Song lyric · ci lyric to the tune Qian Qiu Sui (two stanzas, 71 characters)宋词 · 词·千秋岁（双调七十一字）

qiān千qiū秋suì岁·shuǐ水biān边shā沙wài外

qín秦guān观Qin Guan · Song宋

To the Tune of Qian Qiu Sui: Beyond the Sands by the Water

shuǐ水biān边shā沙wài外

chéng城guō郭chūn春hán寒tuì退

huā花yǐng影luàn乱

yīng莺shēng声suì碎

piāo飘líng零shū疏jiǔ酒zhǎn盏

lí离bié别kuān宽yī衣dài带

rén人bú不jiàn见

bì碧yún云mù暮hé合kōng空xiāng相duì对

yì忆xī昔xī西chí池huì会

yuān鹓lù鹭tóng同fēi飞gài盖

xié携shǒu手chù处

jīn今shuí谁zài在

rì日biān边qīng清mèng梦duàn断

jìng镜lǐ里zhū朱yán颜gǎi改

chūn春qù去yě也

fēi飞hóng红wàn万diǎn点chóu愁rú如hǎi海

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

水边沙外By the water, beyond the sands,在水边，在沙滩外，
城郭春寒退the spring chill has left the town.城里春寒已经退去。
花影乱Flower shadows sway,花影摇摇晃晃，
莺声碎and the orioles sing in broken bits.黄莺的叫声零零碎碎。
飘零疏酒盏Drifting from place to place, I seldom touch the wine cup;四处漂泊，我连酒杯都很少碰了；
离别宽衣带since parting I have grown thin, my belt hangs loose.离别以后人瘦了，衣带都松了。
人不见The ones I long for are not here.想见的人见不到，
碧云暮合空相对At dusk the blue clouds gather, and I gaze at them in vain.傍晚青云聚拢，我只能白白地望着。
忆昔西池会I remember the gathering at West Pond,回想当年在西池的聚会，
鹓鹭同飞盖when friends from court raced along together in carriages.朋友们坐着车一起飞驰。
携手处Of those who walked hand in hand there,当年手拉手游玩的地方，
今谁在who is left now?如今还有谁在呢？
日边清梦断The dream of returning to the emperor's side is broken;回到皇帝身边的美梦已经破灭，
镜里朱颜改in the mirror my young face has changed.镜子里年轻的脸已经变老。
春去也Spring is gone,春天走了，
飞红万点愁如海ten thousand red petals fly, and my sorrow is as deep as the sea.万点落花飘飞，我的愁像大海一样深。

Words字词注释

沙外shā wài: shā wài: beyond the sandbank.沙外：沙滩的外边。
城郭chéng guō: chéng guō: city walls, here the town. Guō is the outer wall.城郭：城墙，这里指城。郭，外城。
莺声碎yīng shēng suì: yīng shēng suì: the orioles' song is light and broken into bits.莺声碎：黄莺的叫声细碎、零零落落。
飘零piāo líng: piāo líng: drifting about like a fallen leaf.飘零：像落叶一样四处漂泊。
疏酒盏shū jiǔ zhǎn: shū jiǔ zhǎn: rarely touching the wine cup now. Shū means to drift away from.疏酒盏：很少碰酒杯了。疏，疏远。
宽衣带kuān yī dài: kuān yī dài: the belt has grown loose, meaning he has grown thin.宽衣带：衣带变松了，就是人瘦了。
碧云暮合bì yún mù hé: bì yún mù hé: blue-green clouds gather at dusk.碧云暮合：傍晚青色的云聚拢起来。
空相对kōng xiāng duì: kōng xiāng duì: facing them in vain.空相对：白白地对着。
西池会xī chí huì: xī chí huì: the gathering at West Pond. West Pond is Jinming Pond in Bianjing, the Northern Song capital, today's Kaifeng. Qin Guan once feasted there with friends.西池会：在西池的聚会。西池，指北宋京城汴京（今河南开封）的金明池。秦观曾和朋友们在这里宴游。
鹓鹭yuān lù: yuān lù: two kinds of birds that fly in neat rows, a picture of officials lined up at court. Here it means his friends who served at court with him.鹓鹭：鹓和鹭都是飞行时排列整齐的鸟，比喻朝廷里排成行列的官员。这里指当年一起做官的朋友。
飞盖fēi gài: fēi gài: carriages racing along. Gài is a carriage canopy, standing for the carriage.飞盖：车子飞快地跑。盖，车篷，借指车。
日边rì biān: rì biān: beside the sun, meaning near the emperor, in the capital.日边：太阳旁边，比喻皇帝身边、京城。
清梦断qīng mèng duàn: qīng mèng duàn: the sweet dream is broken; the hope of going back to court is gone.清梦断：美梦断了，回朝廷的希望破灭了。
朱颜zhū yán: zhū yán: a rosy face, a young face.朱颜：红润的脸，指年轻的容貌。
飞红fēi hóng: fēi hóng: flying red petals.飞红：飘落的花瓣。

Background创作背景

In 1094, under Emperor Zhezong, the group that backed the New Policies came back to power. Qin Guan, who was close to Su Shi, was sent away from the capital, first toward Hangzhou and then to Chuzhou, today's Lishui in Zhejiang, to look after the wine tax. The lyric is usually thought to have been written in Chuzhou; another view says it was written later, on his way further south. "The gathering at West Pond" is a memory of feasting with friends in the capital years before. Now those friends had also been sent off to far places, so he asks, "Who is left now?"

北宋哲宗绍圣元年（1094年），支持新法的一派重新掌权，和苏轼亲近的秦观被贬出京城，先到杭州，又被贬到处州（今浙江丽水）管酒税。这首词一般认为写于处州，一说写于后来南迁途中。词里的“西池会”，是他早年在京城和朋友们宴游的往事。如今朋友们也都被贬到各地，所以他问：“今谁在？”

The poet作者

Qin Guan (1049–1100), also called Shaoyou or Huaihai, came from Gaoyou in today's Jiangsu. He was a Northern Song lyric poet and one of the "Four Scholars of Su Shi's School". His lyrics are tender and soft, a model of the gentle style. Because he was close to Su Shi, he was sent away again and again in the fights between court groups, and he died on the road home from exile. His later lyrics are often very sad.

秦观（1049—1100），字少游，号淮海居士，高邮（今江苏高邮）人，北宋词人，“苏门四学士”之一。他的词感情细腻，语言柔美，是婉约派的代表。因为和苏轼亲近，他在党争中一贬再贬，最后死在从贬地北归的路上。晚年的词常常写得很悲伤。

The mood意境

The first stanza shows a spring scene: by the water, beyond the sands, the spring chill is gone, flower shadows sway and orioles sing in little bits. It should be a lovely spring. But the poet is drifting far from home. He does not feel like drinking, he has grown thin, and he cannot see the people he misses, so he just stares at the evening clouds. The second stanza goes back to the past: at West Pond in the capital, his friends rode in carriages together, and it was so lively. Now, "who is left?" His friends have died or been sent away, and all have scattered. The dream of returning to court is broken, and the face in the mirror has grown old. The last line is the most famous: spring is gone, ten thousand petals fill the air, and sorrow is as wide as the sea. The poet turns a sorrow you cannot see into falling petals and the sea, things you can see, so you feel at once how deep it is.

上阕先写春景：水边沙外，春寒退去，花影摇动，莺声细碎，本来是很美的春天。可是词人漂泊在外，酒也不想喝，人也瘦了，想见的人见不到，只能对着傍晚的云发呆。下阕回到往事：当年在京城的西池，朋友们乘着车一起游玩，多么热闹。如今“今谁在”，朋友们死的死、贬的贬，都散了。回朝的梦断了，镜子里的脸也老了。最后一句“飞红万点愁如海”最有名：春天走了，满天落花飘飞，愁像大海一样无边无际。词人把看不见的愁，变成了能看见的落花和大海，让人一下子感受到愁有多深。