sòng送rén人dōng东yóu游

Wen Tingyun wrote this poem to see off a friend travelling far to the east. The places named, the Hanyang ferry and Yingmen Mountain, show that the parting was in today's Hubei, and the friend would sail east down the Yangtze. We no longer know who the friend was or what year it was written. The falling yellow leaves and strong winds show it was autumn.

这是温庭筠送朋友向东远行时写的诗。从诗里的“汉阳渡”“郢门山”看，送别的地方在今天湖北一带，朋友要坐船顺长江往东去。朋友是谁、具体写于哪一年，都已不清楚。从“落黄叶”“高风”看，当时是秋天。

Wen Tingyun (about 812–about 866) was a late Tang poet and lyricist. He was very quick-witted; legend says he could finish a long rhymed piece after folding his hands just eight times, so he was nicknamed "Eight Folds Wen". He is seen as a founder of the Huajian school of lyrics, and as a poet he was paired with Li Shangyin. This poem is open and bright, unlike his richly decorated lyrics.

温庭筠（约812—约866），本名岐，字飞卿，晚唐诗人、词人。他才思敏捷，传说叉手八次就能写成一首八韵的赋，人称“温八叉”。他的词写得很好，被看作“花间派”的开创者；诗和李商隐齐名，合称“温李”。这首诗写得开阔明朗，和他华丽的词风不太一样。

Most farewell poems dwell on sadness, but this one opens with energy. Yellow leaves fall by a deserted fort, yet the friend sets out without hesitation, in high spirits. Lines three and four show places on his way: strong autumn winds at the Hanyang ferry, the morning sun rising over Yingmen Mountain. The picture is wide and bright. Only in lines five and six does worry come in: how many old friends are there where you are going? Alone in one boat, sailing to the end of the world, won't you be lonely? At the end the poet hopes they will meet again and drink together to comfort each other. The poem is bold first and tender later, so it does not feel too sad.

一般的送别诗多写伤心，这首诗开头却很有气势：黄叶在荒凉的营垒边飘落，朋友却毫不犹豫，意气昂扬地出发了。第三、四句写朋友一路要经过的地方：汉阳渡口秋风强劲，郢门山上旭日初升，画面辽阔明亮。第五、六句才转入担心：你去的地方还有几个老朋友？你一个人一条船漂到天涯，会不会孤单？最后盼望将来重逢，再一起喝酒，安慰彼此。全诗先豪迈后深情，读来不会太悲伤。