Song lyric · ci to the tune Xi Qian Ying, in two stanzas宋词 · 词，词牌《喜迁莺》，双调

xǐ喜qiān迁yīng莺·xiǎo晓xíng行

liú刘yì一zhǐ止Liu Yizhi · Song宋

Xi Qian Ying: Setting Out at Dawn

xiǎo晓guāng光cuī催jiǎo角

tīng听sù宿niǎo鸟wèi未jīng惊

lín邻jī鸡xiān先jué觉

yǐ迤lǐ逦yān烟cūn村

mǎ马sī嘶rén人qǐ起

cán残yuè月shàng尚chuān穿lín林bó薄

lèi泪hén痕dài带shuāng霜wēi微níng凝

jiǔ酒lì力chōng冲hán寒yóu犹ruò弱

tàn叹juàn倦kè客qiǎo悄bù不jīn禁

chóng重rǎn染fēng风chén尘jīng京luò洛

zhuī追niàn念rén人bié别hòu后

xīn心shì事wàn万chóng重

nán难mì觅gū孤hóng鸿tuō托

cuì翠huǎng幌jiāo娇shēn深

qū曲píng屏xiāng香nuǎn暖

zhēng争niàn念suì岁hán寒piāo飘bó泊

yuàn怨yuè月hèn恨huā花fán烦nǎo恼

bú不shì是bù不céng曾jīng经zhuó著

zhè这qíng情wèi味

wàng望yì一chéng成xiāo消jiǎn减

xīn新lái来hái还è恶

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

晓光催角At first light, the horn urges me to rise.天刚亮，号角声就催人起身。
听宿鸟未惊I hear the roosting birds have not yet woken,我听见树上过夜的鸟还没被惊醒，
邻鸡先觉but the neighbour's rooster crows first.邻家的鸡却先叫了起来。
迤逦烟村Villages stretch away, wrapped in mist.远处村子连成一片，笼在雾里，
马嘶人起Horses neigh and people get up.马在嘶叫，人们起身上路，
残月尚穿林薄The setting moon still slips through the thick woods.快落的月亮还在树林草丛间穿行。
泪痕带霜微凝The tear marks on my face, touched with frost, begin to freeze.脸上的泪痕带着霜，快要冻住了，
酒力冲寒犹弱The wine I drank is too weak to fight the cold.喝下的酒想挡住寒气，力气还是太小。
叹倦客悄不禁Alas, I, a weary traveller, can hardly bear it,可叹我这个疲倦的旅人，实在受不了，
重染风尘京洛to take on again the dust of the road to the capital.又一次沾上了奔波去京城的风尘。
追念人别后I think back to the time since we parted.回想和她分别以后，
心事万重My worries pile up, layer on layer,心事一层又一层，
难觅孤鸿托and I cannot find a lone goose to carry a letter.想托孤雁捎封信都找不到。
翠幌娇深She lives deep behind green curtains,她住在绿帘深处，
曲屏香暖warm and fragrant behind a folding screen.屏风后面又香又暖，
争念岁寒飘泊How could she think of me, drifting in the winter cold?怎会想到我在寒冬里四处漂泊？
怨月恨花烦恼The sorrow of longing, felt before the moon and flowers,对月对花生出的相思烦恼，
不是不曾经著is not something I have never tasted.我不是没有尝过。
这情味This feeling,这种滋味，
望一成消减I hoped it would slowly fade,本希望它慢慢变淡，
新来还恶but lately it has grown even worse.没想到最近反而更厉害了。

Words字词注释

晓光xiǎo guāng: xiǎo guāng: the first light of dawn.晓光：天刚亮时的光。
催角cuī jiǎo: cuī jiǎo: the horn sounds, urging people to get up and go.催角：号角声一阵阵吹起，催人起床上路。
宿鸟sù niǎo: sù niǎo: birds roosting for the night.宿鸟：在树上过夜的鸟。
未惊wèi jīng: wèi jīng: not yet woken up.未惊：还没被惊醒。
先觉xiān jué: xiān jué: wake up first; here, crow first.先觉：先醒来，这里指先打鸣。
迤逦yǐ lǐ: yǐ lǐ: winding on and on.迤逦：曲曲折折、连绵不断的样子。
烟村yān cūn: yān cūn: a village wrapped in morning mist.烟村：笼罩在晨雾里的村子。
马嘶mǎ sī: mǎ sī: horses neighing.马嘶：马叫。
残月cán yuè: cán yuè: the moon about to set.残月：快要落下去的月亮。
林薄lín bó: lín bó: thick woods and bushes.林薄：茂密的树林和草丛。
微凝wēi níng: wēi níng: slightly frozen; the tears are about to freeze.微凝：稍稍结住了，这里指泪水快冻住了。
冲寒chōng hán: chōng hán: to fight off the cold.冲寒：抵挡寒冷。
犹弱yóu ruò: yóu ruò: still too weak.犹弱：还是太弱。
倦客juàn kè: juàn kè: a tired traveller, the poet himself.倦客：走累了的旅人，指作者自己。
悄不禁qiǎo bù jīn: qiǎo bù jīn: really cannot bear it. Qiǎo here means quite, simply.悄不禁：实在受不了。悄，很、简直。
风尘fēng chén: fēng chén: the wind and dust of the road; the hardship of travel.风尘：旅途上的风和尘土，也指奔波的辛苦。
京洛jīng luò: jīng luò: first meant Luoyang, later the capital in general.京洛：本指洛阳，后来泛指京城。
追念zhuī niàn: zhuī niàn: to think back on.追念：回想。
心事万重xīn shì wàn chóng: xīn shì wàn chóng: worries piled layer on layer.心事万重：心里的事一层又一层，很多很多。
觅mì: mì: to look for.觅：找。
孤鸿托gū hóng tuō: gū hóng tuō: ask a lone wild goose to carry a letter. People of old said geese could carry letters.孤鸿托：托一只孤雁捎信。古人说大雁能传书信。
翠幌cuì huǎng: cuì huǎng: green curtains.翠幌：绿色的帘幕。
娇深jiāo shēn: jiāo shēn: the loved one living deep inside the house.娇深：心爱的人住在深深的屋里。
曲屏qū píng: qū píng: a folding screen.曲屏：可以折起来的屏风。
争念zhēng niàn: zhēng niàn: how could she think of. Zhēng here means how.争念：怎么会想到。争，怎么。
岁寒suì hán: suì hán: the coldest time of the year.岁寒：一年中最冷的时候。
飘泊piāo bó: piāo bó: drifting from place to place with no home.飘泊：到处流浪，没有安定的地方。
怨月恨花yuàn yuè hèn huā: yuàn yuè hèn huā: resenting the moon and the flowers; the sorrow of missing someone.怨月恨花：对着月亮和花生出的怨恨，指相思的愁。
经著jīng zhuó: jīng zhuó: to have gone through, to have tasted.经著：经历过、尝到过。
情味qíng wèi: qíng wèi: the feeling in one's heart.情味：心里的滋味。
一成yì chéng: yī chéng: a Song-era spoken phrase meaning little by little. Some say it means all at once.一成：宋代口语，渐渐地。一说是“一下子”。
新来xīn lái: xīn lái: lately.新来：近来，最近。
还恶hái è: hái è: has got even worse. È means bad, severe.还恶：反而更难受了。恶，坏、厉害。

How to read it读音

角jiǎo: Here this character means a horn and is read jiǎo.“角”在这里指号角，读 jiǎo。
薄bó: In lín bó, thick woods and bushes, this character is read bó, not báo.“林薄”是茂密的草木，“薄”读 bó，不读 báo。
禁jīn: In bù jīn, cannot bear, this character is read jīn.“不禁”是受不了、忍不住，“禁”读 jīn。
重chóng: In chóng rǎn, to be stained again, this character is read chóng.“重染”是再一次沾上，“重”读 chóng。
重chóng: In wàn chóng, layer upon layer, this character is read chóng.“万重”是一层又一层，“重”读 chóng。
著zhuó: Here this character means to go through or meet with, and is read zhuó. Some read it zháo.“著”在这里同“着”，是经受、碰上的意思，读 zhuó。一说读 zháo。

Background创作背景

This ci is about a traveller who sets off before dawn. The title, Xiao Xing, means setting out early in the morning. Jing Luo in the poem first meant the old capitals, and here just means the capital. We do not know the year it was written or where the traveller was going. It is said that the ci became very popular in the capital, and people started calling Liu Yizhi "Liu Xiaoxing", Liu of the Dawn Journey.

这首词写一个出门在外的人，天还没亮就动身赶路。题目“晓行”就是清早上路的意思。词里的“京洛”本来指古代的都城，这里泛指京城。具体写于哪一年、去什么地方，现在说不清楚。相传这首词写出来后，在京城里很流行，人们因此叫刘一止“刘晓行”。

The poet作者

Liu Yizhi (1078–1161) came from Gui'an in Huzhou, in today's Zhejiang. He passed the top civil exam at the end of the Northern Song and later served as an official in the Southern Song. He was known as an upright man and a good writer. Few of his ci survive, and this one is the most famous.

刘一止（1078—1161），字行简，湖州归安（今浙江湖州）人，北宋末年考中进士，南宋时做过给事中等官。他为人正直，诗文都写得好。他的词留下来的不多，这首《喜迁莺》是最有名的一首。

The mood意境

The first stanza shows the road. A horn calls people up. The birds are still asleep, but the rooster crows first. Far off, a village sits in mist. Horses neigh, people stir, and a thin moon still hangs among the trees. Tear marks on his face freeze with frost, and the wine he drank cannot keep out the cold. These small details put us in that chilly dawn too. The second stanza turns inward. He misses someone at home and wants a wild goose to carry a letter, but finds none. Her room is warm behind green curtains. How could she know he is wandering in the cold? At last he says he hoped the sadness would slowly fade, but lately it has only grown worse. The words are plain and close to speech, and the feeling is true.

上片写路上的景。号角声催人起床，鸟还在睡，鸡先叫了。远处的村子笼着雾，马在叫，人在动，一弯残月还挂在树林间。脸上的泪痕结了霜，喝下去的酒也挡不住寒气。这些细节让人好像也站在冷冷的清晨里。下片转到心里：他想念家中的人，想托大雁捎信却找不到。家里帘幕温暖，她怎么知道我在寒风里漂泊？最后说，本想这份愁慢慢变淡，没想到最近反而更厉害了。语言很口语，感情却很真。