No. 50 · Song lyric · ci lyric to the tune Ta Suo Xing, in two stanzas第 50 首 · 宋词 · 词·踏莎行（双调）

tà踏suō莎xíng行·hòu候guǎn馆méi梅cán残

ōu欧yáng阳xiū修Ouyang Xiu · Song宋

To the Tune of Ta Suo Xing: At the Inn the Plum Blossoms Fade

hòu候guǎn馆méi梅cán残

xī溪qiáo桥liǔ柳xì细

cǎo草xūn薰fēng风nuǎn暖yáo摇zhēng征pèi辔

lí离chóu愁jiàn渐yuǎn远jiàn渐wú无qióng穷

tiáo迢tiáo迢bú不duàn断rú如chūn春shuǐ水

cùn寸cùn寸róu柔cháng肠

yíng盈yíng盈fěn粉lèi泪

lóu楼gāo高mò莫jìn近wēi危lán阑yǐ倚

píng平wú芜jìn尽chù处shì是chūn春shān山

xíng行rén人gèng更zài在chūn春shān山wài外

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。

In line three the corpus writes xūn with the character for smoking or fuming. Common editions use the character that means fragrance: the grass gives off a sweet smell. The two were mixed up in conversion.

资料库第三句作“草熏”，通行本作“草薰”。“薰”是香草、香气的意思，“草薰”就是青草散发香气，写作“熏”是繁简转换时混用了。

Line by line逐句翻译

候馆梅残By the roadside inn, the plum blossoms have nearly fallen.路边旅店旁，梅花已经快落尽了，
溪桥柳细By the bridge over the stream, the willows show thin new leaves.小溪桥边，柳树长出了细细的嫩叶。
草薰风暖摇征辔The grass smells sweet, the wind is warm; I shake the reins and ride away.青草飘香，春风暖暖，我摇着缰绳骑马远行。
离愁渐远渐无穷The farther I go, the more endless my sorrow grows,越走越远，离别的愁也越来越多，
迢迢不断如春水long and unbroken, like a river in spring.像春天的江水一样，长长的，流也流不断。
寸寸柔肠Her tender heart breaks inch by inch.她的心一寸一寸地碎了，
盈盈粉泪Her eyes brim with tears that run through her powder.满眼泪水流过脸上的脂粉。
楼高莫近危阑倚The tower is high; do not lean on its high railing to look.楼太高了，别去靠那高高的栏杆远望。
平芜尽处是春山Where the flat green fields end are the spring hills,平坦的草地尽头，是春天的青山，
行人更在春山外and the traveler is farther still, beyond those hills.而远行的人，还在青山的外面。

Words字词注释

候馆hòu guǎn: hòu guǎn: an inn by the road where travelers rest.候馆：路边供客人歇脚的旅店。
梅残méi cán: méi cán: the plum blossoms are nearly gone.梅残：梅花快要落光了。
柳细liǔ xì: liǔ xì: the willows have just put out thin new leaves.柳细：柳树刚长出细细的嫩叶。
草薰cǎo xūn: cǎo xūn: the grass gives off a sweet smell.草薰：青草散发出香气。
摇征辔yáo zhēng pèi: zhēng pèi: the reins of a horse on a long journey. Yáo zhēng pèi means shaking the reins and riding off.征辔：远行的马的缰绳。摇征辔，就是骑着马上路。
离愁lí chóu: lí chóu: the sorrow of parting.离愁：离别的愁苦。
迢迢tiáo tiáo: tiáo tiáo: long and far.迢迢：很长很远的样子。
寸寸柔肠cùn cùn róu cháng: cùn cùn róu cháng: a tender heart broken inch by inch, grief at its deepest.寸寸柔肠：柔肠寸断，形容伤心到了极点。
盈盈粉泪yíng yíng fěn lèi: yíng yíng: brimming. fěn lèi: a woman's tears running through the powder on her face.盈盈：满满的样子。粉泪：女子的眼泪流过脸上的脂粉。
危阑wēi lán: wēi lán: the railing of a high tower. Wēi means high.危阑：高楼上的栏杆。危，高。
莫近mò jìn: mò jìn: do not go near.莫近：不要靠近。
平芜píng wú: píng wú: flat, grassy land.平芜：平坦的草地。
行人xíng rén: xíng rén: a traveler, here the man who has gone away.行人：出远门的人，这里指那个远行的男子。

How to read it读音

处chù: Jìn chù means the place where something ends, read chù.“尽处”是“尽头的地方”，读 chù。
更gèng: Gèng zài means even farther, read gèng, not gēng.“更在”是“还要在、更在”，读 gèng，不读 gēng。
行xíng: Xíng rén means a traveler, read xíng.“行人”是出远门的人，读 xíng。

Background创作背景

This is a lyric about parting and longing. The first stanza is told from the side of the man traveling away. The second is told from the side of the woman at home who misses him. When and where it was written is not known.

这是一首写离别相思的词。上片从远行的人这边写，下片从家里思念他的女子那边写。写作的具体时间和地点不清楚。

The poet作者

Ouyang Xiu (1007–1072), also called Yongshu, called himself the Old Drunkard and later the Retired Scholar of Six Ones. He was a Northern Song writer and one of the Eight Great Prose Masters of Tang and Song. His essays are famous, such as "The Old Drunkard's Pavilion". His lyrics, though, are mostly about parting and longing, gentle and delicate. This is one of the best known.

欧阳修（1007—1072），字永叔，号醉翁，晚年又号六一居士，北宋文学家，“唐宋八大家”之一。他写文章很有名，像《醉翁亭记》。他的词却多写离别和相思，温柔细腻，这首就是代表作之一。

The mood意境

The first stanza shows a man setting out. Plum blossoms have fallen, willow leaves are fresh, the grass smells sweet, the wind is warm. It should be a happy time. But the farther he goes, the more his sorrow grows, flowing on like a spring river. Comparing sorrow, which we cannot see, to a spring river, which we can, makes it easy to feel. The second stanza turns to the woman. She weeps and wants to climb the tower to look for him, but tells herself not to. All she would see is the spring hills at the end of the fields, and he is beyond even those hills, out of sight. Each place is farther than the last, and the longing grows deeper each time.

上片写男子出门远行：梅花落了，柳叶新绿，青草香，春风暖，本该开开心心。可是越走越远，愁就越来越多，像春水一样流个不停。把看不见的“愁”比作看得见的“春水”，一下子让人懂了。下片换到女子这边：她伤心流泪，想上高楼看他，却又劝自己别上去。因为看到的只是草地尽头的春山，而他还在春山的外面，根本看不见。一层远过一层，思念也一层深过一层。