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qiū秋jì霁·jiāng江shuǐ水cāng苍cāng苍

shǐ史dá达zǔ祖Shi Dazu · Song宋

Autumn Clearing: The River Water, Grey and Vast

jiāng江shuǐ水cāng苍cāng苍

wàng望juàn倦liǔ柳chóu愁hé荷

gòng共gǎn感qiū秋sè色

fèi废gé阁xiān先liáng凉

gǔ古lián帘kōng空mù暮

yàn雁chéng程zuì最xián嫌fēng风lì力

gù故yuán园xìn信xī息

ài爱qú渠rù入yǎn眼nán南shān山bì碧

niàn念shàng上guó国

shuí谁shì是kuài脍lú鲈jiāng江hàn汉wèi未guī归kè客

hái还yòu又suì岁wǎn晚

shòu瘦gǔ骨lín临fēng风

yè夜wén闻qiū秋shēng声

chuī吹dòng动cén岑jì寂

lù露qióng蛩bēi悲qīng清dēng灯lěng冷wū屋

fān翻shū书chóu愁shàng上bìn鬓máo毛bái白

nián年shào少jùn俊yóu游hún浑duàn断dé得

dàn但kě可lián怜chù处

wú无nài奈rǎn苒rǎn苒hún魂jīng惊

cǎi采xiāng香nán南pǔ浦

jiǎn剪méi梅yān烟yì驿

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。

We follow common simplified editions, which write the last line with the everyday character for "cut". The corpus uses an older way of writing the same word; the meaning is the same.

这里按通行的简体本，最后一句作“剪梅烟驿”。语料作“翦梅”，“翦”是“剪”的老写法，意思一样。

Line by line逐句翻译

江水苍苍The river water stretches grey-green and wide.江水青苍苍的一望无边，
望倦柳愁荷I look at the weary willows and the sorrowful lotus;看那疲倦的柳树、发愁的荷叶，
共感秋色together we feel the colors of autumn.它们和我一起感受着秋天的景色。
废阁先凉The deserted tower turns cold first;荒废的楼阁先凉了，
古帘空暮the old curtain hangs before an empty dusk.旧帘子空对着傍晚。
雁程最嫌风力On their journey, the geese hate the wind most of all.大雁飞行，最怕风大。
故园信息News from home —家乡的消息啊，
爱渠入眼南山碧all I have is the green of the southern hills that I love to see.只有映入眼中的青翠南山让我喜爱。
念上国I think of the capital:想起京城，
谁是脍鲈江汉未归客who is the one who longs for the perch of home, yet still stays by the Jiang and Han, not yet returned?谁是那个想念鲈鱼、却还留在江汉没回去的人呢？
还又岁晚Once again the year is ending.又到了一年快完的时候，
瘦骨临风My thin body stands in the wind;我瘦弱的身子迎着风，
夜闻秋声at night I hear the sounds of autumn夜里听见秋天的声音，
吹动岑寂stir the lonely silence.打破了冷清和寂静。
露蛩悲清灯冷屋Crickets cry in the dew; the lamp is pale, the room is cold;露水里的蟋蟀叫得悲凉，灯光清冷，屋子也冷，
翻书愁上鬓毛白turning the pages, my grief has whitened the hair at my temples.翻着书，愁得鬓发都白了。
年少俊游浑断得The happy outings of my youth are all cut off.年轻时那些美好的游乐，已经全都断绝了。
但可怜处But what hurts most is this:只是最让人伤心的是，
无奈苒苒魂惊time slips away little by little, and my heart is startled,时光一点点流走，心里一阵阵惊动，
采香南浦remembering picking fragrant plants on the southern shore,想起当年在南浦采香草，
剪梅烟驿and cutting plum blossoms at the misty post station.在烟雾中的驿站折梅花。

Words字词注释

苍苍cāng cāng: cāng cāng: grey-green and stretching far.苍苍：青灰色，一望无边的样子。
倦柳愁荷juàn liǔ chóu hé: juàn liǔ chóu hé: tired-looking willows and sad-looking lotus, that is, willows and lotus withered by autumn.倦柳愁荷：像累了一样的柳树，像发愁一样的荷叶。说的是秋天枯黄的柳和荷。
共感gòng gǎn: gòng gǎn: to feel together.共感：一起感受到。
废阁fèi gé: fèi gé: a run-down, deserted tower.废阁：荒废的楼阁。
古帘空暮gǔ lián kōng mù: gǔ lián kōng mù: an old curtain hanging, facing the empty dusk.古帘空暮：旧帘子挂着，空空地对着傍晚。
雁程yàn chéng: yàn chéng: the wild geese's journey. People long ago said geese could carry letters.雁程：大雁飞行的路程。古人说大雁能传书信。
最嫌风力zuì xián fēng lì: zuì xián fēng lì: what they most dislike is strong wind. It also hints that letters are hard to get through.最嫌风力：最怕风大。也暗指书信难以送到。
故园信息gù yuán xìn xī: gù yuán xìn xī: news from home.故园信息：家乡的消息。
渠qú: qú: it. Some say it means the scene before him, others say his home.渠：它。一说指眼前的景物，一说指故园。
南山碧nán shān bì: nán shān bì: the deep green of the southern hills.南山碧：南边山上的青翠颜色。
上国shàng guó: shàng guó: the capital; here Lin'an, the Southern Song capital, today's Hangzhou in Zhejiang.上国：京城，这里指南宋都城临安（今浙江杭州）。
脍鲈kuài lú: kuài lú: finely sliced perch. In the Jin dynasty Zhang Han, serving far from home, saw the autumn wind rise, missed the perch of his hometown, and quit his post to go home. The story stands for longing to go home.脍鲈：把鲈鱼切成细丝做菜。晋代张翰在外做官，看到秋风起，想起家乡的鲈鱼，就辞官回家了。这里用这个故事表示想回家。
江汉jiāng hàn: Jiang and Han: the area of the Yangtze and Han rivers, in today's Hubei.江汉：长江和汉水一带，在今湖北。
岁晚suì wǎn: suì wǎn: the year is ending.岁晚：一年快到头了。
瘦骨临风shòu gǔ lín fēng: shòu gǔ lín fēng: a thin, bony body standing in the wind.瘦骨临风：瘦弱的身子迎着风站着。
秋声qiū shēng: qiū shēng: the sounds of autumn, like wind in leaves and insects chirping.秋声：秋天风吹树叶、虫鸣等声音。
岑寂cén jì: cén jì: lonely and silent.岑寂：冷清寂静。
露蛩lù qióng: lù qióng: crickets chirping in the dew. Qióng means cricket.露蛩：在露水里鸣叫的蟋蟀。蛩，蟋蟀。
鬓毛bìn máo: bìn máo: the hair at the temples.鬓毛：耳朵旁边的头发。
俊游jùn yóu: jùn yóu: happy, carefree outings.俊游：快乐美好的游玩。
浑断得hún duàn dé: hún duàn dé: all cut off. Hún means entirely.浑断得：全都断绝了。浑，全、都。
可怜kě lián: kě lián: sad, pitiful.可怜：可叹、让人伤心。
苒苒rǎn rǎn: rǎn rǎn: slowly, little by little; here, time slipping away.苒苒：慢慢地、渐渐地，这里指时光一点点过去。
魂惊hún jīng: hún jīng: the heart is startled and uneasy.魂惊：心里一惊，心神不安。
采香南浦cǎi xiāng nán pǔ: cǎi xiāng nán pǔ: picking fragrant plants on the southern shore, a place often linked to farewells.采香南浦：在南边水边采香草。南浦常指送别的地方。
剪梅烟驿jiǎn méi yān yì: jiǎn méi yān yì: cutting plum blossoms at a misty post station. Long ago, people sent plum sprigs to faraway friends by courier. A yì was a station for letters and travelers.剪梅烟驿：在烟雾中的驿站折下梅花。古代有人折梅托驿使寄给远方的朋友。驿，古代传送书信、供人歇脚的站。

How to read it读音

渠qú: qú: an old word for "it" or "him". Read qú.渠：第三人称“它、他”，读 qú。
还hái: hái: again, still. Read hái, not huán.还：又、仍然，读 hái。
少shào: nián shào: when young. Read shào.年少：年轻的时候，少读 shào。

Background创作背景

This lyric, written in autumn, is about missing home and people far away. Shi Dazu once worked in the Southern Song court for the powerful minister Han Tuozhou. After Han died, Shi was punished along with others tied to him and sent away from the capital. One view says this lyric was written after that exile, and that the Jiang and Han in the lyric is where he was then living. Alone, no longer young, in late autumn, he saw the bleak scenery and thought of his home, the capital, and the happy days of his youth.

这首词是秋天写的思乡怀人之作。史达祖本来在南宋朝廷里给权臣韩侂胄做事。韩侂胄死后，他受到牵连被处罚，贬到外地。一说这首词就是他被贬以后写的，词里的“江汉”是他当时待的地方。他一个人在外，年纪大了，又在深秋，看到荒凉的景色，就想起了家乡、京城和年轻时的快乐日子。

The poet作者

Shi Dazu, also known as Meixi, was a Southern Song lyric poet; the years of his birth and death are not certain. He never passed the state exams, but served as a trusted secretary to the powerful minister Han Tuozhou. When Han was later killed, Shi was punished too, and his later years were hard. His lyrics are delicate and he was especially good at describing things; a famous one is "A Pair of Swallows".

史达祖，号梅溪，南宋词人，生卒年不能确定。他没有考中科举，做过权臣韩侂胄的文书，很受信任。后来韩侂胄被杀，他也被处以刑罚，晚年过得很不好。他的词写得细腻，特别擅长写景物，名作有咏燕子的《双双燕》。

The mood意境

The colors of this lyric are grey. The first stanza opens with the grey-green river, weary willows and sorrowful lotus; even the tower and the curtain feel cold and empty. The poet puts his own sadness into the scenery: it is not the willows and the lotus that grieve, it is he. The geese fear the wind, letters cannot get through, and only the green of the southern hills reminds him of home. Then he asks: who is the one who wants to go home but cannot? He means himself. The second stanza is lonelier still. The year is ending, he has grown thin, and at night he listens to autumn wind and crickets. The lamp is cold, the room is cold, and he turns the pages of his books until his hair turns white. At the end he remembers the sweet days of his youth, picking fragrant plants by the water and cutting plum blossoms at a post station, but they will never come back. The whole lyric is like a man on an autumn night slowly looking back over his life, and the more he thinks, the colder he feels.

这首词的颜色很灰。上片一开头就是苍苍的江水、累了的柳树、发愁的荷叶，连楼阁和帘子都冷冷清清的。词人把自己的愁放进了景物里：不是柳和荷在发愁，是他自己。大雁怕风，书信难通，只有南山的青色让他想起家乡。接着他问：是谁想回家又回不去？其实就是他自己。下片更孤单：年底了，人瘦了，夜里听着秋风虫鸣，灯冷屋冷，翻书翻到头发都白了。最后几句，他想起年轻时在水边采香草、在驿站折梅花的美好日子，可这些都回不来了。整首词像一个人在秋夜里慢慢回头看自己的一生，越想越冷。