Song lyric · ci lyric to the tune Ye He Hua (two stanzas, 100 characters)宋词 · 词·夜合花（双调一百字）

yè夜hé合huā花·liǔ柳suǒ锁yīng莺hún魂

shǐ史dá达zǔ祖Shi Dazu · Song宋

To the Tune of Ye He Hua: Willows Lock In the Oriole's Soul

liǔ柳suǒ锁yīng莺hún魂

huā花fān翻dié蝶mèng梦

zì自zhī知chóu愁rǎn染pān潘láng郎

qīng轻shān衫wèi未lǎn揽

yóu犹jiāng将lèi泪diǎn点tōu偷cáng藏

niàn念qián前shì事

qiè怯liú流guāng光

zǎo早chūn春kuī窥sū酥yǔ雨chí池táng塘

xiàng向xiāo销níng凝lǐ里

méi梅kāi开bàn半miàn面

qíng情mǎn满xú徐zhuāng妆

fēng风sī丝yí一cùn寸róu柔cháng肠

céng曾zài在gē歌biān边rě惹hèn恨

zhú烛dǐ底yíng萦xiāng香

fāng芳jī机ruì瑞jǐn锦

rú如hé何wèi未zhī织yuān鸳yāng鸯

rén人fú扶zuì醉

yuè月yī依qiáng墙

shì是dāng当chū初shuí谁gǎn敢shū疏kuáng狂

bǎ把xián闲yán言yǔ语

huā花fáng房yè夜jiǔ久

gè各zì自sī思liáng量

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

柳锁莺魂Thick willows seem to lock in the oriole's soul;柳枝浓密，像锁住了黄莺的魂；
花翻蝶梦flowers toss in the wind and stir the butterflies' dreams.花在风里翻动，惊扰了蝴蝶的梦。
自知愁染潘郎I know sorrow has turned my hair white, like Pan Lang's.我知道，忧愁已经像染潘郎那样把我的头发染白。
轻衫未揽Before I pull on a light robe,还没披上薄衫，
犹将泪点偷藏I quietly hide my tears.我就悄悄把泪点藏起来。
念前事I think of the past,想起从前的事，
怯流光and I fear time flowing away.害怕时光就这样流走。
早春窥酥雨池塘In early spring I peek at the fine rain on the pond.早春里偷偷看着细雨落在池塘上。
向销凝里While I sit lost in sadness,在我出神伤心的时候，
梅开半面the plum blossoms open only halfway,梅花只开了半边，
情满徐妆like Lady Xu's half-face make-up, full of feeling.像徐妃的半面妆，满含着情意。
风丝一寸柔肠Threads in the wind are like my tender heart.风中的细丝，就像我一寸柔肠。
曾在歌边惹恨Once, beside the singing, love and sorrow were stirred;曾经在歌声旁边惹起情思，
烛底萦香under the candles, scent curled in the air.在烛光下香气缭绕。
芳机瑞锦There was a fine loom and lovely brocade,有精美的织机，华美的锦缎，
如何未织鸳鸯so why were no mandarin ducks ever woven?为什么没能织出一对鸳鸯？
人扶醉I was drunk and had to be helped along,我醉了要人扶，
月依墙while the moon leaned on the wall.月亮靠在墙头。
是当初谁敢疏狂Back then, who dared to be so free and bold?当初是谁那么大胆、那么放得开呢？
把闲言语Those words we said so lightly,那些随口说过的话，
花房夜久now, late at night in the flower room,如今在花房里，夜深了，
各自思量we each go over them alone.我们各自在心里反复回想。

Words字词注释

柳锁莺魂liǔ suǒ yīng hún: liǔ suǒ yīng hún: the willows are so thick they seem to lock in the oriole's soul.柳锁莺魂：柳枝浓密，好像把黄莺的魂都锁在里面了。
花翻蝶梦huā fān dié mèng: huā fān dié mèng: flowers toss in the wind, as if stirring the butterflies' dreams.花翻蝶梦：花在风中翻动，好像搅乱了蝴蝶的梦。
愁染潘郎chóu rǎn pān láng: chóu rǎn pān láng: sorrow has dyed Pan Lang's hair white. Pan Lang is Pan Yue, a handsome man of the Western Jin who had grey hair at thirty-two. The poet compares himself to him.愁染潘郎：忧愁把潘郎的头发染白了。潘郎，西晋美男子潘岳，他三十二岁就有了白发。词人用他来比自己。
轻衫未揽qīng shān wèi lǎn: qīng shān wèi lǎn: not yet pulling on a light robe. Lǎn means to pull on.轻衫未揽：还没披上薄薄的衣衫。揽，拉过来穿上。
偷藏tōu cáng: tōu cáng: to hide secretly so no one sees.偷藏：偷偷藏起来，不让人看见。
怯流光qiè liú guāng: qiè liú guāng: afraid of time flowing away like water.怯流光：害怕时光像流水一样过去。
窥kuī: kuī: to peek.窥：偷偷地看。
酥雨sū yǔ: sū yǔ: fine rain as soft and rich as butter. Han Yu wrote of light rain on the royal street, "moist as butter".酥雨：滋润得像酥油一样的细雨。韩愈有诗句“天街小雨润如酥”。
销凝xiāo níng: xiāo níng: lost in thought, so sad the soul seems to melt.销凝：出神发呆，伤心得好像魂都没了。
徐妆xú zhuāng: xú zhuāng: Xu Zhaopei, a consort of Emperor Yuan of the Liang dynasty. The emperor was blind in one eye, so she made up only half her face when she saw him. Here half-open plum blossoms are compared to this half-face make-up.徐妆：南朝梁元帝的妃子徐昭佩，因为元帝瞎了一只眼，她见他时只化半边脸的妆。这里拿半开的梅花比这种半面妆。
风丝fēng sī: fēng sī: thin threads floating in the wind, like willow strands.风丝：风中飘着的细丝，像柳丝或游丝。
柔肠róu cháng: róu cháng: a tender heart, gentle clinging feelings.柔肠：温柔的心肠，指缠绵的感情。
惹恨rě hèn: rě hèn: to stir up sorrow.惹恨：引起离愁别恨。
萦香yíng xiāng: yíng xiāng: scent curling and lingering.萦香：香气缭绕不散。
芳机瑞锦fāng jī ruì jǐn: fāng jī ruì jǐn: a fine loom and lucky, beautiful brocade.芳机瑞锦：精美的织布机，吉祥华美的锦缎。
鸳鸯yuān yāng: yuān yāng: mandarin ducks, water birds that always go in pairs, a picture of husband and wife. Not weaving the ducks means the two never married.鸳鸯：一种水鸟，总是成双成对，比喻夫妻。没织成鸳鸯，就是两人没能结成夫妻。
扶醉fú zuì: fú zuì: so drunk one needs to be helped along.扶醉：喝醉了要人扶着。
疏狂shū kuáng: shū kuáng: free and wild, not holding back.疏狂：放开了，不受拘束。
闲言语xián yán yǔ: xián yán yǔ: casual words, here the sweet things the two once said.闲言语：随口说的话，这里指当年两人说过的情话。
花房huā fáng: huā fáng: a room among the flowers, also where a woman lives.花房：花丛中的屋子，也指女子的住处。
思量sī liáng: sī liáng: to think over and over.思量：反复地想。

How to read it读音

量liáng: Here this character is read liáng; sī liáng means to think something over. It ends the line and rhymes with láng, cáng and guāng.思量：这里“量”读 liáng，思量就是反复地想。它在句尾押韵，和“郎、藏、光”等字同韵。

Background创作背景

This lyric is set in early spring and looks back on a love that came to nothing. The poet and a woman once met at a party with singing and spent time together by candlelight. They loved each other, but never married. Now he faces the spring alone, remembers the past, and fears time slipping away. We do not know the year it was written or who the woman was.

这首词写在早春，回忆一段没有结果的爱情。词人和一位女子曾经在歌宴上相识，烛下相会，彼此有情，却没能结成夫妻。如今他独自对着春景，想起往事，又怕时光流逝。具体写于哪一年，那位女子是谁，现在都不清楚。

The poet作者

Shi Dazu, also called Bangqing or Meixi, came from Bian, today's Kaifeng in Henan. He was a Southern Song lyric poet; his birth and death years are not known. He never passed the top state exam. Later he worked as a secretary for the powerful minister Han Tuozhou and was much trusted. When Han was killed, Shi was punished with him and sent into exile. He was best at lyrics about things, written with fine, careful detail. His collection is "Lyrics of Meixi".

史达祖，字邦卿，号梅溪，汴（今河南开封）人，南宋词人，生卒年不详。他没考中进士，后来在权臣韩侂胄手下做文书，很受信任。韩侂胄被杀后，他受到牵连，被处罚流放。他最擅长咏物词，写得细致精巧，有《梅溪词》。

The mood意境

The opening is unusual. The willows are so thick they lock in the oriole's soul, and the flowers toss in the wind and wake the butterflies from their dreams. Spring is lovely, yet the poet says sorrow has turned his hair white, and he must even hide his tears. Afraid of time passing, he peeks at the early spring rain and the half-open plum blossoms, which remind him of a woman's charm, like Lady Xu's half-face make-up. The second stanza goes back to the past. Love grew beside the singing, scent drifted under the candles, but the fine loom never wove a pair of mandarin ducks: the two never ended up together. Back then he was drunk and needed help to walk, the moon leaned on the wall, and anyone dared to say bold things. Now, late at night, they can only go over those words alone. The feelings are hidden in scenery and old stories, so the lyric rewards slow reading.

词一开头就很别致：柳枝浓得锁住了黄莺的魂，花在风里翻动，惊醒了蝴蝶的梦。春天这么美，词人却说忧愁把头发都染白了，连眼泪都要偷偷藏起来。他怕时光流走，偷看早春的细雨，看着半开的梅花，想起女子半面妆一样的娇美。下阕回到往事：歌声边动了情，烛光下香气缭绕，可是精美的织机却没能织出一对鸳鸯，两人终究没在一起。那时醉了要人扶，月亮靠在墙头，谁都敢说大胆的话。如今夜深了，那些话只能各自在心里一遍遍地想。全词写得含蓄，很多感情藏在景物和典故里，要慢慢读才体会得到。