Song lyric · ci to the tune Man Ting Fang, 95 characters in two stanzas宋词 · 词，词牌《满庭芳》，双调九十五字

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zhōu周bāng邦yàn彦Zhou Bangyan · Song宋

Man Ting Fang: Written on Wuxiang Mountain at Lishui in Summer

fēng风lǎo老yīng莺chú雏

yǔ雨féi肥méi梅zǐ子

wǔ午yīn阴jiā嘉shù树qīng清yuán圆

dì地bēi卑shān山jìn近

yī衣rùn润fèi费lú炉yān烟

rén人jìng静wū乌yuān鸢zì自lè乐

xiǎo小qiáo桥wài外xīn新lǜ绿jiān溅jiān溅

píng凭lán栏jiǔ久

huáng黄lú芦kǔ苦zhú竹

nǐ拟fàn泛jiǔ九jiāng江chuán船

nián年nián年

rú如shè社yàn燕

piāo飘liú流hàn瀚hǎi海

lái来jì寄xiū修chuán椽

qiě且mò莫sī思shēn身wài外

cháng长jìn近zūn尊qián前

qiáo憔cuì悴jiāng江nán南juàn倦kè客

bù不kān堪tīng听jí急guǎn管fán繁xián弦

gē歌yán筵pàn畔

xiān先ān安diàn簟zhěn枕

róng容wǒ我zuì醉shí时mián眠

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。

This page uses the common text. The corpus writes lú (burner) with a different character, as some old editions do.

这里用通行本。语料库本“炉烟”作“垆烟”，是不同版本的写法。

Line by line逐句翻译

风老莺雏The wind has grown the young orioles;暖风吹着，小黄莺长大了；
雨肥梅子the rain has fattened the plums;雨水浇着，梅子长肥了；
午阴嘉树清圆at noon the fine trees cast clear, round shade.中午，美丽的大树投下清晰圆圆的树荫。
地卑山近The ground is low and the hills are near,这里地势低洼，又靠近山，
衣润费炉烟clothes stay damp and use up much smoke from the burner.衣服总是潮的，要费很多炉烟去熏干。
人静乌鸢自乐All is quiet; crows and kites enjoy themselves;四周很安静，乌鸦和老鹰自在快乐，
小桥外新绿溅溅beyond the little bridge the new green water babbles.小桥外面，新涨的绿水哗哗地流。
凭栏久I lean on the railing a long while;我靠着栏杆站了很久，
黄芦苦竹seeing yellow reeds and bitter bamboo,看到黄芦苇和苦竹，
拟泛九江船I feel like taking a boat to Jiujiang, like Bai Juyi.真想像白居易那样坐船去九江。
年年Year after year,一年又一年，
如社燕I am like the swallows of the land-god days,我就像社燕一样，
飘流瀚海drifting across far-off wastes,从遥远的地方飘来飘去，
来寄修椽coming to lodge for a while on someone's long rafters.来到别人的屋椽上暂时寄住。
且莫思身外Let me not think of things beyond myself,还是别去想身外的名利了，
长近尊前but stay close to the wine cup.常常守在酒杯前吧。
憔悴江南倦客I, a worn-out, weary traveller in the south,我这个憔悴疲倦的江南游子，
不堪听急管繁弦cannot bear to hear the fast pipes and busy strings.受不了听那急促热闹的音乐。
歌筵畔Beside the singing feast,在歌舞宴席旁边，
先安簟枕please lay out a bamboo mat and pillow first,请先替我铺好竹席和枕头，
容我醉时眠so that when I am drunk I can sleep.让我喝醉了就在这里睡一觉。

Words字词注释

风老莺雏fēng lǎo yīng chú: fēng lǎo yīng chú: the warm wind has made the young orioles grow up. Chú is a baby bird.风老莺雏：暖风吹着，小黄莺长大了。老，这里是使……长大的意思。雏，刚出生不久的小鸟。
雨肥梅子yǔ féi méi zǐ: yǔ féi méi zǐ: the rain has made the plums plump.雨肥梅子：雨水让梅子长得又大又圆。
午阴嘉树清圆wǔ yīn jiā shù qīng yuán: wǔ yīn jiā shù qīng yuán: at noon the fine trees cast clear, round shade. Jiā shù means a lovely tree.午阴嘉树清圆：中午时，好看的大树投下清清楚楚、圆圆的树荫。嘉树，美好的树。
地卑dì bēi: dì bēi: low-lying ground.地卑：地势低洼。
衣润费炉烟yī rùn fèi lú yān: yī rùn fèi lú yān: clothes are damp, and it takes a lot of smoke from the burner to dry them.衣润费炉烟：衣服潮湿，要费不少炉火的烟来熏干。
乌鸢wū yuān: wū yuān: crows and kites.乌鸢：乌鸦和老鹰。
新绿xīn lǜ: xīn lǜ: the fresh green water that has newly risen.新绿：新涨的绿色春水。
溅溅jiān jiān: jiān jiān: the sound of running water.溅溅：流水的声音。
凭栏píng lán: píng lán: leaning on the railing.凭栏：靠着栏杆。
黄芦苦竹huáng lú kǔ zhú: huáng lú kǔ zhú: yellow reeds and bitter bamboo. When Bai Juyi was sent down to Jiangzhou (today's Jiujiang), he wrote in his "Song of the Pipa" that yellow reeds and bitter bamboo grew all round his house.黄芦苦竹：黄色的芦苇和苦竹。白居易被贬到江州（今江西九江）时，在《琵琶行》里说自己住的地方“黄芦苦竹绕宅生”。
拟泛九江船nǐ fàn jiǔ jiāng chuán: nǐ fàn jiǔ jiāng chuán: thinking of sailing a boat to Jiujiang like Bai Juyi; his situation feels like that of the exiled poet. Nǐ means to plan to.拟泛九江船：打算像白居易那样坐船去九江。意思是自己的处境像被贬的白居易一样。拟，打算。
社燕shè yàn: shè yàn: swallows that come at the spring festival of the land god and leave at the autumn one. Shè was the day to worship the god of the earth.社燕：燕子春社时飞来，秋社时飞走，所以叫社燕。社，古代春秋两季祭土地神的日子。
瀚海hàn hǎi: hàn hǎi: a vast desert; here, places far away.瀚海：大沙漠，这里指遥远的地方。
修椽xiū chuán: xiū chuán: long roof rafters, where swallows build their nests. Xiū means long.修椽：长长的屋椽。燕子在屋椽上做窝。修，长。
身外shēn wài: shēn wài: things outside oneself, such as fame and money.身外：自身以外的事，比如名利。
尊前zūn qián: zūn qián: in front of the wine cup. Zūn means a wine vessel.尊前：酒杯前。尊，同“樽”，酒杯。
倦客juàn kè: juàn kè: a traveller tired of wandering; the poet means himself.倦客：在外面漂泊得疲倦的人，作者自指。
不堪bù kān: bù kān: cannot bear.不堪：受不了。
急管繁弦jí guǎn fán xián: jí guǎn fán xián: fast pipes and busy strings, that is, loud lively music.急管繁弦：急促的管乐、繁杂的弦乐，指热闹的音乐。
歌筵畔gē yán pàn: gē yán pàn: beside the feast with songs.歌筵畔：唱歌喝酒的宴席旁边。
簟枕diàn zhěn: diàn zhěn: a bamboo mat and a pillow. Diàn is a bamboo sleeping mat.簟枕：竹席和枕头。簟，竹席。

How to read it读音

溅jiān: Here the doubled character is read jiān jiān, the sound of flowing water, not jiàn (to splash).“溅溅”在这里读 jiān jiān，形容流水的声音，不读 jiàn。
长cháng: In cháng jìn this character is read cháng, meaning always or often.“长近”的“长”读 cháng，意思是常常、长久。

Background创作背景

Lishui is south of today's Nanjing in Jiangsu, and Wuxiang is a mountain there. The poem is usually dated to around 1093, when Zhou Bangyan was the county magistrate of Lishui. As a young man he was admired in the capital, but later he spent many years in small posts far away, moving from place to place. The poem paints early summer in the south, and also his weariness after years of serving away from home. Some give a different year.

溧水在今天江苏南京南边，无想山是那里的一座山。一般认为这首词作于宋哲宗元祐八年（1093年）前后，那时周邦彦在溧水做县令。他年轻时在京城很受赏识，后来却长年在外地做小官，到处漂泊。这首词写江南初夏的景色，也写他在外做官多年的疲倦。具体年份另有说法。

The poet作者

Zhou Bangyan (1056–1121) was a Northern Song ci poet. He knew music deeply and could compose tunes himself, and he was very careful with rhythm, sound and wording. Later readers honoured him as a master of the gentle, delicate style. He often wove lines from earlier poets into his own so smoothly you can hardly see the seams; this poem borrows ideas from Bai Juyi and Du Fu.

周邦彦（1056—1121），字美成，号清真居士，北宋词人。他精通音乐，能自己作曲，作词特别讲究音律和用字，被后人尊为婉约派的大家。他的词常常把前人的诗句化用得不露痕迹，这首词里就借用了白居易和杜甫的诗意。

The mood意境

The first three lines are a little picture of early summer: the young orioles have grown, the plums are plump, and the noon shade is clear and round. The words "grown" and "fattened" make the wind and rain seem to raise living things, which feels very fresh. Next come the damp and the quiet of the south. Crows and kites are at ease, but the poet stands at the railing, looks at the yellow reeds and bitter bamboo, and thinks of the exiled Bai Juyi. In the second stanza he says he is like a swallow, lodging under someone else's roof year after year. Better not to think of things beyond himself and simply drink. Yet he cannot bear the loud music either; he only wants a bamboo mat so he can sleep when drunk. It sounds carefree, but underneath is deep tiredness and helplessness.

开头三句是一幅初夏小画：小莺长大了，梅子长肥了，中午的树荫又清又圆。一个“老”字、一个“肥”字，把风和雨写得像会养东西一样，非常新鲜。接着写南方的潮湿和安静，乌鸦老鹰都很自在，人却站在栏杆边，看着黄芦苦竹，想起被贬的白居易。下片说自己像社燕一样，年年飘到别人屋檐下暂住。干脆别想那些身外的事，多喝几杯吧。可是热闹的音乐又听不下去，只想先铺好竹席，醉了就睡。看起来很洒脱，其实是很深的倦意和无奈。