No. 59 · Song lyric · ci lyric to the tune Tang Duo Ling, two stanzas第 59 首 · 宋词 · 词·唐多令（双调）

táng唐duō多lìng令·xī惜bié别

wú吴wén文yīng英Wu Wenying · Song宋

To the Tune Tang Duo Ling: Sorry to Part

hé何chù处hé合chéng成chóu愁

lí离rén人xīn心shàng上qiū秋

zòng纵bā芭jiāo蕉bù不yǔ雨yě也sōu飕sōu飕

dōu都dào道wǎn晚liáng凉tiān天qì气hǎo好

yǒu有míng明yuè月pà怕dēng登lóu楼

nián年shì事mèng梦zhōng中xiū休

huā花kōng空yān烟shuǐ水liú流

yàn燕cí辞guī归kè客shàng尚yān淹liú留

chuí垂liǔ柳bù不yíng萦qún裙dài带zhù住

màn漫cháng长shì是xì系xíng行zhōu舟

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。

Line by line逐句翻译

何处合成愁Where is sorrow put together?愁是从哪里合成的？
离人心上秋It is autumn set upon a parting heart.是离别的人心上加了一个秋。
纵芭蕉不雨也飕飕Even without rain, the banana leaves rustle cold in the wind.就算不下雨，芭蕉叶也在风里飕飕作响。
都道晚凉天气好Everyone says the cool evenings are lovely,大家都说晚上凉快，天气正好，
有明月怕登楼but on moonlit nights I am afraid to climb the tower.可是有明月的夜晚，我却怕登上高楼。
年事梦中休The years gone by have ended like a dream;往年的事像梦一样结束了，
花空烟水流the flowers are gone, only misty water flows on.花落光了，只剩下烟雾笼罩的流水。
燕辞归客尚淹留The swallows have said goodbye and gone home, yet I, a traveller, still linger.燕子都告别回去了，我这个客人还滞留在外。
垂柳不萦裙带住The weeping willows would not wind around her sash to keep her,垂柳的长枝不肯缠住她的裙带把她留下，
漫长是系行舟yet they keep tying up my boat, all for nothing.却总是白白地拴住我这只要走的船。

Words字词注释

何处合成愁hé chù hé chéng chóu: hé chù hé chéng chóu: where do the pieces come together to make "sorrow"? It is a character riddle.何处合成愁：在哪里能合成一个“愁”字？这是一个字谜。
离人心上秋lí rén xīn shàng qiū: lí rén xīn shàng qiū: autumn on top of a parting person's heart. The character for autumn placed on top of the character for heart makes the character for sorrow.离人心上秋：离别的人心上有了秋，“秋”字下面加个“心”，就是“愁”字。
纵zòng: zòng: even if.纵：即使。
飕飕sōu sōu: sōu sōu: the sound of wind; it also means chilly and lonely.飕飕：风吹的声音，这里也有凉飕飕、冷清的意思。
都道dōu dào: dōu dào: everyone says.都道：大家都说。
怕登楼pà dēng lóu: pà dēng lóu: afraid to climb the tower, for fear that seeing the moon will make him miss her even more.怕登楼：不敢上楼看月亮，怕看了更想念人。
年事nián shì: nián shì: past events of the years, and also his own passing years.年事：过去的往事，也指自己的年华。
梦中休mèng zhōng xiū: mèng zhōng xiū: ended like a dream.梦中休：像梦一样结束了。
花空huā kōng: huā kōng: the flowers are gone, nothing left.花空：花都落了，什么也没剩下。
烟水流yān shuǐ liú: yān shuǐ liú: only misty water flowing on.烟水流：只剩下笼着烟雾的水在流。
燕辞归yàn cí guī: yàn cí guī: the swallows have said goodbye and flown south.燕辞归：燕子告别这里，飞回南方去了。
淹留yān liú: yān liú: to stay on and on in a strange place.淹留：长久地停留在外地。
萦yíng: yíng: to wind around.萦：缠绕。
裙带住qún dài zhù: qún dài zhù: to catch her skirt sash and keep her here.裙带住：缠住她的裙带，把她留住。
漫长是màn cháng shì: màn cháng shì: màn means in vain; cháng shì means always.漫：白白地，徒然。长是：总是。
系行舟xì xíng zhōu: xì xíng zhōu: to tie up my boat that should be leaving.系行舟：拴住我这只要走的船。

How to read it读音

处chù: Here it is a noun meaning "place", read chù.这里是名词“地方”，读 chù。
都dōu: Read dōu here, meaning "all", not dū.这里是“全、都”的意思，读 dōu，不读 dū。
燕yàn: Read yàn here, meaning the swallow.这里指燕子，读 yàn。
长cháng: Cháng shì means "always"; it is read cháng.“长是”就是“常是、总是”，读 cháng。
系xì: Here it means "to tie up, to moor", usually read xì. Some read it jì, as in tying a knot.这里是“拴住”的意思，一般读 xì。也有人按“系鞋带”的意思读 jì。

Background创作背景

The title of this lyric is "Sorry to Part". It is about the sorrow after parting from someone he loved, in autumn. Wu Wenying never held an official post. For many years he worked as an adviser in the households of officials around Suzhou and Hangzhou. One view says the lyric is about his parting from a woman he loved in Suzhou, but there is no clear record of when it was written or who it was for.

这首词的题目是“惜别”，写秋天里和心爱的人分别以后的愁。吴文英一生没有做官，常年在苏州、杭州一带给别人做幕僚。一说这首词写的是他和苏州一位相爱女子分别的事，不过写作的具体时间和对象都没有确切的记载。

The poet作者

Wu Wenying (about 1200 to about 1260), courtesy name Junte, also called Mengchuang, came from Siming, today's Ningbo in Zhejiang. He was a lyric poet of the Southern Song. Most of his lyrics use rich words and winding meanings, and can be hard to understand. This one, though, is fresh and clear, and even opens with a character riddle, so it stands out among his works.

吴文英（约1200—约1260），字君特，号梦窗，四明（今浙江宁波）人，南宋词人。他的词大多用字华丽、意思曲折，有时比较难懂。这首《唐多令》却写得清新明白，开头还用了字谜，是他作品里很特别的一首。

The mood意境

The first two lines are like a riddle: where does the character for sorrow come from? It is the character for autumn sitting on top of the character for heart. Taken apart like this, autumn and a parting heart are tied tightly together. Next comes an autumn night. Even without rain, the banana leaves rustle in the wind, and it is cool everywhere. Others say the cool autumn night is lovely, but he dares not climb the tower to see the moon, because the bright moon makes you miss someone far away most of all. The second stanza says the past is like a dream; the flowers have fallen, the water has flowed away. The swallows have gone south, yet he still stays in a strange place. The last two lines are the best. The willow branches are so long, yet they could not keep her, and they keep tying up his boat so he cannot leave. The willows seem to be against him on purpose. Really, this shows how helpless he feels.

开头两句像猜字谜：“愁”字怎么来的？是“秋”放在“心”上。这么一拆，秋天和离别的心就紧紧连在了一起。接着写秋夜：不下雨，芭蕉也飕飕响，处处凉意。别人都说秋夜凉爽好天气，他却不敢上楼看月亮，因为明月最让人想念远方的人。下阕写往事都像梦，花落了，水流走了。燕子都回南方了，他却还留在异乡。最后两句最妙：柳条那么长，偏偏留不住她，却总是拴住他的船，让他走不了。柳条好像故意和他作对，其实是写他心里的无奈。