No. 4 · Song lyric · ci lyric to the tune Qing Yu An, two stanzas第 4 首 · 宋词 · 词·青玉案（双调）

qīng青yù玉àn案·yuán元xī夕

xīn辛qì弃jí疾Xin Qiji · Song宋

To the Tune Qing Yu An: The Lantern Festival

dōng东fēng风yè夜fàng放huā花qiān千shù树

gèng更chuī吹luò落xīng星rú如yǔ雨

bǎo宝mǎ马diāo雕chē车xiāng香mǎn满lù路

fèng凤xiāo箫shēng声dòng动

yù玉hú壶guāng光zhuǎn转

yí一yè夜yú鱼lóng龙wǔ舞

é蛾ér儿xuě雪liǔ柳huáng黄jīn金lǚ缕

xiào笑yǔ语yíng盈yíng盈àn暗xiāng香qù去

zhòng众lǐ里xún寻tā他qiān千bǎi百dù度

mò蓦rán然huí回shǒu首

nà那rén人què却zài在

dēng灯huǒ火lán阑shān珊chù处

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

东风夜放花千树In one night the east wind opens a thousand trees of flowers: lanterns everywhere,东风一夜之间吹开了千树繁花，满城挂满彩灯，
更吹落星如雨and blows down fireworks like a rain of stars.又吹落了满天烟火，像星星落下来一样。
宝马雕车香满路Fine horses and carved carriages fill the road with perfume.华丽的马车来来往往，一路飘着香气。
凤箫声动The music of flutes drifts everywhere,悠扬的箫声四处回荡，
玉壶光转the jade-pot moon moves and the lights turn,明月慢慢移动，灯光流转，
一夜鱼龙舞and fish and dragon lanterns dance all night long.鱼灯龙灯舞动了整整一夜。
蛾儿雪柳黄金缕Women wear moth ornaments, snowy willow sprigs and threads of gold,女子们头上戴着蛾儿、雪柳和金丝饰品，
笑语盈盈暗香去laughing softly as they pass, leaving a faint scent behind.说说笑笑，带着淡淡的香气走过去了。
众里寻他千百度In the crowd I look for her a thousand, a hundred times,我在人群里找她找了千百遍，
蓦然回首then suddenly I turn my head,猛然一回头，
那人却在and there she is,那个人原来就在
灯火阑珊处where the lights are few and dim.灯火稀稀落落的地方。

Words字词注释

花千树huā qiān shù: huā qiān shù: a thousand trees in bloom; here it means trees hung with so many lanterns that they look like flowers.花千树：千万棵树上开满了花，这里指挂满了彩灯，像开了花一样。
星如雨xīng rú yǔ: xīng rú yǔ: stars falling like rain, meaning fireworks coming down. Another view says it is the lanterns, many as stars.星如雨：烟火落下来，像下了一场星星雨。一说指满天的彩灯像星星。
宝马雕车bǎo mǎ diāo chē: bǎo mǎ diāo chē: fine horses and carved carriages, meaning rich families out to see the lanterns.宝马雕车：华贵的马和雕着花纹的车，指富贵人家出来看灯。
香满路xiāng mǎn lù: xiāng mǎn lù: the whole road is full of perfume.香满路：一路上都是香气。
凤箫fèng xiāo: fèng xiāo: a fancy name for the xiao, a bamboo flute.凤箫：箫的美称，一种竹子做的吹奏乐器。
玉壶yù hú: yù hú: jade pot: some say it means the bright moon, others a lamp of white jade.玉壶：一说指明月，一说指白玉做的灯。
光转guāng zhuǎn: guāng zhuǎn: the light turns, as the moon moves across the sky or the lamps spin.光转：光在转动，指月亮慢慢移动，或灯在旋转。
鱼龙舞yú lóng wǔ: yú lóng wǔ: dancing fish and dragon lanterns.鱼龙舞：舞动鱼形、龙形的彩灯。
蛾儿雪柳黄金缕é ér xuě liǔ huáng jīn lǚ: é ér xuě liǔ huáng jīn lǚ: é ér, xuě liǔ and huáng jīn lǚ are all hair ornaments women wore at the Lantern Festival, shaped like moths, like willow sprigs, or made of golden thread.蛾儿、雪柳、黄金缕：都是元宵节妇女戴在头上的饰品，有的像飞蛾，有的像柳枝，有的是金色的丝线。
盈盈yíng yíng: yíng yíng: soft and charming.盈盈：声音轻柔、姿态美好的样子。
暗香àn xiāng: àn xiāng: a faint fragrance, here the scent of the women passing by.暗香：淡淡的香气，这里指那些女子身上的香味。
众里zhòng lǐ: zhòng lǐ: in the crowd.众里：人群里。
他tā: tā: that person. In old times this word could mean a woman as well.他：那个人。古时候“他”也可以指女子。
千百度qiān bǎi dù: qiān bǎi dù: a thousand, a hundred times: over and over.千百度：千百次，很多很多次。
蓦然mò rán: mò rán: suddenly.蓦然：突然，猛然。
却què: què: after all, as it turns out.却：竟然，原来。
阑珊lán shān: lán shān: dim and scattered, nearly going out.阑珊：零落、稀少，快要熄灭的样子。

How to read it读音

更gèng: Read gèng here, meaning "and also".这里是“又、还”的意思，读 gèng。
蓦mò: Read mò, not mù.读 mò，不读 mù。
处chù: Here it is a noun meaning "place", read chù.这里是名词“地方”，读 chù。

Background创作背景

Yuanxi is the Lantern Festival, the night of the fifteenth of the first month, when people look at lanterns, enjoy the moon and guess riddles. This lyric is usually thought to have been written while Xin Qiji was in Lin'an, today's Hangzhou, the capital of the Southern Song, around the mid-1170s. The exact year is debated. By then the Song held only the south, yet the capital was full of merrymaking. Xin Qiji longed to win back the north, but he was not given an important role.

元夕就是元宵节，正月十五的晚上，人们看花灯、赏月、猜灯谜。这首词一般认为是辛弃疾在南宋都城临安（今浙江杭州）时写的，大约在淳熙初年，具体哪一年说法不一。当时南宋只剩下南方半壁江山，都城里却一片热闹。辛弃疾一心想收复北方，却得不到重用。

The poet作者

Xin Qiji (1140–1207), courtesy name You'an, also called Jiaxuan, came from Licheng, today's Jinan in Shandong. When he was born, the north was already ruled by the Jin. In his twenties he joined a band fighting the Jin, and later came south to the Song. All his life he wanted to win back the north, but he was often pushed aside. He was a great poet of the bold style, and is named together with Su Shi as "Su and Xin".

辛弃疾（1140—1207），字幼安，号稼轩，历城（今山东济南）人。他出生时北方已被金国占领。二十多岁时，他参加抗金队伍，后来回到南宋。他一生想收复中原，却常常被冷落。他是豪放派的大词人，和苏轼合称“苏辛”。

The mood意境

The first stanza shows the whole town celebrating. The lanterns are like a thousand trees in bloom, the fireworks like a rain of stars. Fine carriages fill the roads, and flutes, lights and dragon lanterns go on all night. The second stanza first shows the women out to see the lanterns, dressed up and laughing as they pass. But the person "I" am looking for is not among them. He searches the crowd again and again. Then he turns around and finds her standing alone in a corner where the lights are dim. The busier the scene before, the quieter this moment feels. Many readers think the one who stays away from the crowd, alone in a quiet place, is also like Xin Qiji himself. The scholar Wang Guowei even compared the last lines to the final stage of achieving something great: after a long, hard search, you suddenly find it.

上阕写满城的热闹：灯像千树花开，烟火像星星落雨，香车宝马挤满了路，箫声、灯光、鱼龙灯舞了一整夜。下阕先写看灯的女子，她们打扮漂亮，说笑着走过。可“我”要找的那个人不在里面。他在人群里找了一遍又一遍，突然回头，才发现她一个人站在灯火稀少的角落里。前面写得越热闹，这一刻就越安静。很多人认为，那个不爱凑热闹、独自站在冷清处的人，也像辛弃疾自己。王国维还把最后几句比作做成大事要经过的最后一种境界：苦苦追寻之后，忽然找到了。