Song lyric · ci to the tune Pu Sa Man, 44 characters in two stanzas宋词 · 词，词牌《菩萨蛮》，双调四十四字

pú菩sà萨mán蛮·chì赤lán阑qiáo桥jìn尽xiāng香jiē街zhí直

chén陈kè克Chen Ke · Song宋

Pu Sa Man: Past the Red-Railed Bridge, the Fragrant Street Runs Straight

chì赤lán阑qiáo桥jìn尽xiāng香jiē街zhí直

lóng笼jiē街xì细liǔ柳jiāo娇wú无lì力

jīn金bì碧shàng上qīng青kōng空

huā花qíng晴lián帘yǐng影hóng红

huáng黄shān衫fēi飞bái白mǎ马

rì日rì日qīng青lóu楼xià下

zuì醉yǎn眼bù不féng逢rén人

wǔ午xiāng香chuī吹àn暗chén尘

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。

Line by line逐句翻译

赤阑桥尽香街直Past the red-railed bridge, a fragrant street runs straight ahead;走过红栏杆的桥，一条飘香的大街笔直向前；
笼街细柳娇无力slender willows hang over the street, soft as if they had no strength.垂下的细柳罩着街道，柔软得好像没有力气。
金碧上青空Towers of gold and green rise into the blue sky;金碧辉煌的楼阁高高地伸进蓝天，
花晴帘影红flowers bloom in the sunshine and turn the curtain shadows red.晴天里花开得正好，把帘子的影子都映红了。
黄衫飞白马Young men in yellow robes gallop by on white horses,穿黄衫的公子骑着白马飞驰而过，
日日青楼下day after day, to the houses of the singing girls.天天都来到歌楼下面。
醉眼不逢人Drunk, they look at no one;他们醉眼朦胧，谁也不放在眼里，
午香吹暗尘the scented noon breeze blows up the dust behind them.中午的香风里，扬起了马蹄下的尘土。

Words字词注释

赤阑桥chì lán qiáo: chì lán qiáo: a bridge with red-painted railings. Lán means railing.赤阑桥：栏杆漆成红色的桥。阑，栏杆。
尽jìn: jìn: at the end of.尽：走到头。
香街xiāng jiē: xiāng jiē: a busy, splendid street full of sweet smells.香街：繁华热闹、飘着香气的大街。
笼街lóng jiē: lóng jiē: hanging over the street, as if covering it like a veil.笼街：笼罩着街道。柳枝垂下来，像把街道罩住了。
娇无力jiāo wú lì: jiāo wú lì: soft and delicate, as if too weak to stand.娇无力：柔软娇嫩，好像没有力气。
金碧jīn bì: jīn bì: gold and green-blue, meaning richly painted towers and halls.金碧：金黄和碧绿的颜色，指装饰得金碧辉煌的楼阁。
上青空shàng qīng kōng: shàng qīng kōng: rising high into the blue sky.上青空：高高地伸进蓝天。
花晴huā qíng: huā qíng: flowers bright in the clear weather.花晴：花在晴天里开得正好。
帘影红lián yǐng hóng: lián yǐng hóng: the shadows of the curtains look red from the flowers.帘影红：帘子的影子被花映成了红色。
黄衫huáng shān: huáng shān: people in yellow robes. In the Tang, young men of rich families often wore yellow; here it means rich young men about town.黄衫：穿黄色衣衫的人。唐代富贵人家的少年常穿黄衫，这里指有钱人家的公子哥。
飞白马fēi bái mǎ: fēi bái mǎ: galloping on white horses.飞白马：骑着白马飞快地跑。
青楼qīng lóu: qīng lóu: here, houses of singing girls, where the rich came to drink and hear songs.青楼：这里指歌女住的地方，有钱人在那里喝酒听曲。
醉眼不逢人zuì yǎn bù féng rén: zuì yǎn bù féng rén: so drunk they see no one, acting as if no one else exists.醉眼不逢人：喝醉了，眼睛里谁也看不见，一副目中无人的样子。
午香wǔ xiāng: wǔ xiāng: the smell of flowers and powder at noon.午香：中午时飘着的花香、脂粉香。
暗尘àn chén: àn chén: the dust kicked up by the galloping horses.暗尘：马跑过后扬起的灰尘。

Background创作背景

This ci shows a spring street scene in a rich, busy city: a red-railed bridge, a long straight street full of sweet smells, hanging willows, tall towers and flowers. The second stanza shows rich young men in yellow robes on white horses, riding every day to the houses of singing girls to drink and play. The poem does not say which city it is, or when it was written. Many readers think the poet quietly mocks rich young men who care only for pleasure.

这首词写一座繁华城市里的春日街景：红栏杆的桥，笔直飘香的大街，垂柳，高楼，鲜花。下片写有钱人家的公子穿着黄衫、骑着白马，天天到歌楼去喝酒玩乐。写的是哪座城、写于什么时候，词里都没有说。很多人认为词人借这幅热闹的画面，暗暗讽刺那些只知享乐的富家子弟。

The poet作者

Chen Ke, styled Zigao, called himself the Lay Buddhist of Chicheng. He came from Linhai in today's Zhejiang and lived at the end of the Northern Song and the start of the Southern Song. Sources differ on his dates. His ci use fine words and delicate pictures, often of gardens and of city life. He is often compared with the late Tang poet Wen Tingyun.

陈克，字子高，号赤城居士，临海（今浙江临海）人，生活在北宋末到南宋初，生卒年说法不一。他的词用词精美，画面细腻，多写庭院景物和城市生活，常被拿来和晚唐的温庭筠相比。

The mood意境

The first stanza is like a painting in rich colours: a red bridge, green willows, towers of gold and green, curtain shadows turned red by flowers. Red, green, gold, blue: the colours pile up layer on layer, and the city's splendour appears. In the second stanza people come on stage. Yellow robes and white horses gallop past, heading for the singing houses every day. The line about drunken eyes that meet no one shows their pride; they look down on everybody. The last line has the most flavour: in the scented noon breeze, all that is left is the dust their hooves kick up. After the noise comes only dust. The poet never says a word of blame, yet the mockery is hidden in the picture.

上片像一幅色彩浓艳的画：红色的桥，绿色的柳，金碧辉煌的高楼，被花映红的帘影。红、绿、金、碧、青，颜色一层层叠上去，一座城的繁华就出来了。下片人物登场：黄衫白马，飞快地跑过，天天都往歌楼去。“醉眼不逢人”写出了他们骄傲的样子，谁都不看在眼里。最后一句最有味道：中午的香风里，只剩马蹄扬起的灰尘。热闹过后是一片尘土，词人没有说一句批评的话，讽刺却藏在这画面里。