No. 77 · Song lyric · ci lyric to the tune Qing Yu An, two stanzas第 77 首 · 宋词 · 词·青玉案（双调）

qīng青yù玉àn案·líng凌bō波bú不guò过héng横táng塘lù路

hè贺zhù铸He Zhu · Song宋

To the Tune Qing Yu An: She Does Not Come Down Hengtang Road

líng凌bō波bú不guò过héng横táng塘lù路

dàn但mù目sòng送fāng芳chén尘qù去

jǐn锦sè瑟huá华nián年shuí谁yǔ与dù度

yuè月qiáo桥huā花yuàn院

suǒ琐chuāng窗zhū朱hù户

zhǐ只yǒu有chūn春zhī知chù处

fēi飞yún云rǎn冉rǎn冉héng蘅gāo皋mù暮

cǎi彩bǐ笔xīn新tí题duàn断cháng肠jù句

shì试wèn问xián闲chóu愁dōu都jǐ几xǔ许

yì一chuān川yān烟cǎo草

mǎn满chéng城fēng风xù絮

méi梅zǐ子huáng黄shí时yǔ雨

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 commonly taught text has "shì wèn xián chóu dōu jǐ xǔ" in line nine. The corpus text has "ruò wèn xián qíng dōu jǐ xǔ". Both mean about the same, "if you ask how much idle sorrow I have". Textbooks and most anthologies use the first.

通行本第九句作“试问闲愁都几许”，这里的古籍底本作“若问闲情都几许”。意思差不多，都是“要问我的愁有多少”，课本和多数选本用“试问闲愁”。

Line by line逐句翻译

凌波不过横塘路Her light steps did not come down Hengtang Road;她轻盈的脚步没有走到横塘这边来，
但目送芳尘去I could only watch her fragrant dust drift away.我只能目送她远去的身影。
锦瑟华年谁与度Her lovely years of youth, who will she spend them with?她美好的青春年华，和谁一起度过呢？
月桥花院Is it in a courtyard of flowers with a moonlit bridge,是在有月下小桥、种满鲜花的院子里，
琐窗朱户behind carved windows and a red door?还是在雕花窗、红漆门的屋子里？
只有春知处Only spring knows where she is.只有春天知道她在哪里。
飞云冉冉蘅皋暮Clouds drift slowly; dusk falls on the fragrant bank.天上的云慢慢飘着，长满香草的水边天色晚了，
彩笔新题断肠句With my coloured brush I write new, heartbreaking lines.我用彩笔写下了让人心碎的新句子。
试问闲愁都几许If you ask how much idle sorrow I have:要问我的闲愁一共有多少？
一川烟草as much as a whole plain of misty grass,就像满河滩迷迷蒙蒙的青草，
满城风絮as the willow fluff blowing all over town,像满城随风乱飞的柳絮，
梅子黄时雨as the rain that never stops when the plums turn yellow.像梅子黄时下个不停的雨。

Words字词注释

凌波líng bō: líng bō: walking lightly over the waves, used for a beautiful woman's light steps. It comes from Cao Zhi's poem about the goddess of the Luo River.凌波：在水波上轻轻走，形容美女走路轻盈。出自曹植《洛神赋》里写洛水女神的句子。
横塘héng táng: héng táng: a place outside the city of Suzhou, near where the poet lived.横塘：地名，在苏州城外，作者住的地方附近。
但dàn: dàn: only.但：只。
芳尘fāng chén: fāng chén: the fragrant dust raised by the lady's steps, that is, her figure going away.芳尘：美人走过扬起的尘土，指她远去的身影。
锦瑟华年jǐn sè huá nián: jǐn sè huá nián: jǐn sè is a richly decorated zither; huá nián means the bright years of youth. It borrows a famous line by Li Shangyin.锦瑟：装饰华美的瑟，一种弦乐器。华年：美好的青春。这里借用李商隐“锦瑟无端五十弦，一弦一柱思华年”的句子。
谁与度shuí yǔ dù: shéi yǔ dù: with whom will she spend them?谁与度：和谁一起度过？
月桥花院yuè qiáo huā yuàn: yuè qiáo huā yuàn: a courtyard with flowers and a little bridge under the moon.月桥花院：有月下小桥、种着花的院子。
琐窗朱户suǒ chuāng zhū hù: suǒ chuāng zhū hù: suǒ chuāng is a window carved with linked patterns; zhū hù is a red door. Together they mean the lady's fine house.琐窗：雕着连环花纹的窗。朱户：红色的大门。指美人住的漂亮房子。
只有春知处zhǐ yǒu chūn zhī chù: zhǐ yǒu chūn zhī chù: only spring knows where she is.只有春知处：只有春天知道她住在哪里。
冉冉rǎn rǎn: rǎn rǎn: drifting slowly.冉冉：慢慢飘动的样子。
蘅皋héng gāo: héng gāo: a waterside bank where the fragrant herb héng grows, also from the poem about the Luo River goddess.蘅皋：长着香草杜蘅的水边高地，也出自《洛神赋》。
彩笔cǎi bǐ: cǎi bǐ: a many-coloured brush, meaning a gift for writing. Legend says the writer Jiang Yan dreamed someone gave him a five-coloured brush, and after that he wrote beautifully.彩笔：五彩的笔，比喻好文才。传说南朝江淹梦见有人送他一支五色笔，从此文章写得特别好。
断肠句duàn cháng jù: duàn cháng jù: heartbreaking lines.断肠句：让人伤心到极点的句子。
试问shì wèn: shì wèn: if you ask.试问：试着问一问，如果要问。
闲愁xián chóu: xián chóu: idle sorrow, a sadness with no clear cause and nowhere to go.闲愁：说不清来由、无处安放的愁。
都几许dōu jǐ xǔ: dōu jǐ xǔ: how much in all?都几许：总共有多少？
一川烟草yì chuān yān cǎo: yī chuān yān cǎo: a whole plain of grass, misty like smoke. Chuān is the flat land along a river.一川烟草：满河滩像烟雾一样迷迷蒙蒙的青草。川，河边的平地。
风絮fēng xù: fēng xù: willow fluff blown about by the wind.风絮：随风乱飞的柳絮。
梅子黄时雨méi zǐ huáng shí yǔ: méi zǐ huáng shí yǔ: the rain when plums turn yellow: the long, steady "plum rain" of early summer south of the Yangtze.梅子黄时雨：梅子变黄的时候下的雨，就是江南初夏连绵不断的梅雨。

How to read it读音

谁shuí: It can be read shéi or shuí; people often say shuí when reciting old poems.现在读 shéi 或 shuí 都可以，诵读古诗时也常读 shuí。
几jǐ: Read jǐ here, meaning "how much".这里是“多少”的意思，读 jǐ。

Background创作背景

In his later years He Zhu lived in Suzhou and had a home near Hengtang outside the city. This lyric is usually thought to come from that time. In it, a beautiful woman passes near Hengtang but does not come his way. He can only watch her go, and an endless sorrow rises in him. Some readers think the "beauty" is a symbol: by writing of a woman he cannot reach, he is writing about his own talent and hopes that were never put to use.

贺铸晚年住在苏州，在城外横塘一带有住处。这首词一般认为写于这个时期。词里说，一位美丽的女子从横塘附近经过，却没有走过来，他只能看着她走远，心里生出说不完的愁。也有人认为，“美人”只是寄托，是借追不到的美人，写自己的才能和理想得不到施展。

The poet作者

He Zhu (1052–1125), courtesy name Fanghui, came from Weizhou in today's Henan. He was a lyric poet of the Northern Song. All his life he held only small posts and never got ahead. Some of his lyrics are bold, others tender and delicate. The ending of this lyric, "the rain when the plums turn yellow", was so admired that people nicknamed him "Plum He".

贺铸（1052—1125），字方回，号庆湖遗老，卫州（今河南卫辉一带）人，北宋词人。他一生做的都是小官，很不得志。他的词有的豪迈，有的深情细腻。因为这首词的结尾“梅子黄时雨”写得太好，人们送他一个外号：“贺梅子”。

The mood意境

The first stanza is about a missed chance. The lady walks lightly by without coming over, and he can only watch her back from afar. He cannot help wondering: who will share her lovely years? What fine courtyard does she live in? But "only spring knows", and he never will. The second stanza is about sorrow. At dusk the clouds drift slowly, and he writes sad lines. The best part is the ending. Sorrow cannot be seen or touched, yet he compares it to three things in a row: grass covering the plain, willow fluff filling the town, and plum rain that never stops. The grass is endless, the fluff is tangled, the rain goes on and on, and so is his sorrow. Together the three pictures make a misty painting of the south in late spring and early summer.

上阕写一次错过。美人轻轻走过，没有过来，他只能远远看着她的背影。他忍不住猜：她的好年华和谁一起过？她住在怎样漂亮的院子里？可答案“只有春知处”，他永远不会知道。下阕写愁。傍晚云慢慢飘，他写下伤心的句子。最妙的是最后几句。愁本来看不见、摸不着，他却一连用了三样东西来比：满地的青草，满城的柳絮，下不完的梅雨。草多，絮乱，雨长，愁也就又多、又乱、又没完没了。这三个比喻连在一起，像一幅江南暮春初夏的烟雨图。