Tang poem · five-character regulated verse唐诗 · 五言律诗

yàn宴méi梅dào道shì士shān山fáng房

mèng孟hào浩rán然Meng Haoran · Tang唐

A Feast in Taoist Master Mei's Mountain Lodge

lín林wò卧chóu愁chūn春jìn尽

qiān搴wéi帷lǎn览wù物huá华

hū忽féng逢qīng青niǎo鸟shǐ使

yāo邀rù入chì赤sōng松jiā家

jīn金zào灶chū初kāi开huǒ火

xiān仙táo桃zhèng正fā发huā花

tóng童yán颜ruò若kě可zhù驻

hé何xī惜zuì醉liú流xiá霞

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。

Versions of this poem differ in several words. This page follows the text in common selections such as the Gushiwen site and a published book of Meng Haoran's poems with modern translations: "lifting the curtain" in line two, "golden stove" in line five, and peach blossoms "opening" in line six. The Complete Tang Poems titles it "A Feast in Taoist Master Mei's Room on Qingming Day". There, line two says "opening the window" (with a note that another text says "lifting the curtain"), line five says "cinnabar stove", and line six says the blossoms are "falling" (with a note that another text says "opening"). Our source text reads the same way. Printings of Three Hundred Tang Poems title it "A Feast in Taoist Master Mei's Mountain Lodge", but they do not all use the same words. Both kinds of stove mean a stove for making elixirs.

这首诗各本文字出入较多。这里用古诗文网和《孟浩然诗选译》等常见选本的文字：“搴帷览物华”“金灶初开火”“仙桃正发花”。《全唐诗》题作《清明日宴梅道士房》，第二句作“开轩览物华”（注：一作“褰帷”），第五句作“丹灶初开火”，第六句作“仙桃正落花”（注：一作“发”）。我们的资料库也是这样的文字。各种《唐诗三百首》印本题作《宴梅道士山房》，但用字也不统一。“开轩”是打开窗子，“搴帷”“褰帷”是掀开帘子；“丹灶”和“金灶”都是炼丹的炉子。

Line by line逐句翻译

林卧愁春尽Living in the woods, I was sad that spring was nearly gone,我在山林里隐居，正发愁春天快要过去，
搴帷览物华so I lifted the curtain to look at the lovely spring sights.掀开帘子，看看外面美好的春景。
忽逢青鸟使Suddenly a messenger came, like the Blue Bird of legend,忽然遇到一位像青鸟一样的送信人，
邀入赤松家and invited me to the home of Master Mei, who lives like an immortal.请我到仙人一般的梅道士家里去。
金灶初开火His elixir stove had just been lit,他炼丹的炉子刚刚生起火，
仙桃正发花and his peach trees were just in bloom.院里的桃树正开着花。
童颜若可驻If a young face could truly be kept,如果真能让年轻的容颜留住，
何惜醉流霞why would I hold back from getting drunk on this immortal wine?我怎么会舍不得喝醉这仙酒呢？

Words字词注释

林卧lín wò: lín wò: living quietly among the woods, resting there.林卧：在山林里隐居、躺着休息。
愁春尽chóu chūn jìn: chóu chūn jìn: sad that spring is nearly over.愁春尽：发愁春天快要过完了。
搴帷qiān wéi: qiān wéi: to lift the curtain. Qiān means to pull up, to lift.搴（qiān）帷：掀起帘子。搴，撩起、掀开。
览物华lǎn wù huá: lǎn wù huá: lǎn means to look at; wù huá means the beautiful sights of nature.览：看。物华：美好的景物。
青鸟使qīng niǎo shǐ: qīng niǎo shǐ: in myth, the Blue Bird carried messages for the Queen Mother of the West. Here it means the messenger Master Mei sent to invite the poet.青鸟使：神话里，青鸟是给西王母送信的神鸟。这里指梅道士派来请客的人。
赤松家chì sōng jiā: chì sōng jiā: Chisongzi was a legendary immortal. His home here stands for Master Mei's lodge.赤松：赤松子，传说中的仙人。赤松家：仙人的家，这里指梅道士的住处。
金灶jīn zào: jīn zào: the stove Taoists used to make elixirs, medicines they believed could make people live forever.金灶：道士炼丹用的炉子。道士相信炼出的丹药吃了能长生不老。
仙桃xiān táo: xiān táo: in legend, the peaches grown by the Queen Mother of the West gave long life. Here, the peach trees in the Taoist's yard.仙桃：传说西王母种的桃子，吃了能长生。这里指道士院里的桃树。
发花fā huā: fā huā: to come into bloom.发花：开花。
童颜tóng yán: tóng yán: a face as young as a child's.童颜：像孩子一样年轻的脸。
驻zhù: zhù: to keep, to stop it from fading.驻：留住，不让它变老。
何惜hé xī: hé xī: why would I mind, why hold back.何惜：哪里会舍不得，怎么会在乎。
流霞liú xiá: liú xiá: in legend, the wine of the immortals; here, fine wine.流霞：传说中神仙喝的酒，这里指美酒。

Background创作背景

When Meng Haoran lived in retreat near his hometown, Xiangyang, he often spent time with Taoist priests. This poem is about a Taoist named Mei who invited him to his mountain home for a feast. Who Master Mei was is no longer known. In the source text the title says the feast was on Qingming Day; that is one view. The exact year is not known.

孟浩然隐居在家乡襄阳一带时，和道士们常有来往。这首诗写一位姓梅的道士请他到山中住处做客、喝酒。梅道士是谁，已经不清楚了。资料库里的题目作《清明日宴梅道士房》，一说这次宴会是在清明那天。写作的具体年份不详。

The poet作者

Meng Haoran (689–740), from Xiangyang, was a famous Tang poet of hills, rivers and country life. He is often named with Wang Wei. He lived in retreat at home for most of his life and never held office. His poems are light and natural, often about life in the hills and time with friends, like "Spring Dawn". This poem is relaxed and playful too, with the feel of a hermit's life.

孟浩然（689—740），襄阳人，唐代著名的山水田园诗人，和王维并称“王孟”。他大半生隐居在家乡，没有做官。他的诗清淡自然，常写山林生活和朋友之间的往来，比如《过故人庄》《春晓》。这首诗也写得轻松有趣，带着隐士的味道。

The mood意境

At the start the poet is sad that spring is ending. Then someone comes to invite him, and his mood lifts at once. He calls the messenger the Blue Bird of myth and the Taoist the immortal Chisongzi. The stove, the peach trees and the wine are all made to sound like things from the land of the immortals, as if he has walked into a fairy world. It is a joke, and also a compliment to his host. The last two lines are the most fun: if this wine could really keep him young, then he will gladly get drunk. From being sad about spring to being drunk on immortal wine, worry turns into joy, and the poem feels light and lively.

开头诗人还在发愁：春天快过去了。忽然有人来请他，一下子就高兴起来。诗人把送信人说成神话里的“青鸟”，把梅道士说成仙人“赤松子”，把炉子、桃树、美酒都和神仙联系在一起，好像自己真的走进了仙境。这是在开玩笑，也是在夸主人。最后两句最有意思：要是喝了这酒真能永远年轻，那我就痛痛快快喝醉吧！从“愁春尽”到“醉流霞”，愁一下子变成了快乐，读来轻松活泼。