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

wú无tí题·fèng凤wěi尾xiāng香luó罗bó薄jǐ几chóng重

lǐ李shāng商yǐn隐Li Shangyin · Tang唐

Untitled (Fragrant Silk with Phoenix-Tail Patterns)

fèng凤wěi尾xiāng香luó罗bó薄jǐ几chóng重

bì碧wén文yuán圆dǐng顶yè夜shēn深féng缝

shàn扇cái裁yuè月pò魄xiū羞nán难yǎn掩

chē车zǒu走léi雷shēng声yǔ语wèi未tōng通

céng曾shì是jì寂liáo寥jīn金jìn烬àn暗

duàn断wú无xiāo消xī息shí石liú榴hóng红

bān斑zhuī骓zhǐ只xì系chuí垂yáng杨àn岸

hé何chù处xī西nán南dài待hǎo好fēng风

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 a seven-character regulated poem of eight lines. The corpus has only the first six; the last two lines, "bān zhuī zhǐ xì chuí yáng àn, hé chù xī nán dài hǎo fēng", are added here from the common text. In the last line, some editions have "rèn" instead of "dài".

这是一首七言律诗，本来有八句。语料只收了前六句，缺了最后两句“斑骓只系垂杨岸，何处西南待好风”，这里按通行本补全。最后一句的“待”，有的版本作“任”。

Line by line逐句翻译

凤尾香罗薄几重Fragrant silk with phoenix-tail patterns, thin, layer on layer:织着凤尾花纹的香罗，薄薄的，一层又一层，
碧文圆顶夜深缝late at night I sew it into a round-topped curtain with blue-green patterns.我在深夜里把它缝成青花圆顶的帐子。
扇裁月魄羞难掩When we met, I hid behind a fan as round as the moon, but could not hide my shyness.那次相遇，我用月亮一样的团扇遮脸，也藏不住害羞；
车走雷声语未通Your carriage rolled past like thunder, and we never spoke a word.你的车像雷声一样驶过，我们一句话也没说上。
曾是寂寥金烬暗Since then I have sat alone so often, until the wick burned to ash and the lamp grew dim.从那以后，我常常孤孤单单，守着灯，直到灯芯烧尽、灯光暗淡；
断无消息石榴红Not a word from you, and now the pomegranate flowers are red.一点你的消息也没有，石榴花都已经红了。
斑骓只系垂杨岸Your dappled horse may be tied by the willow bank not far away.你的斑骓马，也许就拴在不远处的垂柳岸边，
何处西南待好风Where can I find a kind southwest wind to carry me to you?哪里能等来一阵西南风，把我送到你身边？

Words字词注释

凤尾香罗fèng wěi xiāng luó: fèng wěi xiāng luó: thin, fragrant silk woven with phoenix-tail patterns. Luó is a very light, thin silk.凤尾香罗：织着凤尾花纹、带着香气的薄罗。罗是一种很轻很薄的丝织品。
几重jǐ chóng: jǐ chóng: several layers.几重：好几层。
碧文圆顶bì wén yuán dǐng: bì wén yuán dǐng: a bed curtain with blue-green patterns and a round top.碧文圆顶：有青绿色花纹、顶部是圆形的帐子。
扇裁月魄shàn cái yuè pò: shàn cái yuè pò: a round fan, as if cut from the moon. Yuè pò means the moon.扇裁月魄：团扇像是用月亮裁成的，又圆又白。月魄，月亮。
羞难掩xiū nán yǎn: xiū nán yǎn: even hiding behind the fan, she cannot hide her shyness.羞难掩：用扇子遮着脸，也藏不住害羞。
车走雷声chē zǒu léi shēng: chē zǒu léi shēng: his carriage rumbled past like thunder.车走雷声：他的车子像雷声一样轰隆隆地开过去了。
语未通yǔ wèi tōng: yǔ wèi tōng: they did not get to say a single word.语未通：两人一句话也没来得及说。
寂寥jì liáo: jì liáo: quiet and lonely.寂寥：冷清，孤单。
金烬暗jīn jìn àn: jīn jìn àn: the lamp wick has burned to ash and the light grows dim. Jīn jìn is the ash of a burnt wick.金烬暗：灯芯烧成了灰，灯光暗下去了。金烬，灯芯烧剩的灰。
断无duàn wú: duàn wú: none at all.断无：一点也没有。
石榴红shí liú hóng: shí liú hóng: the pomegranate flowers have turned red, a sign that early summer has come.石榴红：石榴花开红了，说明时间已经到了初夏。
斑骓bān zhuī: bān zhuī: a horse with a dappled gray-and-white coat, here the horse of the man she loves.斑骓：毛色青白相杂的马，这里指那个人骑的马。
垂杨岸chuí yáng àn: chuí yáng àn: a riverbank lined with weeping willows.垂杨岸：长着垂柳的河岸。
西南待好风xī nán dài hǎo fēng: xī nán dài hǎo fēng: the poet Cao Zhi once wrote of wishing to become a southwest wind and blow into a loved one's arms. Here she waits for a kind wind to carry her to him.西南待好风：曹植的诗里说，愿意变成西南风，一直吹进你的怀里。这里是说盼着一阵好风，把自己送到他身边。

How to read it读音

薄bó: bó: in poems it is usually read bó; in everyday speech "thin" is said báo. Both are heard.薄：读诗时多读 bó，口语里说“很薄”读 báo，两种读法都有人用。
重chóng: chóng: here it means a layer, so it is read chóng, not zhòng.重：这里读 chóng，意思是层，不读 zhòng。
缝féng: féng: here it is the verb "to sew", so it is read féng, not fèng (a seam).缝：这里是动词“缝制”，读 féng，不读 fèng。
息xī: xī: in poems it is read xī. In everyday speech the second syllable of the word for news is often said with a light tone.息：读诗时读 xī。日常口语里“消息”的“息”常读轻声。
系xì: xì: here it means to tie up, so it is read xì.系：这里是拴住的意思，读 xì。

Background创作背景

Li Shangyin wrote many poems called "Untitled". The name means he could not or would not say what the poem was about or who it was for. This is the first of two "Untitled" poems. It shows a young woman sewing a bed curtain late at night, longing for a man she once saw only for a moment. No one knows for sure when it was written or for whom. Some readers think the poet uses her longing to hide his own frustration at failing to win an official post, but that is only one reading.

李商隐写了很多题目叫“无题”的诗，意思是不方便写出题目，或者不想说明写的是谁。这是《无题二首》中的第一首，写一位女子深夜缝帐子，想念一个曾经匆匆见过一面的人。这首诗写于什么时候、写给谁，都没有可靠的说法。也有人认为诗人是借女子的相思，寄托自己求官不得的苦闷，这只是一种解读。

The poet作者

Li Shangyin (about 813 to about 858) was a great poet of the late Tang. His words are rich and beautiful, and his feelings are deep but hidden. He often uses old stories and never says everything outright, so his poems are lovely but hard to understand. His "Untitled" poems are his most famous. Most are about love and longing that cannot be spoken, and they shaped many later poets.

李商隐（约813—约858），晚唐大诗人。他的诗用词华美，感情深而含蓄，常常用典故，不把话说透，所以很美，也很难懂。他的“无题”诗最有名，大多写说不出口的爱情和思念，影响了后来很多诗人。

The mood意境

This poem is like a quiet story. Late at night a young woman is still sewing a curtain of thin, fragrant silk, layer on layer. Why can't she sleep? She is remembering the time they met. She hid her face behind a round fan, terribly shy. His carriage rumbled past, and they never spoke a word. Since then she has often sat alone by the lamp until its light grew dim. The days have passed, the pomegranate flowers have turned red, and still there is no news of him. At last she thinks his horse may be tied by a willow bank not far away. He is so close, yet she cannot see him. She can only hope a kind wind will carry her to him. The poem never uses the word love, but sewing, hiding behind a fan, sitting by the lamp and waiting for the wind all show her longing.

这首诗像一个安静的故事。夜深了，一位女子还在缝帐子，罗纱又薄又香，一层又一层。她为什么睡不着？因为她想起了那次相遇：她用团扇遮着脸，害羞得不得了；他的车轰隆隆地开过去，两人一句话也没说上。从那以后，她常常一个人守着灯，等到灯光都暗了；日子一天天过去，石榴花都开红了，却还是没有他的消息。最后她想：也许他的马就拴在不远的柳岸边，近在眼前却见不到。她只能盼望一阵好风，把她送到他身边。诗里没有一个“爱”字，可是缝帐、遮扇、守灯、等风，每一个动作里都是思念。