Tang poem · seven-character yuefu song (old-style poem)唐诗 · 七言乐府（七言古诗）

táo桃yuán源xíng行

wáng王wéi维Wang Wei · Tang唐

Song of the Peach Blossom Spring

yú渔zhōu舟zhú逐shuǐ水ài爱shān山chūn春

liǎng两àn岸táo桃huā花jiā夹gǔ古jīn津

zuò坐kàn看hóng红shù树bù不zhī知yuǎn远

xíng行jìn尽qīng青xī溪bú不jiàn见rén人

shān山kǒu口qián潜xíng行shǐ始wēi隈ào隩

shān山kāi开kuàng旷wàng望xuán旋píng平lù陆

yáo遥kàn看yí一chù处cuán攒yún云shù树

jìn近rù入qiān千jiā家sàn散huā花zhú竹

qiáo樵kè客chū初chuán传hàn汉xìng姓míng名

jū居rén人wèi未gǎi改qín秦yī衣fú服

jū居rén人gòng共zhù住wǔ武líng陵yuán源

hái还cóng从wù物wài外qǐ起tián田yuán园

yuè月míng明sōng松xià下fáng房lóng栊jìng静

rì日chū出yún云zhōng中jī鸡quǎn犬xuān喧

jīng惊wén闻sú俗kè客zhēng争lái来jí集

jìng竞yǐn引huán还jiā家wèn问dū都yì邑

píng平míng明lǘ闾xiàng巷sǎo扫huā花kāi开

bó薄mù暮yú渔qiáo樵chéng乘shuǐ水rù入

chū初yīn因bì避dì地qù去rén人jiān间

jí及zhì至chéng成xiān仙suì遂bù不huán还

xiá峡lǐ里shuí谁zhī知yǒu有rén人shì事

shì世zhōng中yáo遥wàng望kōng空yún云shān山

bù不yí疑líng灵jìng境nán难wén闻jiàn见

chén尘xīn心wèi未jìn尽sī思xiāng乡xiàn县

chū出dòng洞wú无lùn论gé隔shān山shuǐ水

cí辞jiā家zhōng终nǐ拟cháng长yóu游yǎn衍

zì自wèi谓jīng经guò过jiù旧bù不mí迷

ān安zhī知fēng峰hè壑jīn今lái来biàn变

dāng当shí时zhǐ只jì记rù入shān山shēn深

qīng青xī溪jǐ几dù度dào到yún云lín林

chūn春lái来biàn遍shì是táo桃huā花shuǐ水

bú不biàn辨xiān仙yuán源hé何chù处xún寻

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 is the text found in Three Hundred Tang Poems and most common editions. The corpus differs in a few places: in line 2 it has qù jīn (“the ferry they leave”) for gǔ jīn (“the old ferry”); in line 17 it has an old way of writing sǎo (to sweep); in line 30 it has jǐ qū (“how many bends”) for jǐ dù (“how many times”). These are differences between old editions, and the meaning hardly changes.

这里用的是《唐诗三百首》等书里通行的文字。数据库原文有几处不同：第二句“古津”原作“去津”，第十七句“扫”原作“埽”（古代写法），第三十句“几度”原作“几曲”。这些都是不同版本的写法，意思相差不大。

Line by line逐句翻译

渔舟逐水爱山春A fishing boat follows the stream; the fisherman loves the spring in the hills.渔船顺着溪水往前走，渔人喜爱这山里的春色。
两岸桃花夹古津Peach blossoms line both banks of the old ferry.两岸的桃花，把古老的渡口夹在中间。
坐看红树不知远He sits watching the red-flowered trees and does not know how far he has come.他坐在船上看着红花树，不知道已经走了多远。
行尽青溪不见人He follows the clear stream to its end and sees no one.一直走到青溪的尽头，也没看见一个人。
山口潜行始隈隩He creeps in through an opening in the hill; at first the way winds and hides,从山口悄悄钻进去，起初是弯弯曲曲的深处，
山开旷望旋平陆then the hills open up, and soon there is wide, flat land.转眼山势敞开，眼前是一片平地。
遥看一处攒云树Far off he sees tall trees gathered like a cloud;远远看见一处，高树聚在一起像云一样，
近入千家散花竹coming closer, he finds a thousand homes scattered among flowers and bamboo.走近一看，千家人家散落在花和竹子中间。
樵客初传汉姓名The visitor is the first to tell them names from the Han and later times;渔人第一次跟他们说起汉朝以后的人和事，
居人未改秦衣服the villagers still wear clothes from the Qin dynasty.村里人还穿着秦朝时的衣服。
居人共住武陵源Together they live in the Peach Blossom Spring of Wuling,这些人一起住在武陵的桃花源里，
还从物外起田园where, far from the world, they have made their fields and homes.在人世之外开垦田地，建起家园。
月明松下房栊静Under a bright moon, the windows beneath the pines are still;月光明亮，松树下的房屋窗户静悄悄的；
日出云中鸡犬喧when the sun comes out of the clouds, the hens and dogs make a cheerful noise.太阳从云中升起，鸡叫狗吠一片热闹。
惊闻俗客争来集Surprised to hear of a visitor from outside, they hurry to gather round,听说来了外面的客人，大家又惊又喜，争着跑来，
竞引还家问都邑each eager to take him home and ask about the towns outside.抢着请他回家，打听外面城市里的事。
平明闾巷扫花开At dawn they sweep the fallen petals from the lanes;天一亮，人们就把巷子里的落花扫开；
薄暮渔樵乘水入at dusk the fishermen and woodcutters come home by boat.傍晚，打鱼砍柴的人坐船回来。
初因避地去人间Long ago they left the world to escape war;当初是为了躲避战乱才离开人世，
及至成仙遂不还then they lived like immortals and never went back.后来像神仙一样过日子，就再也不回去了。
峡里谁知有人事Who would guess that people live inside this valley?谁知道这山谷里还住着人呢？
世中遥望空云山From the outside world, one sees only empty clouds and hills.外面的人远远望去，只看见空空的云和山。
不疑灵境难闻见He does not realize how rare such a magic place is;渔人没想到，这样的仙境是很难再见到的；
尘心未尽思乡县his heart still belongs to the world, and he misses home.他的凡心还没断，想念自己的家乡。
出洞无论隔山水He leaves the cave, not caring how many hills and rivers lie between,他走出山洞，不管隔着多少山水，
辞家终拟长游衍says goodbye to his family, and plans to come back and stay for good.回家告别了家人，打算以后一直住在仙境里。
自谓经过旧不迷He thinks he knows the way and cannot get lost;他以为走过的路，再去不会迷路，
安知峰壑今来变how could he know the peaks and valleys have all changed?哪里知道山峰和山谷，现在全都变了样。
当时只记入山深He only remembers going deep into the hills,他只记得当时走进了很深的山里，
青溪几度到云林and following the clear stream round many bends to the cloud-wrapped woods.顺着青溪转了好几个弯，才到那片云雾中的树林。
春来遍是桃花水Spring comes, and every stream is full of peach petals;春天来了，到处都是漂着桃花的溪水，
不辨仙源何处寻he cannot tell which one leads to the immortals' spring, or where to look.再也分不清仙境在哪里，不知到哪里去找。

Words字词注释

渔舟yú zhōu: yú zhōu: a fisherman's boat.渔舟：打鱼人的小船。
逐水zhú shuǐ: zhú shuǐ: following the stream. Zhú means to follow.逐水：顺着溪水往前走。逐，追随、跟着。
爱山春ài shān chūn: ài shān chūn: loving the spring in the hills.爱山春：喜爱山里的春天景色。
夹jiā: jiā: lining both sides, with the water in between.夹：在两边排着，把中间夹住。
古津gǔ jīn: gǔ jīn: an old ferry crossing. Jīn is a place where boats cross the water.古津：古老的渡口。津，渡口，就是坐船过河的地方。
坐看zuò kàn: zuò kàn: sitting in the boat and watching.坐看：坐在船上看着。
红树hóng shù: hóng shù: trees red with peach blossoms.红树：开满红色桃花的树。
行尽xíng jìn: xíng jìn: going all the way to the end.行尽：一直走到尽头。
青溪qīng xī: qīng xī: a clear, blue-green stream.青溪：清澈碧绿的小溪。
潜行qián xíng: qián xíng: moving in quietly. The opening in the hill was narrow, so he had to creep in.潜行：悄悄地、弯着身子往里走。山口很窄，只能慢慢钻进去。
隈隩wēi ào: wēi ào: winding, hidden places among the hills and water.隈隩：山和水弯弯曲曲、藏得很深的地方。
旷望kuàng wàng: kuàng wàng: a wide, open view.旷望：眼前变得很开阔，可以望得很远。
旋xuán: xuán: soon, in a moment.旋：很快，转眼之间。
平陆píng lù: píng lù: flat land.平陆：平坦的陆地。
攒云树cuán yún shù: cuán yún shù: tall trees crowded together like a cloud. Cuán means to gather.攒云树：高高的树木聚在一起，像一团云。攒，聚集。
散花竹sàn huā zhú: sàn huā zhú: flowers and bamboo scattered among the homes.散花竹：家家户户之间散布着花和竹子。
樵客qiáo kè: qiáo kè: a woodcutter. Here it means the fisherman; old poems often speak of fishermen and woodcutters together.樵客：砍柴的人。这里指那个打鱼人，古人常把渔夫和樵夫连在一起说。
初传汉姓名chū chuán hàn xìng míng: chū chuán hàn xìng míng: he was the first to tell them names from the Han dynasty and later. Some read it as: he gave his name as a man of later times.初传汉姓名：第一次告诉村里人汉代以后的人和名字。也有人理解为：他用汉朝以后的人的姓名来介绍自己。
居人jū rén: jū rén: the people who lived there.居人：住在这里的人。
秦衣服qín yī fú: qín yī fú: clothes from the Qin dynasty. Their ancestors had fled into the hills in Qin times and never left.秦衣服：秦朝时的衣服。他们的祖先在秦朝时逃进山里，从此再没出去过。
武陵源wǔ líng yuán: wǔ líng yuán: the Peach Blossom Spring in Wuling, near today's Changde in Hunan.武陵源：武陵这个地方的桃花源。武陵在今天湖南常德一带。
物外wù wài: wù wài: beyond the ordinary world.物外：人世之外，远离外面的世界。
起田园qǐ tián yuán: qǐ tián yuán: clearing fields and building homes.起田园：开垦田地，建起家园。
房栊fáng lóng: fáng lóng: the windows of the houses. Lóng is a window frame.房栊：房屋的窗户。栊，窗格子。
喧xuān: xuān: noisy, lively.喧：热闹地叫着。
俗客sú kè: sú kè: a visitor from the ordinary world, here the fisherman.俗客：从外面世界来的人，这里指渔人。
争来集zhēng lái jí: zhēng lái jí: hurrying over to gather round.争来集：争着跑来围在一起。
竞引还家jìng yǐn huán jiā: jìng yǐn huán jiā: each eager to invite him to their own home.竞引还家：抢着请他到自己家里去。
都邑dū yì: dū yì: towns and cities, here meaning news of the outside world.都邑：城市，这里指外面世界的情况。
平明píng míng: píng míng: at dawn.平明：天刚亮的时候。
闾巷lǘ xiàng: lǘ xiàng: the lanes of the village.闾巷：村里的小巷。
扫花开sǎo huā kāi: sǎo huā kāi: sweeping away the fallen petals.扫花开：把落在地上的花瓣扫开。
薄暮bó mù: bó mù: dusk. Bó means close to.薄暮：傍晚，太阳快落山的时候。薄，接近。
乘水入chéng shuǐ rù: chéng shuǐ rù: coming back in by boat.乘水入：坐船顺着水回到村里。
避地bì dì: bì dì: moving away to escape war.避地：为了躲避战乱，搬到别的地方去住。
去人间qù rén jiān: qù rén jiān: leaving the human world.去人间：离开了人世。
及至jí zhì: jí zhì: by the time that.及至：等到。
遂不还suì bù huán: suì bù huán: and so never went back. Suì means and so.遂不还：就不再回去了。遂，于是、就。
峡里xiá lǐ: xiá lǐ: inside the valley, meaning the Peach Blossom Spring.峡里：山谷里面，指桃花源。
人事rén shì: rén shì: human life and its affairs.人事：人们的生活。
世中shì zhōng: shì zhōng: in the outside world.世中：外面的世界里。
空云山kōng yún shān: kōng yún shān: only empty clouds and hills.空云山：只看见空空的云和山。
不疑bù yí: bù yí: not suspecting, not realizing.不疑：没有想到。
灵境líng jìng: líng jìng: a magical place where immortals live, the Peach Blossom Spring.灵境：神仙住的美好地方，指桃花源。
难闻见nán wén jiàn: nán wén jiàn: rarely heard of or seen.难闻见：难得听说，难得见到。
尘心chén xīn: chén xīn: a heart still tied to the ordinary world.尘心：想着世俗生活的心。
乡县xiāng xiàn: xiāng xiàn: his home town.乡县：家乡。
无论wú lùn: wú lùn: no matter, not caring.无论：不管，不在乎。
终拟zhōng nǐ: zhōng nǐ: in the end he planned. Nǐ means to plan.终拟：最后打算。拟，打算。
长游衍cháng yóu yǎn: cháng yóu yǎn: to roam there freely for a long time.长游衍：长久地在那里游玩、自在地生活。
自谓zì wèi: zì wèi: he told himself.自谓：自己以为。
经过旧不迷jīng guò jiù bù mí: jīng guò jiù bù mí: he had been that way before, so he would not get lost.经过旧不迷：走过的老路，不会迷路。
安知ān zhī: ān zhī: how could he know.安知：哪里知道。
峰壑fēng hè: fēng hè: peaks and valleys. Hè is a deep valley.峰壑：山峰和山谷。壑，深沟、山谷。
只记zhǐ jì: zhǐ jì: he only remembered.只记：只记得。
几度jǐ dù: jǐ dù: several times, round several bends.几度：好几次，转过好几个弯。
云林yún lín: yún lín: woods wrapped in clouds, meaning the Peach Blossom Spring.云林：云雾缭绕的树林，指桃花源。
桃花水táo huā shuǐ: táo huā shuǐ: the spring flood that comes when peach trees bloom, with petals on the water.桃花水：春天桃花开时涨起来的溪水，水上漂着花瓣。
不辨bú biàn: bù biàn: unable to tell apart.不辨：分不清。
仙源xiān yuán: xiān yuán: the immortals' spring, the Peach Blossom Spring.仙源：神仙住的桃花源。

How to read it读音

隩ào: In wēi ào, “hidden bends of hills and water”, the second character is read ào; some books read it yù.隈隩：这里指山水弯弯曲曲、藏在深处的地方。“隩”读 ào，也有书读 yù。
还hái: Here this character means “also, then”, so it is read hái today. Some readers use the older reading huán.这里的“还”是“又、就”的意思，按今天的读法读 hái。也有人按古义读 huán。
攒cuán: This character means “to gather in a cluster”, read cuán, not zǎn.攒：聚集在一起，读 cuán，不读 zǎn。

Background创作背景

This poem retells “The Peach Blossom Spring”, a famous prose story by Tao Yuanming. In the story a fisherman from Wuling follows a stream lined with peach trees and finds a hidden village. The villagers' ancestors had fled there to escape war in the Qin dynasty. After he leaves, he tries to go back but can never find it again. Under the title Wang Wei noted that he was nineteen when he wrote it.

这首诗是根据东晋陶渊明的《桃花源记》改写的。《桃花源记》讲一个武陵渔人，顺着开满桃花的小溪，走进一个与世隔绝的村子。村里人的祖先在秦朝时为了躲避战乱逃到这里。渔人出来后再去找，却再也找不到了。王维在诗题下自己注明“时年十九”，也就是说，这首诗是他十九岁时写的。

The poet作者

Wang Wei (701–761, or by another account 699–761) was a famous Tang poet, and also a painter and musician. His poems are full of quiet hills and streams. The Song writer Su Shi said there are paintings in his poems and poems in his paintings. He wrote this one as a teenager, yet he already turns a story into a row of lovely pictures.

王维（701—761，一说699—761），唐代著名诗人，也是画家和音乐家。他的诗里常有安静的山水，宋代苏轼说他“诗中有画，画中有诗”。这首诗是他少年时的作品，已经能把一个故事写成一幅幅美丽的画面。

The mood意境

The poem is like a short film. It opens with a fishing boat, spring water and peach trees on both banks, so lovely that the fisherman forgets how far he has gone. Then the camera slips through a narrow gap in the hills, and suddenly the view opens up: tall trees like clouds, a thousand homes hidden among flowers and bamboo. Next comes village life: quiet windows by the pines under the moon, hens and dogs in the morning, people sweeping petals and fishing, living with no war. But the fisherman still misses home. He leaves, and when he comes back the hills have changed. The last picture is of streams everywhere carrying peach petals. Each one looks like the way in, yet none of them is. Once you leave a perfect place, you can never find it again, and a gentle sadness stays behind.

这首诗像一部短短的电影。开头是渔船、春水和两岸的桃花，美得让人忘了走了多远。接着镜头钻进窄窄的山口，眼前忽然一亮：高树像云，千家人家藏在花竹之间。然后是村里的日子：月下松树旁的窗户很安静，早上鸡鸣狗叫，人们扫花、打鱼，过着没有战争的生活。可是渔人还想着家，出去了再回来，山已经变了样。最后一幅画面是满山满谷漂着桃花的溪水，每一条都像那条路，却哪一条都不是。美好的地方一旦离开，就再也找不回来，留下淡淡的怅惘。