Tang poem · seven-character regulated verse唐诗 · 七言律诗

tóng同tí题xiān仙yóu游guàn观

hán韩hóng翃Han Hong · Tang唐

Writing on Xianyou Temple with Friends

xiān仙tái台chū初jiàn见wǔ五chéng城lóu楼

fēng风wù物qī凄qī凄sù宿yǔ雨shōu收

shān山sè色yáo遥lián连qín秦shù树wǎn晚

zhēn砧shēng声jìn近bào报hàn汉gōng宫qiū秋

shū疏sōng松yǐng影luò落kōng空tán坛jìng静

xì细cǎo草xiāng香xián闲xiǎo小dòng洞yōu幽

hé何yòng用bié别xún寻fāng方wài外qù去

rén人jiān间yì亦zì自yǒu有dān丹qiū丘

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。

The commonly taught text has chū jiàn, first catching sight of, in the first line. The source text has xià jiàn, looking down and seeing. The source also writes the word for sparse in an older variant form; the common form is used here.

通行本第一句作“仙台初见五城楼”，这里的底本作“仙台下见五城楼”，意思是从高台上往下看见。底本的“疎”是“疏”的异体字，这里用通行写法。

Line by line逐句翻译

仙台初见五城楼Arriving at the immortals' terrace, I first see towers like the Five Cities of fairyland;一到仙台，就看见了仙境般的五城楼阁，
风物凄凄宿雨收last night's rain has stopped, and everything around is cool and fresh.昨夜的雨停了，四周的景物清冷。
山色遥连秦树晚Far away the hills blend into the trees of Qin as evening falls;远处的山色和秦地的树连在一起，天色渐晚，
砧声近报汉宫秋close by, the sound of pounding cloth tells that autumn has come to the palace city.近处传来捣衣声，告诉人们宫城里已是秋天。
疏松影落空坛静Shadows of scattered pines fall on the empty altar, all is still;稀疏的松树影子落在空空的祭坛上，一片寂静，
细草香闲小洞幽fine grass gives off a gentle scent, and the little cave is quiet and secluded.细细的小草散发着清香，小山洞清幽安静。
何用别寻方外去Why go looking for fairyland beyond this world?何必还要到世外去寻找仙境呢？
人间亦自有丹丘The human world has its own Red Hill of the immortals.人间本来也有像丹丘一样的神仙住处。

Words字词注释

仙台xiān tái: xiān tái: a high terrace where immortals live; here, the buildings of Xianyou Temple.仙台：神仙住的高台，这里指仙游观里的楼台。
五城楼wǔ chéng lóu: wǔ chéng lóu: legend says the immortals lived in five cities with twelve towers; here it makes the temple's towers seem like a fairyland.五城楼：传说神仙住的地方有五座城、十二座楼，这里形容道观的楼阁像仙境。
风物fēng wù: fēng wù: the scenery.风物：风光景物。
凄凄qī qī: qī qī: cool and chilly.凄凄：清冷的样子。
宿雨收sù yǔ shōu: sù yǔ shōu: last night's rain has stopped.宿雨收：昨夜的雨停了。
秦树qín shù: qín shù: the trees of Qin, the land around Chang'an.秦树：秦地的树。秦地指关中一带，长安就在那里。
砧声zhēn shēng: zhēn shēng: the sound of pounding cloth. In autumn people beat cloth on a stone block with a wooden club to make winter clothes.砧声：捣衣的声音。秋天人们把衣服放在石砧上用木棒捶打，准备冬衣。
汉宫hàn gōng: hàn gōng: the Han palace; Tang poems often use it to mean the Tang palace.汉宫：汉朝的宫殿，唐诗里常用来指唐朝的宫殿。
疏松shū sōng: shū sōng: pine trees standing far apart.疏松：稀稀疏疏的松树。
空坛kōng tán: kōng tán: an empty altar where Daoist priests hold rites.空坛：空荡荡的祭坛，道士在上面做法事。
闲xián: xián: idle, calm, quiet.闲：悠闲，静静的。
洞幽dòng yōu: xiǎo dòng yōu: the little cave is quiet and secluded. Daoists often trained in caves.小洞幽：小小的山洞很幽静。道士常在山洞里修炼。
何用hé yòng: hé yòng: why bother, what need is there.何用：何必，哪里用得着。
方外fāng wài: fāng wài: beyond the ordinary world, where immortals or monks and priests live.方外：世俗之外，指神仙或出家人住的地方。
丹丘dān qiū: dān qiū: the Red Hill, a legendary home of immortals where it is always bright.丹丘：传说中神仙住的地方，那里昼夜都是亮的。

How to read it读音

宿sù: Here the word means last night's rain; the first character is read sù.“宿雨”是昨夜下的雨，“宿”读 sù。

Background创作背景

Xianyou Temple was a Daoist temple, a place where Daoist priests lived and trained. The word tóng tí in the title is usually taken to mean that Han Hong visited with others, and they all wrote poems on the same place. The poem describes the temple after rain in autumn. Sources differ on where the temple was, and we do not know exactly when the poem was written.

仙游观是一座道观，也就是道士修行的地方。题目里的“同题”，一般理解为韩翃和别人一起游览，一起以这里为题写诗。这首诗写的是秋天雨后道观的景色。道观在什么地方，说法不一；写作的具体时间也不能确定。

The poet作者

Han Hong, also called Junping, was a Tang poet whose birth and death years are unknown. He was one of the Ten Talents of the Dali era, ten poets equally famous in the reign of Emperor Daizong. His best-known poem is Cold Food Day, with the line about flowers flying all over the spring city. His poems describe scenes in fine detail, with neat, beautiful lines.

韩翃，生卒年不详，字君平，唐代诗人，是“大历十才子”之一。大历是唐代宗的年号，那时有十位诗人齐名。韩翃最有名的诗是《寒食》，里面有“春城无处不飞花”。他的诗写景细致，句子工整漂亮。

The mood意境

The poet leads us step by step into the temple. On arrival, the towers rise high like a home of immortals. The rain has just stopped, and the air is cool and fresh. Looking far off, the hills and trees blend together as night comes on. Listening close by, he hears cloth being pounded, and knows autumn has arrived. Inside, pine shadows fall on the empty altar, the grass smells sweet, and the cave is silent. There is no noise here, only quiet and a clean scent. At the end the poet says: why travel far to find fairyland? This is fairyland in the human world. The poem tells us a lovely place need not be far away. If you look with care, it is right beside you.

诗人带我们一步步走进道观。刚到时，楼阁高高耸立，像神仙住的地方。雨刚停，空气又凉又清新。往远处看，山和树连在一起，天快黑了；往近处听，捣衣声一声声传来，原来已经是秋天。走进去，松树的影子落在空空的祭坛上，小草散发着香气，山洞静悄悄的。这里没有吵闹，只有安静和清香。最后诗人说：何必去很远的地方找仙境？这里就是人间的仙境。这首诗告诉我们，美好的地方不一定很遥远，用心去看，身边就有。