Song lyric · ci lyric in two stanzas宋词 · 词·双调

yè夜fēi飞què鹊·hé河qiáo桥sòng送rén人chù处

zhōu周bāng邦yàn彦Zhou Bangyan · Song宋

Ye Fei Que: Where I Saw You Off at the River Bridge

hé河qiáo桥sòng送rén人chù处

liáng凉yè夜hé何jī其

xié斜yuè月yuǎn远duò堕yú余huī辉

tóng铜pán盘zhú烛lèi泪yǐ已liú流jǐn尽

fēi霏fēi霏liáng凉lù露zhān沾yī衣

xiāng相jiāng将sàn散lí离huì会

tàn探fēng风qián前jīn津gǔ鼓

shù树miǎo杪shēn参qí旗

huā花cōng骢huì会yì意

zòng纵yáng扬biān鞭yì亦zì自xíng行chí迟

tiáo迢dì递lù路huí回qīng清yě野

rén人yǔ语jiàn渐wú无wén闻

kōng空dài带chóu愁guī归

hé何yì意chóng重hóng红mǎn满dì地

yí遗diàn钿bú不jiàn见

xié斜jìng径dōu都mí迷

tù兔kuí葵yàn燕mài麦

xiàng向cán残yáng阳yǐng影yǔ与rén人qí齐

dàn但pái徘huái徊bān班cǎo草

xī欷xū歔lèi酹jiǔ酒

jí极wàng望tiān天xī西

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 common text reads huā cōng in line 9 and "its shadow as tall as a person" in line 18. The source text has an older form of huā in line 9 (the two were used for each other) and "almost as tall as a person" in line 18. The source also keeps an old form of the character yú in line 3, written in its usual simplified form here.

通行本作“花骢会意”“向残阳、影与人齐”。底本作“华骢”（华、花相通）、“欲与人齐”。底本的“馀”是繁体转换留下的写法，今写作“余”。

Line by line逐句翻译

河桥送人处At the river bridge where I saw you off,在河桥边送别你的地方，
凉夜何其how late has the cool night grown?这凉凉的夜已经多深了？
斜月远堕余辉The slanting moon sinks far away, leaving only a little light.斜斜的月亮远远落下，只剩一点余光。
铜盘烛泪已流尽On the copper stand the candle's tears have all run out,铜烛台上的蜡泪已经流尽，
霏霏凉露沾衣and fine cold dew soaks our clothes.细密的冷露打湿了衣裳。
相将散离会The farewell party is about to break up.送别的酒会就要散了，
探风前津鼓I listen into the wind for the ferry drum,迎着风听渡口的鼓声，
树杪参旗and the Shenqi stars already hang at the treetops.参旗星已经挂在树梢。
花骢会意Even the dappled horse understands how I feel:花马也懂得人的心思，
纵扬鞭亦自行迟though I raise the whip, it walks slowly by itself.就算扬起鞭子，它也走得慢慢的。
迢递路回清野The long road winds back through the empty fields.回来的路又长又远，穿过空旷的田野，
人语渐无闻Voices fade until I hear none at all,人声渐渐远去，再也听不见了，
空带愁归and I come home with nothing but sorrow.我只带着满心的愁回来。
何意重红满地Who would have thought the ground would be covered in layers of fallen red petals?哪里想到，地上铺满了一层层落花，
遗钿不见The ornament she dropped is nowhere to be seen,她掉落的首饰再也找不到，
斜径都迷and even the slanting path is lost.连那条斜斜的小路也认不出了。
兔葵燕麦There are only wild weeds and wild oats,只见野葵和野麦，
向残阳影与人齐their shadows in the setting sun as tall as a person.在夕阳下拉出和人一样高的影子。
但徘徊班草I can only pace around the grass where we once sat,我只能在当初坐过的草地上走来走去，
欷歔酹酒sobbing as I pour wine on the ground,抽泣着把酒洒在地上，
极望天西and gaze as far as I can toward the western sky.拼命望向西边的天空。

Words字词注释

河桥hé qiáo: hé qiáo: a bridge over the river, the place of parting.河桥：河上的桥，这里是送别的地方。
何其hé jī: hé jī: how far along is it? How late is the night?何其：怎么样了，夜已经多深了。
堕duò: duò: to sink, to fall.堕：落下。
余辉yú huī: yú huī: the last of the light.余辉：剩下的一点光。
铜盘烛泪tóng pán zhú lèi: tóng pán zhú lèi: on the copper candle stand, the melted wax runs down like tears.铜盘烛泪：铜做的烛台上，蜡烛烧化流下的蜡油，像眼泪一样。
霏霏fēi fēi: fēi fēi: fine and thick.霏霏：又细又密的样子。
相将xiāng jiāng: xiāng jiāng: soon, about to.相将：将要，快要。
散离会sàn lí huì: sàn lí huì: the farewell party is about to break up.散离会：送别的酒会就要散了。
探风前津鼓tàn fēng qián jīn gǔ: tàn fēng qián jīn gǔ: listening into the wind for the drum at the ferry. Jīn is a ferry crossing. In old times a drum was beaten there when the boat was about to leave.探风前津鼓：迎着风细听渡口的鼓声。津，渡口。古代渡口打鼓，告诉人船要开了。
树杪shù miǎo: shù miǎo: the treetops.树杪：树梢。
参旗shēn qí: shēn qí: the name of a star group. Seeing it at the treetops means dawn is near.参旗：星名。看到参旗星挂在树梢，说明天快亮了。
花骢huā cōng: huā cōng: a horse with a dappled blue-white coat, a fine horse.花骢：毛色青白相间的马，泛指好马。
会意huì yì: huì yì: to understand what someone feels.会意：懂得人的心思。
纵扬鞭亦自行迟zòng yáng biān yì zì xíng chí: zòng yáng biān yì zì xíng chí: even if I raise the whip, it still walks slowly by itself. Zòng means even if.纵扬鞭亦自行迟：就算举起鞭子赶它，它也自己走得很慢。纵，即使。
迢递tiáo dì: tiáo dì: long and far.迢递：路很远很长的样子。
清野qīng yě: qīng yě: open, empty fields.清野：空旷冷清的田野。
空带愁归kōng dài chóu guī: kōng dài chóu guī: coming back with nothing but sorrow.空带愁归：只带着满心的愁回来。空，只，白白地。
何意hé yì: hé yì: who would have thought.何意：哪里想到。
重红chóng hóng: chóng hóng: layers of fallen red petals.重红：一层层落下的红花瓣。
遗钿yí diàn: yí diàn: a dropped hair ornament. Diàn is a flower-shaped ornament of gold or gems.遗钿：掉落的首饰。钿，用金银珠宝做的花形头饰。
斜径都迷xié jìng dōu mí: xié jìng dōu mí: even the slanting path can no longer be made out.斜径都迷：那条斜斜的小路也认不出来了。
兔葵燕麦tù kuí yàn mài: tù kuí yàn mài: two kinds of wild weeds. The Tang poet Liu Yuxi used them to show a place gone wild, and later poets borrowed them for the same feeling.兔葵燕麦：两种野草。唐代刘禹锡用它们写荒凉的景象，后来人常借来写旧地荒凉。
影与人齐yǐng yǔ rén qí: yǐng yǔ rén qí: the low sun stretches the weeds' shadows until they are as tall as a person.影与人齐：夕阳把野草的影子拉得很长，和人一样高。
班草bān cǎo: bān cǎo: spreading grass to sit on. Here it means the spot where the two of them sat when they parted.班草：把草铺开坐在上面。这里指当初两人分别时坐过的地方。
欷歔xī xū: xī xū: to sob and sigh.欷歔：抽泣、叹气。
酹酒lèi jiǔ: lèi jiǔ: pouring wine on the ground in remembrance.酹酒：把酒洒在地上，表示怀念。
极望jí wàng: jí wàng: to gaze as far as the eye can see.极望：尽力往远处望。

How to read it读音

其jī: This phrase comes from the Book of Songs, "how far is the night gone?". The last character is a sound word at the end of a question, read jī, not qí.“何其”出自《诗经》“夜如何其”，“其”是句末语气词，读 jī，不读 qí。
参shēn: Here it is the name of a star group, read shēn, as in the star Shen (Orion).“参旗”是星名，“参”读 shēn，和“参宿”的“参”一样。
重chóng: Here it means layer upon layer of red petals, so it is read chóng.“重红”是一层层的红花瓣，“重”读 chóng。

Background创作背景

This is a ci lyric about parting. When it was written is no longer known. The first stanza shows the night of the farewell: the moon sinks, the candles burn out, the dew soaks the clothes, and the drum at the ferry calls the traveler away. The second stanza comes after the parting. The poet goes back to the same place and finds only fallen petals and wild weeds. There is no trace of her left. Because of the dropped hair ornament, the person he saw off is usually taken to be a woman.

这是一首写离别的词，写作时间已经不清楚。上片写送别那一夜：月亮西斜，蜡烛烧完，露水打湿衣裳，渡口的鼓声催人上路。下片写分别以后，词人又回到送别的地方，只见落花满地，野草丛生，再也找不到她的身影。从“遗钿”看，送走的一般认为是一位女子。

The poet作者

Zhou Bangyan (1056–1121) was a Northern Song poet from Qiantang, today's Hangzhou. He knew music very well and once ran the court's music office. He was careful about the rules of rhythm and sound in his lyrics. His writing is fine and orderly, laid out step by step, and it shaped many Southern Song poets.

周邦彦（1056—1121），字美成，号清真居士，钱塘（今浙江杭州）人，北宋词人。他精通音乐，曾经主管朝廷的音乐机构大晟府，写词很讲究格律和音韵。他的词写得细致工整，铺陈有层次，对南宋词人影响很大。

The mood意境

This lyric is like two scenes in a film. The first is a farewell late at night. The moon slants, the candles burn out, the dew turns cold, and the drum and the stars all seem to say: it is time to go. The best touch is the horse. Its master raises the whip, yet it walks slowly, as if it too cannot bear to leave. If even the horse feels this way, think how the people feel. The second scene is coming back alone. The voices fade away. Petals cover the ground. The ornament she dropped cannot be found, and even the path is hard to see. In the setting sun the shadows of the weeds are as tall as a person, and everything looks wild and empty. In the end he can only pace the grass where they sat, pour out wine and sigh, and stare at the western sky. Not one line says "I miss you", yet every picture is full of missing her.

这首词像两段电影。第一段是深夜送别：月亮斜了，蜡烛流尽了，露水凉了，鼓声和星星都在说“该走了”。最妙的是那匹马，主人扬鞭，它却慢慢走，好像也舍不得。马都这样，人更不用说了。第二段是独自回来：人声渐渐听不见了，地上满是落花，她掉的首饰找不到，连小路都认不清。夕阳下，野草的影子和人一样高，四下一片荒凉。最后他只能在当初坐过的草地上来回走，洒酒叹气，望着西边的天。词里没有一句直说“我很想你”，但每一个画面都是思念。