himself the Madman of Chu, bold enough to laugh at Confucius, setting off with an immortal's staff. Right away we see how little he cares for official life. The middle is a great scroll painting of Mount Lu: the Nine-Fold Screen opens like brocade, the mountain's shadow falls into the lake, a waterfall hangs like the Milky Way, red clouds glow in the morning sun, and the sky is so wide birds cannot reach its end. Climbing higher, he sees the Yangtze flowing endlessly east, yellow clouds for ten thousand li, and white waves like moving snow mountains. The view grows bigger and bigger. At the end he looks into the Stone Mirror, takes an elixir, watches immortals go to the Jade Capital, and invites his friend to roam heaven with him. From earthly mountains all the way to the heavens, with lines now long and now short, the poem sweeps along and makes the reader's heart feel wide open.

这首诗像一次带着翅膀的登山。开头李白说自己是楚狂人，敢笑孔子，拿着仙人的手杖出发，一下子就显出他不在乎官场的狂放。中间是庐山的大画卷：九叠屏像展开的锦缎，山影落进湖里，瀑布像银河倒挂，红霞映着朝阳，连鸟都飞不到天的尽头。再登高一看，长江茫茫东去，黄云万里，白浪像流动的雪山，视野越来越大。最后他写照石镜、服仙丹、看仙人朝拜玉京，邀请朋友一起去天上遨游。从人间的山水一路写到天上的仙境，句子忽长忽短，气势奔放，读起来让人心胸开阔。