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ruì瑞hè鹤xiān仙·qíng晴sī丝qiān牵xù绪luàn乱

wú吴wén文yīng英Wu Wenying · Song宋

To the Tune Rui He Xian: Floating Threads Tangle My Thoughts

qíng晴sī丝qiān牵xù绪luàn乱

duì对cāng沧jiāng江xié斜rì日

huā花fēi飞rén人yuǎn远

chuí垂yáng杨àn暗wú吴yuàn苑

zhèng正qí旗tíng亭yān烟lěng冷

hé河qiáo桥fēng风nuǎn暖

lán兰qíng情huì蕙pàn盼

rě惹xiāng相sī思chūn春gēn根jiǔ酒pàn畔

yòu又zhēng争zhī知yín吟gǔ骨yíng萦xiāo销

jiàn渐bǎ把jiù旧shān衫chóng重jiǎn翦

qī凄duàn断

liú流hóng红qiān千làng浪

quē缺yuè月gū孤lóu楼

zǒng总nán难liú留yàn燕

gē歌chén尘níng凝shàn扇

dài待píng凭xìn信

pàn拚fēn分diàn钿

shì试tiǎo挑dēng灯yù欲xiě写

hái还yī依bù不rěn忍

jiān笺fú幅tōu偷hé和lèi泪juǎn卷

jì寄cán残yún云shèng剩yǔ雨péng蓬lái莱

yě也yīng应mèng梦jiàn见

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 corpus writes the word for "willing to give up" in the line about splitting the hair ornament with a borrowed character. Here it is written with the usual character for that meaning, read pàn. The rest follows the corpus.

语料库“拚分钿”作“拌分钿”，“拌”在这里是“拚”的借用写法，意思是舍得，这里写作“拚”。其余文字照语料库。

Line by line逐句翻译

晴丝牵绪乱Threads floating in the sunny air tangle my thoughts.晴天里飘着的游丝，把我的心思牵得乱乱的。
对沧江斜日Facing the blue-green river and the setting sun,面对青绿的江水和西斜的太阳，
花飞人远petals fly, and she is far away.花瓣纷飞，她已经走远。
垂杨暗吴苑Drooping willows shade the gardens of Suzhou.垂柳把苏州的园子遮得暗暗的。
正旗亭烟冷The smoke over the tavern is cold,酒楼上的烟冷冷清清，
河桥风暖and a warm wind blows on the bridge where we parted.送别的河桥上吹着暖风。
兰情蕙盼I think of her love, sweet as orchids, and her glances, soft as huì grass,想起她兰花一样的情意，蕙草一样的眼神，
惹相思春根酒畔and at spring's end, beside my wine, they stir up my longing.在暮春时节、在酒杯旁，总惹起我的相思。
又争知吟骨萦销Who knows that I, the poet, wrapped in sorrow, grow thinner day by day,又有谁知道，我这作诗的人被愁缠住，一天天消瘦，
渐把旧衫重翦until I must cut my old robe smaller again?渐渐要把旧衣衫重新剪小。
凄断My heart is broken.伤心到了极点。
流红千浪Fallen petals drift on a thousand waves,落花随着千层波浪漂走，
缺月孤楼a broken moon shines on a lonely tower,残缺的月亮照着孤零零的楼，
总难留燕and the swallow can never be kept.燕子总是留不住。
歌尘凝扇Dust has settled on the fan she held to sing.她唱歌时拿的扇子上积满了灰尘。
待凭信I want to send her a token,我想找一件信物，
拚分钿and I would gladly split a gold hair ornament in two.舍得把金首饰分成两半送给她。
试挑灯欲写I lift the lamp wick and try to write,我试着挑亮灯想写信，
还依不忍but still I cannot bear to,却还是不忍心下笔，
笺幅偷和泪卷so I secretly roll up the paper, tears and all.只好偷偷把信纸和眼泪一起卷起来。
寄残云剩雨蓬莱I send the last of my love, like leftover cloud and rain, to her far fairy isle,把这一点残存的情意寄到她遥远的仙山，
也应梦见and surely she will see me in her dreams.她也应该会在梦里见到我吧。

Words字词注释

晴丝qíng sī: qíng sī: fine threads floating in the air on sunny days, spun by tiny insects.晴丝：晴天里飘在空中的细丝，是虫子吐出来的游丝。
牵绪乱qiān xù luàn: qiān xù luàn: tugging at the mind and tangling one's thoughts. Xù means thoughts and feelings.牵绪乱：牵动心思，让人心里乱糟糟的。绪，心绪、心思。
沧江cāng jiāng: cāng jiāng: a blue-green river.沧江：江水青绿，所以叫沧江。
暗àn: àn: to darken. The thick willows shade the garden.暗：使……变暗。杨柳茂密，把园子遮得暗暗的。
吴苑wú yuàn: wú yuàn: the royal gardens of the old state of Wu, in today's Suzhou. Here it means the gardens of Suzhou.吴苑：春秋时吴国的宫苑，在今天的苏州。这里指苏州的园林。
旗亭qí tíng: qí tíng: a building with a wine flag outside, that is, a tavern.旗亭：挂着酒旗的楼，就是酒楼。
河桥hé qiáo: hé qiáo: a bridge over a river, where people in old times often said goodbye.河桥：河上的桥，古人常在这里送别。
兰情蕙盼lán qíng huì pàn: lán qíng huì pàn: feelings like orchids, glances like huì grass. Both are sweet-smelling plants, used to praise her gentle beauty. Pàn means a look.兰情蕙盼：像兰花一样的情意，像蕙草一样的眼神。兰、蕙都是香草，用来比喻她的温柔美好。盼，看、眼神。
春根chūn gēn: chūn gēn: the root of spring, meaning the very end of spring.春根：春天的尽头，暮春。
酒畔jiǔ pàn: jiǔ pàn: beside the wine cup, while drinking.酒畔：酒杯旁边，喝酒的时候。
争知zhēng zhī: zhēng zhī: how could anyone know.争知：怎么知道。
吟骨yín gǔ: yín gǔ: the bones of a poet, meaning the poet himself.吟骨：作诗人的身子骨，指诗人自己。
萦销yíng xiāo: yíng xiāo: wrapped in sorrow and growing thinner day by day.萦销：被愁缠绕，一天天消瘦。
重翦chóng jiǎn: chóng jiǎn: cutting again. He has grown thin, so his old robe is too big and must be made smaller.重翦：重新剪裁。人瘦了，旧衣服太宽，要改小。翦，同“剪”。
凄断qī duàn: qī duàn: sad beyond words.凄断：伤心到了极点。
流红liú hóng: liú hóng: fallen red petals carried by the water.流红：随水漂流的落花。
留燕liú yàn: liú yàn: keeping the swallow. The swallow has flown, which stands for her leaving.留燕：留住燕子。燕子飞走了，借指她离开了。
歌尘凝扇gē chén níng shàn: gē chén níng shàn: dust has settled on the fan she held while singing. She is gone, and no one sings now.歌尘凝扇：她唱歌时拿的扇子上积满了灰尘。说她走了，再没人唱歌。
凭信píng xìn: píng xìn: a token given as proof of love.凭信：拿来作证明的信物。
分钿fēn diàn: fēn diàn: splitting a gold hair ornament in two, each keeping half. The idea comes from Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow".分钿：把金首饰分成两半，各拿一半作纪念。白居易《长恨歌》里有“钗擘黄金合分钿”。
挑灯tiǎo dēng: tiǎo dēng: lifting the lamp wick to make the light brighter.挑灯：把灯芯挑亮。
还依hái yī: hái yī: still, even so.还依：仍然、还是。
笺幅jiān fú: jiān fú: a sheet of letter paper.笺幅：写信用的纸。
偷和泪卷tōu hé lèi juǎn: tōu hé lèi juǎn: secretly rolling it up together with the tears. Hé means together with.偷和泪卷：偷偷地连着眼泪一起卷起来。和，连同。
残云剩雨cán yún shèng yǔ: cán yún shèng yǔ: the last bits of cloud and rain, standing for the love that is left.残云剩雨：剩下的一点云、一点雨，借指残留的情意。
蓬莱péng lái: péng lái: Penglai, a fairy mountain in the sea in old legends. Here it means the far, unreachable place where she now is.蓬莱：传说海上的仙山。这里借指她现在住的、遥远得够不着的地方。

How to read it读音

争zhēng: Here it stands for "how" and is read zhēng.争，这里同“怎”，意思是“怎么”，读 zhēng。
重chóng: Here it means "again", so it is read chóng.这里是“再一次”的意思，读 chóng。
拚pàn: Here it means "to be willing to give up", so it is read pàn, not pīn.拚，这里是“舍得、豁出去”的意思，读 pàn，不读 pīn。
钿diàn: Here it means a hair ornament, so it is read diàn, not tián.钿，这里指首饰，读 diàn，不读 tián。
还hái: Here it means "still", read hái. Some people use the older reading huán.这里是“仍然”的意思，读 hái。也有人读古音 huán。

Background创作背景

As a young man, Wu Wenying lived in Suzhou for about ten years. Most people think he loved a woman there who later left him, and he wrote many lyrics remembering her. This one is set at the end of spring. Among the gardens, taverns and river bridges of Suzhou, he thinks of the one who left and pours out his longing. The exact year is unknown, and people read the story behind it in different ways.

吴文英年轻时在苏州住过十来年。一般认为他在苏州有一位相爱的女子，后来她离开了他，他写了很多词怀念她。这首词写暮春时节，在苏州的园林、酒楼和河桥边，想起分别的人，写下满心的相思。具体写在哪一年，已经说不清楚。词里的人和事，也有不同的理解。

The poet作者

Wu Wenying (about 1200 to about 1260), also called Mengchuang, came from Siming, today's Ningbo in Zhejiang. He never held an official post. He lived by working as an assistant to officials. His lyrics use rich, colourful words, and their pictures jump from one to the next like pieces of brocade sewn together. They are beautiful but not easy to follow.

吴文英（约1200—约1260），号梦窗，四明（今浙江宁波）人。他一生没有做官，靠给官员当幕僚过日子，幕僚就是在官员手下帮忙办事的人。他的词用字华丽，画面跳来跳去，像一块块拼起来的锦缎，很美，但不太好懂。

The mood意境

The pictures in this lyric jump out one after another, and we have to piece them together slowly. The first stanza is Suzhou at the end of spring. Fine threads float in the air, the sun sinks over the river, petals fly, and she is far away. The tavern is quiet, and a warm wind blows on the bridge where they once said goodbye. Thinking of her gentleness, his longing will not stop, and he grows so thin his clothes must be taken in. The second stanza is even sadder. Petals float away, the moon is broken, the swallow has flown, and dust covers the fan she sang with. He wants to write to her, and to send half a hair ornament as a token. But when he picks up the brush he cannot go on. He can only roll up the paper with his tears. In the end he puts his hope in dreams: far away, perhaps she will see him in her sleep. Not one line says "I miss you" outright, yet missing her is everywhere.

这首词的画面一个接一个跳出来，要慢慢拼起来看。上阕是暮春的苏州：空中飘着细细的游丝，江上太阳西斜，花在飞，人已走远。酒楼冷清，河桥上吹着暖风，那里正是当年分别的地方。想到她的温柔，相思就停不下来，人也瘦得衣服都要改小。下阕更伤心：落花随水漂走，月亮缺了，燕子飞走了，她唱歌用的扇子落满了灰。他想写信，想送她一半首饰作信物，可提起笔又写不下去，只能偷偷把信纸连着眼泪一起卷起来。最后他只好寄希望于梦：她在遥远的地方，也许会在梦里见到他。整首词没有一句直说“我很想你”，却处处都是想念。