Song lyric · ci lyric to the tune Shui Long Yin (two stanzas, 102 characters)宋词 · 词·水龙吟（双调一百零二字）

shuǐ水lóng龙yín吟·yè夜lái来fēng风yǔ雨cōng匆cōng匆

chéng程gāi垓Cheng Gai · Song宋

To the Tune of Shui Long Yin: Wind and Rain Rushed Through the Night

yè夜lái来fēng风yǔ雨cōng匆cōng匆

gù故yuán园dìng定shì是huā花wú无jǐ几

chóu愁duō多yuàn怨jí极

děng等xián闲gū孤fù负

yì一nián年fāng芳yì意

liǔ柳kùn困táo桃yōng慵

xìng杏qīng青méi梅xiǎo小

duì对rén人róng容yì易

suàn算hǎo好chūn春cháng长zài在

hǎo好huā花cháng长jiàn见

yuán元zhǐ只shì是rén人qiáo憔cuì悴

huí回shǒu首chí池nán南jiù旧shì事

hèn恨xīng星xīng星bù不kān堪chóng重jì记

rú如jīn今dàn但yǒu有

kàn看huā花lǎo老yǎn眼

shāng伤shí时qīng清lèi泪

bú不pà怕féng逢huā花shòu瘦

zhǐ只chóu愁pà怕lǎo老lái来fēng风wèi味

dài待fán繁hóng红luàn乱chù处

liú留yún云jiè借yuè月

yě也xū须pàn拚zuì醉

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 follows the common text. The database has "chóu duō chóu jí" for "chóu duō yuàn jí", "liǔ kùn huā yōng" for "liǔ kùn táo yōng", and a different character for pàn in "pàn zuì" (the machine conversion to simplified characters swapped it).

这里用通行本。资料库原文“愁多怨极”作“愁多愁极”，“柳困桃慵”作“柳困花慵”，“拚醉”作“拼醉”（机器转简体时把“拚”换成了“拼”）。

Line by line逐句翻译

夜来风雨匆匆Last night wind and rain rushed through.昨夜风雨来得急急忙忙。
故园定是花无几In the garden back home, surely few flowers are left.老家园子里的花，一定没剩下几朵了。
愁多怨极With too much sorrow and bitterness,忧愁太多，怨恨到了极点，
等闲孤负I carelessly let slip我随随便便就辜负了
一年芳意a whole year's gift of spring.这一整年春天的美意。
柳困桃慵The willows are sleepy, the peach blossoms lazy,柳树困倦，桃花慵懒，
杏青梅小the apricots still green, the plums still small.杏子还青，梅子还小，
对人容易Spring treats people so lightly and simply leaves.春天对人真是随随便便，说走就走。
算好春长在Even if fair spring stayed forever,想来，即使美好的春天一直都在，
好花长见and lovely flowers could always be seen,美丽的花一直都能看到，
元只是人憔悴it is only that people grow worn and tired.原来只是人自己一天天憔悴了。
回首池南旧事I look back on the old days south of the pond.回想当年池塘南边的往事，
恨星星不堪重记Sadly my hair is grey, and I cannot bear to remember again.可恨头发已经花白，受不了再去回想。
如今但有Now all I have left如今我只剩下
看花老眼are old eyes that look at flowers,一双看花的老眼，
伤时清泪and clear tears shed for passing time.和为时光伤心流下的清泪。
不怕逢花瘦I do not fear meeting flowers that are thin and fading.我不怕遇上花儿凋零稀少，
只愁怕老来风味I only fear losing my zest as I grow old.只怕人老了以后没有了兴致。
待繁红乱处When the red flowers bloom thick and wild,等到红花开得最繁最乱的时候，
留云借月I will keep the clouds and borrow the moon,我要留住白云，借来明月，
也须拚醉and I must drink till I am drunk, holding nothing back.也一定要豁出去喝个大醉。

Words字词注释

夜来yè lái: yè lái: last night.夜来：昨天夜里。
匆匆cōng cōng: cōng cōng: in a rush, coming and going fast.匆匆：急急忙忙，来得快去得快。
故园gù yuán: gù yuán: the garden back home.故园：老家的园子。
花无几huā wú jǐ: huā wú jǐ: hardly any flowers are left.花无几：花剩下没有多少了。
愁多怨极chóu duō yuàn jí: chóu duō yuàn jí: so much sorrow, so much bitterness.愁多怨极：忧愁很多，怨恨到了极点。
等闲děng xián: děng xián: carelessly, too easily.等闲：随随便便，轻易地。
孤负gū fù: gū fù: to let down, to waste someone's kindness.孤负：就是“辜负”，对不起别人的好意。
芳意fāng yì: fāng yì: the gift of spring that the flowers bring.芳意：花草带来的春天的美意。
柳困桃慵liǔ kùn táo yōng: liǔ kùn táo yōng: the willows look sleepy and the peach blossoms look lazy. Yōng means lazy.柳困桃慵：柳树像困倦了，桃花像懒洋洋的。慵，懒。
杏青梅小xìng qīng méi xiǎo: xìng qīng méi xiǎo: the apricots are still green and the plums still small. The flowers are gone and little fruits have come.杏青梅小：杏子还青，梅子还小。花已经落了，结出了小果子。
容易róng yì: róng yì: lightly, without care. Here it means spring treats people lightly and leaves when it likes.容易：轻易、随便。这里说春天对人随随便便，说走就走。
算suàn: suàn: when you think about it.算：想来，算起来。
元只是yuán zhǐ shì: yuán zhǐ shì: in the end it is only. Yuán here means "originally".元只是：原来只是。元，同“原”。
憔悴qiáo cuì: qiáo cuì: thin, worn out and tired-looking.憔悴：又瘦又没精神的样子。
回首huí shǒu: huí shǒu: to look back, to remember.回首：回头看，回想。
池南旧事chí nán jiù shì: chí nán jiù shì: things that happened long ago south of the pond. The lyric does not say what they were.池南旧事：当年在池塘南边发生的事。具体是什么事，词里没有说。
星星xīng xīng: xīng xīng: usually read as hair turning grey in spots, like little stars. Another reading: the old memories are scattered bits.星星：一般解作头发花白，像点点星星。一说指往事零零碎碎。
不堪重记bù kān chóng jì: bù kān chóng jì: cannot bear to remember again.不堪重记：受不了再去回想。
但有dàn yǒu: dàn yǒu: there is only.但有：只有。
伤时shāng shí: shāng shí: grieving over time slipping away.伤时：为时光流逝而伤心。
清泪qīng lèi: qīng lèi: clear tears.清泪：清清的眼泪。
逢花瘦féng huā shòu: féng huā shòu: to meet the flowers when they are thin and fading.逢花瘦：遇上花儿凋零、变得稀少。
风味fēng wèi: fēng wèi: zest, the taste for fun. Lǎo lái fēng wèi is the zest one has left in old age.风味：兴致、情趣。老来风味，就是人老了以后的兴致。
繁红乱处fán hóng luàn chù: fán hóng luàn chù: where red flowers bloom thick and wild.繁红乱处：红花开得又多又乱的地方。
留云借月liú yún jiè yuè: liú yún jiè yuè: to keep the clouds and borrow the moon, that is, to hold on to the good time somehow. The phrase comes from a lyric by Zhu Dunru of the Northern Song.留云借月：把云留住，把月借来，意思是想办法留住美好的时光。这个说法出自北宋朱敦儒的词。
拚醉pàn zuì: pàn zuì: to drink until drunk, holding nothing back.拚醉：豁出去喝个大醉。

How to read it读音

拚pàn: This character is read pàn here, meaning "to give everything, not hold back". Some books read it pīn.拚：这里读 pàn，意思是豁出去、不顾一切。有的书也读 pīn。

Background创作背景

This lyric was written in late spring, after a night of wind and rain. The poet thinks the flowers in his garden back home must have been knocked down. He also thinks that he spent the whole year worrying and never really enjoyed spring. We do not know the year or the place it was written. "The old days south of the pond" must be something from his younger years, but the lyric does not say what.

这首词写在暮春时节，一场夜里的风雨之后。词人想到老家园子里的花大概都被打落了，又想到自己一年来只顾发愁，没好好赏春。它具体写于哪一年、在什么地方，现在不清楚。词里的“池南旧事”应该是词人年轻时的一段往事，但词里没有说明是什么事。

The poet作者

Cheng Gai, also called Zhengbo or Shuzhou, came from Meishan in today's Sichuan. He was a Southern Song lyric poet; his birth and death years are not known. His collection is called "Lyrics of Shuzhou". Many of his lyrics are about parting and the sadness of spring ending. His words are fresh and natural and his feelings delicate, as if he were telling you what is on his mind.

程垓，字正伯，号书舟，眉山（今四川眉山）人，南宋词人，生卒年不详。他的词集叫《书舟词》。他的词写离愁和伤春的很多，语言清新自然，感情细腻，读起来像在和人说心里话。

The mood意境

The first stanza begins with a night of wind and rain. The poet did not see the flowers fall, but he guesses few are left at home. He blames himself for worrying all year and wasting spring. The willows are sleepy, the peach blossoms lazy, and the apricots and plums already have small fruit. Spring has left so easily. Then he turns the thought around: even if spring lasted forever and flowers never stopped blooming, people would still grow old. What truly cannot be kept is ourselves. The second stanza looks back on the past, but his hair is grey and remembering only hurts. All he has are old eyes for flowers and sad tears. At the end he suddenly cheers up. Fewer flowers do not scare him; what scares him is losing his zest in old age. When the flowers are at their liveliest, he will keep the clouds, borrow the moon and get happily drunk. The lyric moves from grief to refusing to give in to age. There is a sigh in it, and also a stubborn spirit.

上阕从一夜风雨写起。词人没看见花落，却猜到老家的花已经不多了。他怪自己一年都在发愁，白白辜负了春天。柳树困了，桃花懒了，杏和梅已经结出小果子，春天就这样轻易地走了。接着他转过念头：就算春天永远在，花永远开，人还是会老。真正留不住的，是人自己。下阕回想往事，可是头发白了，越想越难受，只剩下看花的老眼和伤心的眼泪。最后他忽然振作起来：花少了不怕，怕的是人老了就没了兴致。等花开得最热闹的时候，我还要留住云、借来月，痛痛快快醉一场。全词从伤心写到不服老，读来既有叹息，也有一股倔强。