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hè贺zhù铸He Zhu · Song宋

Tian Men Yao: Climbing the Emei Pavilion at Caishi

niú牛zhǔ渚tiān天mén门xiǎn险

xiàn限nán南běi北qī七xióng雄háo豪zhàn占

qīng清wù雾liǎn敛

yǔ与xián闲rén人dēng登lǎn览

dài待yuè月shàng上cháo潮píng平bō波yàn滟yàn滟

sài塞guǎn管qīng轻chuī吹xīn新ā阿làn滥

fēng风mǎn满jiàn槛

lì历lì历shǔ数xī西zhōu州gēng更diǎn点

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

牛渚天门险Niuzhu and the Heaven's Gate Hills stand steep and dangerous,牛渚山和天门山地势险要，
限南北七雄豪占dividing south from north; many great powers once fought to hold them.把南北隔开，历代英雄都曾在这里争雄占据。
清雾敛The clear mist lifts,清晨的雾气散了，
与闲人登览and I climb up with a few idle friends to take in the view.我和几个闲人一起登高游览。
待月上潮平波滟滟We wait for the moon to rise, the tide to calm, and the waves to shimmer,等到月亮升起，江潮平稳，水波闪闪发光，
塞管轻吹新阿滥while someone softly plays a new 'A Lan' tune on a frontier flute.有人轻轻吹起笛子，奏着新的《阿滥》曲。
风满槛Wind fills the railings of the pavilion,风吹满了亭子的栏杆，
历历数西州更点and I count, one by one, the night-watch beats drifting from the distant city.我一下一下清楚地数着远处城里传来的更声。

Words字词注释

牛渚niú zhǔ: niú zhǔ: Niuzhu Hill in today's Ma'anshan, Anhui. The rock that juts into the Yangtze below it is Caishi Point.牛渚：牛渚山，在今安徽马鞍山，山脚伸进长江的部分叫采石矶。
天门tiān mén: tiān mén: the Heaven's Gate Hills, two hills facing each other across the Yangtze like a gate.天门：天门山，长江两岸两座山对立，像一道门。
限南北xiàn nán běi: xiàn nán běi: dividing the south from the north.限南北：把南方和北方隔开。
七雄豪占qī xióng háo zhàn: qī xióng háo zhàn: many strong rulers once held this place. The 'seven powers' are usually taken as the dynasties that ruled the south and relied on the Yangtze for defense; another view says it just means rival powers through history.七雄豪占：许多英雄豪杰都曾占据这里。七雄，一般认为指在南方建都、靠长江防守的几个朝代；一说泛指历代争雄的势力。
敛liǎn: liǎn: to gather up and clear away.敛：收起，散开。
登览dēng lǎn: dēng lǎn: to climb up and enjoy the view.登览：登高观赏。
滟滟yàn yàn: yàn yàn: water sparkling and shimmering.滟滟：水波闪闪发光的样子。
塞管sài guǎn: sài guǎn: a frontier flute from the northwest.塞管：羌笛，一种从西北边塞传来的笛子。
阿滥ā làn: ā làn: the name of a tune, the Tang song 'A Lan Dui'.阿滥：曲子名，就是唐代的《阿滥堆》。
槛jiàn: jiàn: a railing.槛：栏杆。
历历lì lì: lì lì: clearly, one by one.历历：一个一个清清楚楚。
西州xī zhōu: xī zhōu: an old city in today's Nanjing, here meaning a city far off.西州：古城名，在今江苏南京。这里借指远处的城。
更点gēng diǎn: gēng diǎn: the beats that told the hours of the night.更点：夜里打更报时的声音。

How to read it读音

槛jiàn: Here the character means a railing and is read jiàn. Read kǎn, it means a doorsill.槛：栏杆，读 jiàn。读 kǎn 时是门槛的意思。
数shǔ: In lì lì shǔ (counting clearly one by one), the last character is a verb and is read shǔ, not shù.历历数：一下一下清楚地数着。数是动词，读 shǔ。
更gēng: In gēng diǎn (the night-watch beats), the first character is read gēng, not gèng.更点：打更报时的声音，更读 gēng。

Background创作背景

Caishi Point is in today's Ma'anshan, Anhui. The Emei Pavilion was built on it, and from there one can see the Heaven's Gate Hills on both banks of the Yangtze. Since ancient times it was a key and dangerous pass on the river. This lyric is usually thought to come from the time He Zhu served as an official in Taiping prefecture, near today's Dangtu in Anhui. The exact year is not certain. Looking at a place armies once fought over, now visited only by idle men enjoying the moon and the flute, he was filled with feeling.

采石矶在今安徽马鞍山，峨眉亭就建在矶上，从这里可以望见长江两岸的天门山。这里自古是长江上的险要关口。一般认为这首词是贺铸在太平州（今安徽当涂一带）做官时，登上峨眉亭写的，具体年份不能确定。他看到古来兵家必争的险地，如今只剩下他们这些闲人赏月听笛，心里生出很多感慨。

The poet作者

He Zhu (1052–1125) was a Northern Song lyric poet. He was tall, bold and chivalrous, yet held only small posts all his life. His lyrics come in many styles, some bold and some tender. Because of a famous line about rain when the plums turn yellow, he was nicknamed Plum He.

贺铸（1052—1125），字方回，号庆湖遗老，北宋词人。他长得高大，性格豪爽，有侠气，但一生只做过小官。他的词风格多样，既有豪放的，也有深情婉约的，以“梅子黄时雨”的名句被称为“贺梅子”。

The mood意境

The first half opens with great force. Niuzhu and Heaven's Gate are steep and dangerous, dividing south from north, and great powers fought over them for ages. Then comes a turn: the mist clears, and those who climb up now are only idle men. Putting old battles beside today's ease makes us feel the power of time. The second half is at night. The moon rises, the tide calms, the waves sparkle, and someone plays a flute. Wind fills the railings, and the poet quietly counts the watch beats from the distant city. The quieter he makes it, the more we feel that history has gone far away, leaving only the river, the moon and the sound of the night watch.

上片开头气势很大：牛渚、天门，地势险要，把南北隔开，历代英雄都在这里争夺过。可是一转，雾散了，来登高的只是“闲人”。古代的刀光剑影和眼前的悠闲放在一起，让人感到时间的力量。下片写夜晚：月亮升起，潮水平了，波光闪闪，有人吹起笛子。风吹满栏杆，词人静静地数着远处城里的更声。他越写得安静，越让人觉得历史已经远去，只剩下江水、明月和更声。