Song lyric · ci to the tune Ying Tian Chang, in two stanzas宋词 · 词，词牌《应天长》，双调

yìng应tiān天cháng长·tiáo条fēng风bù布nuǎn暖

zhōu周bāng邦yàn彦Zhou Bangyan · Song宋

Ying Tian Chang: The Spring Wind Spreads Warmth

tiáo条fēng风bù布nuǎn暖

fēi霏wù雾nòng弄qíng晴

chí池tái台biàn遍mǎn满chūn春sè色

zhèng正shì是yè夜táng堂wú无yuè月

chén沉chén沉àn暗hán寒shí食

liáng梁jiān间yàn燕

qián前shè社kè客

sì似xiào笑wǒ我bì闭mén门chóu愁jì寂

luàn乱huā花guò过

gé隔yuàn院yún芸xiāng香

mǎn满dì地láng狼jí藉

cháng长jì记nà那huí回shí时

xiè邂hòu逅xiāng相féng逢

jiāo郊wài外zhù驻yóu油bì壁

yòu又jiàn见hàn汉gōng宫chuán传zhú烛

fēi飞yān烟wǔ五hóu侯zhái宅

qīng青qīng青cǎo草

mí迷lù路mò陌

qiǎng强zài载jiǔ酒

xì细xún寻qián前jì迹

shì市qiáo桥yuǎn远

liǔ柳xià下rén人jiā家

yóu犹zì自xiāng相shí识

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 the commonly printed text. The source text has chí táng (pond) for chí tái (ponds and terraces), an old way of writing chén chén, a miswritten character in wǔ hóu, and dài jiǔ (carry wine) for zài jiǔ (bring wine along).

这里用通行本。资料库原文“池台”作“池塘”，“沉沉”作“沈沈”（“沈”是“沉”的古写），“五侯”误作“五候”，“强载酒”作“强带酒”。

Line by line逐句翻译

条风布暖The spring wind blows and spreads warmth everywhere.春风吹来，把暖意洒满人间，
霏雾弄晴Thin mist drifts and plays in the sunshine.薄雾在晴光里轻轻飘动，
池台遍满春色The ponds and terraces of the garden are full of spring colour.园子里的池塘亭台，到处都是春天的颜色。
正是夜堂无月But tonight there is no moon, and the hall is dark.可这正是一个没有月亮的夜晚，厅堂里黑黑的，
沉沉暗寒食The night of the Cold Food Festival is deep and gloomy.寒食节的夜，又深又暗。
梁间燕The swallows on the roof beams,屋梁上的燕子，
前社客old guests who came back before the spring shè day,是春社前就飞来的老客人，
似笑我闭门愁寂seem to laugh at me, shut indoors, sad and alone.好像在笑我关着门，又愁又孤单。
乱花过The tangled blossoms have had their day.乱纷纷的花已经开过了，
隔院芸香A sweet scent drifts from the next courtyard,隔壁院子飘来草木的香气，
满地狼藉and fallen petals lie scattered all over the ground.落花满地，乱成一片。
长记那回时I have always remembered that time我一直记得那一次，
邂逅相逢when we met by chance, without planning to,我们没有约定，却偶然遇见，
郊外驻油壁and your painted carriage stopped outside the city.城外，你的油壁车停了下来。
又见汉宫传烛Now again I see the palace sending out candles after Cold Food Day,如今又看到寒食过后，宫里分送蜡烛，
飞烟五侯宅and their light smoke drifting into the mansions of the great.轻烟飘进权贵们的大宅。
青青草The green, green grass青青的野草，
迷路陌has grown so thick it hides the paths.长得把小路都遮住了。
强载酒I force myself to bring some wine,我勉强带上酒，
细寻前迹and search carefully for traces of the past.细细寻找从前的踪迹。
市桥远The market bridge is far away,集市边的小桥远远的，
柳下人家and the household under the willows柳树下的那户人家，
犹自相识still knows who I am.还认得我。

Words字词注释

条风tiáo fēng: tiáo fēng: the spring wind. Old books say this wind starts to blow at the beginning of spring.条风：春天的风。古人说立春时吹来的风叫条风。
布暖bù nuǎn: bù nuǎn: spreads warmth all around.布暖：把暖意散布开来。
霏雾fēi wù: fēi wù: a thin, drifting mist.霏雾：飘飘洒洒的薄雾。
弄晴nòng qíng: nòng qíng: playing in the sunshine, drifting about in the clear weather.弄晴：在晴光里飘来飘去，好像在逗弄晴天。
池台chí tái: chí tái: ponds and terraces, that is, a garden.池台：池塘和亭台，指园林。
夜堂yè táng: yè táng: the hall at night.夜堂：夜里的厅堂。
沉沉chén chén: chén chén: deep and dark.沉沉：深沉、昏暗的样子。
寒食hán shí: hán shí: the Cold Food Festival, a day or two before Qingming. By custom no fires were lit that day and people ate cold food.寒食：寒食节，在清明节前一两天。这一天按风俗不生火，只吃冷的食物。
梁间燕liáng jiān yàn: liáng jiān yàn: swallows nesting on the roof beams.梁间燕：在屋梁上做窝的燕子。
社客shè kè: shè kè: guests of the shè days, meaning swallows. In spring and autumn people held a day to honour the earth god, called the shè day. Swallows come around the spring one and leave around the autumn one, like guests who keep to a timetable.社客：燕子。古人在春天和秋天各有一个祭土地神的日子，叫“社日”。燕子大约春社时飞来，秋社时飞走，像按时来的客人，所以叫社客。
愁寂chóu jì: chóu jì: sad and lonely.愁寂：又发愁又冷清。
芸香yún xiāng: yún xiāng: a sweet-smelling herb. Here it means the scent of plants drifting over from the next courtyard.芸香：一种有香味的草。这里指从隔壁院子飘来的花草香气。
狼藉láng jí: láng jí: a mess. Here, fallen petals scattered all over the ground.狼藉：乱七八糟的样子。这里指落花铺满一地。
那回nà huí: nà huí: that time.那回：那一次。
邂逅xiè hòu: xiè hòu: to meet by chance, without planning to.邂逅：没有约好，偶然遇见。
驻油壁zhù yóu bì: zhù yóu bì: stopping the painted carriage. A yóu bì carriage had lacquered walls, and was usually ridden by women.驻油壁：停下油壁车。油壁车是车厢涂了油漆的漂亮小车，古时多是女子坐的。
汉宫传烛hàn gōng chuán zhú: hàn gōng chuán zhú: after the Cold Food Festival, the palace lit new fires and sent candles to favoured officials. The line borrows from the Tang poem 'Cold Food Day' by Han Hong.汉宫传烛：寒食节过后，皇宫里点起新火，把蜡烛分送给亲近的大臣。这句借用唐代韩翃《寒食》“日暮汉宫传蜡烛”的诗意。
五侯宅wǔ hóu zhái: wǔ hóu zhái: the mansions of the powerful. A Han emperor once made five of his in-laws lords on the same day, so 'the five lords' came to mean the rich and powerful.五侯宅：权贵人家的大宅子。汉朝曾在同一天封了五个皇亲为侯，后来用“五侯”泛指有权有势的人。
迷路陌mí lù mò: mí lù mò: the grass is so thick it hides the paths. Mò means a path between fields.迷路陌：草长得太密，把小路都遮住了，让人认不清路。陌，田间小路。
强载酒qiǎng zài jiǔ: qiǎng zài jiǔ: forcing himself to cheer up and bringing wine along.强载酒：勉强打起精神，带上酒。
前迹qián jì: qián jì: traces of the past, the places he once went.前迹：从前留下的踪迹，旧时走过的地方。
市桥shì qiáo: shì qiáo: a bridge by the town market.市桥：城里集市边的桥。
犹自yóu zì: yóu zì: still.犹自：仍然，还是。

How to read it读音

沉chén: Chén chén describes a deep, dark night. The old text writes it with a character that is also the surname Shěn, but here it means 'deep' and is read chén.“沉沉”形容夜色深暗。原文写作“沈沈”，“沈”在这里就是“沉”，读 chén，不读姓氏的 shěn。
强qiǎng: Here the character means 'forcing oneself', so it is read qiǎng, not qiáng.“强”在这里是“勉强”的意思，读 qiǎng，不读 qiáng。
藉jí: In láng jí (a mess) this character is read jí. Read jiè, it means comfort.“狼藉”的“藉”读 jí，意思是乱七八糟。读 jiè 时是“慰藉”的意思。

Background创作背景

This ci is about how the poet felt around the Cold Food Festival. We do not know the year it was written. The first stanza shows the present: spring is lovely, but on this moonless festival night he sits alone behind a closed door. The second stanza looks back to a chance meeting outside the city with a woman, whose painted carriage stopped there. Now the festival has come round again, and he takes wine and goes to look for the old places. The poem borrows the Tang image of the palace sending out candles after the festival.

这首词写寒食节前后的心情，具体写作年份不清楚。上阕写眼前：春色正好，可寒食的夜晚没有月亮，作者一个人关着门发愁。下阕回忆从前在城外偶然遇见一位女子，她坐着油壁车停下来和他相会。如今又到寒食，他带着酒去寻找旧地。词里借用了唐诗里寒食节“传蜡烛”的典故。

The poet作者

Zhou Bangyan (1056–1121) was a famous Northern Song writer of ci. He knew music deeply, worked in the court's music office, and wrote many new tunes himself. His ci are carefully worded and cleverly built. He often weaves the present and memories together, as he does here.

周邦彦（1056—1121），字美成，号清真居士，北宋著名词人。他非常懂音乐，曾经在朝廷管音乐的机构大晟府任职，自己也创作了不少新曲调。他的词用字讲究，结构精巧，常常把眼前和回忆交织在一起写，这首词就是这样。

The mood意境

This ci is like two pictures set side by side. The first is now. Outside, spring is bright, but indoors it is dark and moonless. The swallows chatter on the beams as if laughing at the lonely man behind the closed door. Petals lie all over the ground; spring is nearly gone. The second picture is a memory. On a road outside the city, a pretty carriage stops, and two people meet by chance. Then we come back to now. It is the same festival. The grass has hidden the paths, and he forces himself to take wine and look for the old places. The last line stays with you: the household under the willows still knows him. They know him, but what about the person he hoped to see? The poem does not say, and that silence leaves a long, quiet sadness.

这首词像两幅画对照着看。第一幅是现在：外面春光明媚，屋里却黑沉沉的，没有月亮，梁上的燕子叽叽喳喳，好像在笑话这个关着门发愁的人。门外落花满地，春天快要过去了。第二幅是回忆：城外的路上，一辆漂亮的小车停下，两个人偶然相遇。然后镜头又回到现在：同样是寒食，草长得把路都遮住了，他勉强带着酒去找旧地方。最后一句最耐人寻味：柳树下的人家还认得他。人家认得他，可他想见的那个人呢？词里没有说，留下了长长的惆怅。