Tang poem · seven-character quatrain唐诗 · 七言绝句
wáng王yá涯Wang Ya · Tang唐
Autumn Night Song
guì桂pò魄chū初shēng生qiū秋lù露wēi微
qīng轻luó罗yǐ已bó薄wèi未gēng更yī衣
yín银zhēng筝yè夜jiǔ久yīn殷qín勤nòng弄
xīn心qiè怯kōng空fáng房bù不rěn忍guī归
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。
This poem uses a Yuefu song title. It shows a woman playing the zheng alone on an autumn night. The one she loves is not with her, so she does not want to go back to her empty room. Old books disagree on the author. "Ten Thousand Tang Quatrains" and the Wang Ya section of the "Complete Tang Poems" name Wang Ya. The "Yuefu Poetry Collection" and "Three Hundred Tang Poems" name Wang Wei. "Records of Tang Poetry" says Zhang Zhongsu. This page follows Wang Ya. When it was written is unknown.
这首诗是乐府题目，写一位女子在秋夜里独自弹筝。她的丈夫或心上人不在身边，所以她不愿回到空荡荡的房间。作者在古书里记法不一：《万首唐人绝句》和《全唐诗》的王涯卷署名王涯；《乐府诗集》和《唐诗三百首》署名王维；《唐诗纪事》又说是张仲素。这里按王涯写。写作时间不详。
Wang Ya (died 835) was a Tang poet who rose to chancellor. In 835 came the Sweet Dew Incident, when officials plotted to remove the powerful palace eunuchs and failed. Wang Ya was killed. He wrote many short palace poems and Yuefu songs in fresh, clear language.
王涯（？—835），唐代诗人，中唐时做到宰相。835年发生“甘露之变”，大臣们谋划除掉掌权的宦官，失败了，王涯也被杀害。他写过不少宫词和乐府小诗，语言清新。
Not one word says "I miss him", yet longing is everywhere. The first line sets the scene: the moon has just risen and the dew is light. It is an early autumn night. In the second line her clothes feel thin, but she does not bother to change, so her mind is elsewhere. In the third line it is late, and she keeps playing over and over. Only the last line gives the reason: she is afraid to go back to the empty room, where she would feel even lonelier. She is not playing to make lovely music, but to pass the lonely hours. Picture a figure in the moonlight, and the music going on deep into the night.
诗里没有一个字直接说“想念”，却处处是想念。第一句写景：月亮刚升，露水还少，是初秋的夜晚。第二句写她觉得衣服薄了，却懒得换，可见心思不在这上面。第三句说夜已深，她还在弹筝，一遍又一遍。最后一句才说出原因：她怕回到空房里，一个人更孤单。弹筝不是为了好听，而是为了打发孤独。读的时候，可以想象月光下一个人影，琴声一直响到深夜。