Song lyric · long-tune ci in four stanzas宋词 · 长调（慢词），四叠

yīng莺tí啼xù序·cán残hán寒zhèng正qī欺bìng病jiǔ酒

wú吴wén文yīng英Wu Wenying · Song宋

Ying Ti Xu: The Lingering Cold Bullies My Wine-Sick Body

cán残hán寒zhèng正qī欺bìng病jiǔ酒

yǎn掩chén沉xiāng香xiù绣hù户

yàn燕lái来wǎn晚

fēi飞rù入xī西chéng城

sì似shuō说chūn春shì事chí迟mù暮

huà画chuán船zài载

qīng清míng明guò过què却

qíng晴yān烟rǎn冉rǎn冉wú吴gōng宫shù树

niàn念jī羁qíng情yóu游dàng荡

suí随fēng风huà化wéi为qīng轻xù絮

shí十zǎi载xī西hú湖

bàng傍liǔ柳jì系mǎ马

chèn趁jiāo娇chén尘ruǎn软wù雾

sù溯hóng红jiàn渐

zhāo招rù入xiān仙xī溪

jǐn锦ér儿tōu偷jì寄yōu幽sù素

yǐ倚yín银píng屏

chūn春kuān宽mèng梦zhǎi窄

duàn断hóng红shī湿

gē歌wán纨jīn金lǚ缕

míng暝dī堤kōng空

qīng轻bǎ把xié斜yáng阳

zǒng总huán还ōu鸥lù鹭

yōu幽lán兰xuán旋lǎo老

dù杜ruò若hái还shēng生

shuǐ水xiāng乡shàng尚jì寄lǚ旅

bié别hòu后fǎng访

liù六qiáo桥wú无xìn信

shì事wǎng往huā花wěi委

yì瘗yù玉mái埋xiāng香

jǐ几fān番fēng风yǔ雨

cháng长bō波dù妒pàn盼

yáo遥shān山xiū羞dài黛

yú渔dēng灯fēn分yǐng影chūn春jiāng江sù宿

jì记dāng当shí时

duǎn短jí楫táo桃gēn根dù渡

qīng青lóu楼fǎng仿fú佛

lín临fēn分bài败bì壁tí题shī诗

lèi泪mò墨cǎn惨dàn淡chén尘tǔ土

wēi危tíng亭wàng望jí极

cǎo草sè色tiān天yá涯

tàn叹bìn鬓qīn侵bàn半zhù苎

àn暗diǎn点jiǎn检

lí离hén痕huān欢tuò唾

shàng尚rǎn染jiāo鲛xiāo绡

duǒ亸fèng凤mí迷guī归

pò破luán鸾yōng慵wǔ舞

yīn殷qín勤dài待xiě写

shū书zhōng中cháng长hèn恨

lán蓝xiá霞liáo辽hǎi海chén沉guò过yàn雁

màn漫xiāng相sī思

tán弹rù入āi哀zhēng筝zhù柱

shāng伤xīn心qiān千lǐ里jiāng江nán南

yuàn怨qǔ曲chóng重zhāo招

duàn断hún魂zài在fǒu否

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 corpus uses older forms in four places: chen (sinking, also in the name of the incense), fang fu (dimly), and can dan (faded). The common edition uses the modern forms, with the same meaning. In one line the corpus has chui (blowing on the hair at the temples), while the common edition has tan (sighing over the hair). This page follows the common edition.

语料库作“掩沈香绣户”“蓝霞辽海沈过雁”“青楼彷佛”“泪墨惨澹尘土”“吹鬓侵半苎”。通行本作“沉香”“沉过雁”“仿佛”“惨淡”“叹鬓侵半苎”。前四处只是写法不同，意思一样；“吹鬓”和“叹鬓”是版本不同，这里按通行本作“叹”。

Line by line逐句翻译

残寒正欺病酒The lingering cold bullies me, sick from wine.残留的寒气正侵袭着我这喝酒喝病了的人，
掩沉香绣户I close the fine door of my room, where agarwood incense burns.我关上点着沉香的华美房门。
燕来晚The swallows come late,燕子来晚了，
飞入西城fly into the west of the city,飞进西城，
似说春事迟暮and seem to say spring is nearly over.好像在说春天快要过完了。
画船载Painted boats carry people out,画船载着游人，
清明过却Qingming has already passed,清明已经过去，
晴烟冉冉吴宫树and clear-day mist drifts slowly through the trees of the old Wu land.晴天的烟雾慢慢飘过江南的树。
念羁情游荡I think how my homeless heart drifts,想到我客居在外的心情四处飘荡，
随风化为轻絮turning into light willow fluff on the wind.随着风化作了轻轻的柳絮。
十载西湖Ten years ago, at West Lake,十年前在西湖，
傍柳系马I tied my horse by the willows我把马拴在柳树旁，
趁娇尘软雾and followed the gentle dust and mist of the spring crowds.跟着春天热闹的游人。
溯红渐Slowly I followed a stream full of red petals,顺着漂满落花的溪水慢慢往上走，
招入仙溪as if called into a stream where fairies live,好像被招进了仙女住的溪边，
锦儿偷寄幽素and her maid secretly brought me her true feelings.侍女偷偷替她传来心里的真情。
倚银屏She leaned on a silver screen.她靠着银饰的屏风，
春宽梦窄Spring was wide, but our dream was narrow.春光那么长，欢乐的梦却那么短。
断红湿Tears mixed with rouge混着胭脂的泪水，
歌纨金缕wet her singing fan and her gold-embroidered clothes.打湿了她唱歌的团扇和金线衣裳。
暝堤空At dusk the lake bank was empty.黄昏时湖堤上空空的，
轻把斜阳Gently we gave the setting sun我们轻轻地把夕阳，
总还鸥鹭back to the gulls and egrets.全都还给了鸥鸟和白鹭。
幽兰旋老The quiet orchids soon grew old,幽静处的兰花很快就老了，
杜若还生and the fragrant herbs grew again.杜若又长了出来，
水乡尚寄旅I am still a guest in this land of water.我还在水乡做客。
别后访After we parted I went looking for her,分别以后我去寻访，
六桥无信but by the six bridges there was no word of her.六桥边再也没有她的消息。
事往花委The past is gone, the flowers have fallen,往事过去了，花儿凋谢了，
瘗玉埋香jade and fragrance lie buried in the earth,美丽的她已经埋进了土里，
几番风雨and so many storms have passed since then.中间经过了多少风雨。
长波妒盼Her bright eyes made the long waves jealous.她的眼神明亮，让长长的水波都忌妒；
遥山羞黛Her lovely brows made the far hills shy.她的眉毛美丽，让远山都害羞。
渔灯分影春江宿Under the fishing lamps our shadows lay side by side as we stayed the night on the spring river.渔船的灯光照着我们的影子，我们在春江上过夜。
记当时I still remember how, back then,还记得那时，
短楫桃根渡our small boat stopped at the ferry where lovers part.小船停在相送的渡口。
青楼仿佛Her old house still seems dimly there.她住过的楼好像还隐约在那里，
临分败壁题诗The poem I wrote on the broken wall when we parted,分别时我在破墙上题的诗，
泪墨惨淡尘土its tears and ink, has faded under the dust.泪水和墨迹已经暗淡，落满了尘土。
危亭望极From the tall pavilion I gaze as far as I can see.我登上高亭，望到最远处，
草色天涯The grass stretches green to the end of the sky.青草一直绿到天边，
叹鬓侵半苎Sadly, half the hair at my temples has turned white.可叹我的鬓发已经白了一半。
暗点检Quietly I look things over one by one.我暗暗地一件件查看，
离痕欢唾Tear stains from parting, lip marks from happy days,分别时的泪痕，欢乐时的口脂印，
尚染鲛绡still mark the silk handkerchief.还留在那块丝绸手帕上。
亸凤迷归Like a phoenix with drooping wings, I have lost the way home.我像垂着翅膀的凤凰，找不到回去的路；
破鸾慵舞Like a luan bird without its mate, I am too weary to dance.像失了伴的鸾鸟，懒得再跳舞。
殷勤待写With all my heart I want to write,我诚心诚意地想写信，
书中长恨to put my endless sorrow into a letter.把长长的遗恨写进信里，
蓝霞辽海沉过雁But past the blue sky and the wide sea, the passing geese have vanished.可是在蓝天和辽阔的大海那边，飞过的大雁都不见了。
漫相思So my longing is all in vain;我只能白白地相思，
弹入哀筝柱I can only play it into the strings of a sad zither.把它弹进哀伤的筝声里。
伤心千里江南A thousand miles of the south break my heart.千里江南，让我伤心，
怨曲重招With this mournful song I call your soul back once more:我用这哀怨的曲子再一次为你招魂，
断魂在否is your lost soul still there?你的魂魄还在吗？

Words字词注释

残寒cán hán: cán hán: the cold still left over in spring.残寒：春天还没散尽的寒气。
欺qī: qī: to bully; here, the cold gets at him.欺：欺负，这里指寒气侵袭人。
病酒bìng jiǔ: bìng jiǔ: feeling ill from too much wine.病酒：喝多了酒，身体不舒服。
沉香chén xiāng: chén xiāng: agarwood, a precious incense.沉香：一种名贵的香料。
绣户xiù hù: xiù hù: finely decorated doors; a room.绣户：装饰华美的门窗，指房间。
迟暮chí mù: chí mù: late, nearly over.迟暮：晚了，快结束了。
画船huà chuán: huà chuán: a painted pleasure boat.画船：彩绘的游船。
过却guò què: guò què: has passed.过却：过去了。
冉冉rǎn rǎn: rǎn rǎn: slowly drifting.冉冉：慢慢飘动的样子。
吴宫wú gōng: wú gōng: the palaces of the ancient state of Wu; here, the land south of the Yangtze in general.吴宫：古代吴国的宫苑，这里泛指江南一带。
羁情jī qíng: jī qíng: the feelings of someone living far from home.羁情：客居在外的人的心情。
轻絮qīng xù: qīng xù: light willow fluff.轻絮：轻轻的柳絮。
西湖xī hú: xī hú: West Lake in Hangzhou.西湖：杭州的西湖。
娇尘软雾jiāo chén ruǎn wù: jiāo chén ruǎn wù: soft dust and gentle mist; the busy spring crowds out for fun.娇尘软雾：轻柔的尘土和雾气，指春天游人往来的热闹景象。
溯红sù hóng: sù hóng: going upstream along water full of fallen red petals. Sù means to go against the current.溯红：顺着漂着落花的溪水往上走。溯，逆着水流方向走。
仙溪xiān xī: xiān xī: a stream where immortals live. Legend says two men, Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao, went into the mountains for herbs and met fairy maidens by a stream. Here it means meeting the woman he loved.仙溪：仙人住的溪边。传说东汉刘晨、阮肇进山采药，在溪边遇到仙女。这里比喻遇到心爱的女子。
锦儿jǐn ér: jǐn ér: the name of a maid in an old story; here, the maid who carried her messages.锦儿：古代故事里一位侍女的名字，这里借指替女子传信的侍女。
幽素yōu sù: yōu sù: true feelings hidden deep in the heart.幽素：藏在心底的真情。
银屏yín píng: yín píng: a screen decorated with silver.银屏：镶银的屏风。
春宽梦窄chūn kuān mèng zhǎi: chūn kuān mèng zhǎi: spring is wide but the dream is narrow; the happy time was too short.春宽梦窄：春光那么长，美梦却那么短，指欢乐的时光太短。
断红duàn hóng: duàn hóng: tears mixed with rouge.断红：混着胭脂的泪水。
歌纨gē wán: gē wán: a round silk fan held while singing.歌纨：唱歌时拿的白绢团扇。
金缕jīn lǚ: jīn lǚ: clothes embroidered with gold thread.金缕：金线绣的衣服。
暝堤míng dī: míng dī: the lake embankment at dusk.暝堤：黄昏时的湖堤。
总还鸥鹭zǒng huán ōu lù: zǒng huán ōu lù: giving the sunset bank back to the gulls and egrets; the two of them have left.总还鸥鹭：把夕阳下的湖堤全都还给了鸥鸟和白鹭，指两人离开了。
幽兰yōu lán: yōu lán: an orchid growing in a quiet place.幽兰：开在幽静处的兰花。
杜若dù ruò: dù ruò: a fragrant herb. The orchids grow old and the herbs grow again: years go by.杜若：一种香草。兰花老了，杜若又长出来，是说一年年过去了。
寄旅jì lǚ: jì lǚ: living as a guest far from home.寄旅：寄居在外，做客他乡。
六桥liù qiáo: liù qiáo: the six bridges on the Su Causeway of West Lake.六桥：西湖苏堤上的六座桥。
花委huā wěi: huā wěi: the flowers have fallen. Wěi means to drop to the ground.花委：花凋谢了。委，落在地上。
瘗玉埋香yì yù mái xiāng: yì yù mái xiāng: burying jade and fragrance, a way of saying a beautiful woman has died. Yì means to bury.瘗玉埋香：把玉和香埋进土里，比喻美丽的女子去世了。瘗，埋。
长波妒盼cháng bō dù pàn: cháng bō dù pàn: her eyes were so bright that even the long waves were jealous. Pàn means a clear, lively glance.长波妒盼：她的眼睛像秋水一样明亮，连长长的水波都忌妒。盼，眼睛黑白分明，指眼神。
遥山羞黛yáo shān xiū dài: yáo shān xiū dài: her eyebrows were so lovely that the distant hills felt shy. Dài is eyebrow paint, so it means her eyebrows.遥山羞黛：她的眉毛那么美，远山都觉得害羞。黛，画眉的颜料，指眉毛。
渔灯分影yú dēng fēn yǐng: yú dēng fēn yǐng: the light of fishing boats casting both their shadows.渔灯分影：渔船上的灯光，照着两人的影子。
短楫duǎn jí: duǎn jí: a short oar; a small boat.短楫：短短的船桨，指小船。
桃根渡táo gēn dù: táo gēn dù: in the Jin dynasty the calligrapher Wang Xianzhi saw off his beloved Taoye at a ferry. Taogen was her younger sister. Later poets used these names for a ferry where lovers part.桃根渡：晋代王献之曾在渡口送爱妾桃叶，桃根是桃叶的妹妹，后人用桃叶渡、桃根渡指和恋人相送的渡口。
青楼qīng lóu: qīng lóu: here, the house where she used to live.青楼：这里指她从前住的地方。
仿佛fǎng fú: fǎng fú: dimly, as if it were still there.仿佛：隐隐约约，好像还在。
败壁bài bì: bài bì: an old, broken wall.败壁：破旧的墙。
惨淡cǎn dàn: cǎn dàn: faded, dim.惨淡：暗淡，模糊不清。
危亭wēi tíng: wēi tíng: a tall pavilion. Wēi means high.危亭：高高的亭子。危，高。
侵半苎qīn bàn zhù: qīn bàn zhù: half the hair at his temples has turned white like ramie. Zhù is ramie, a plant with white fiber.侵半苎：鬓发已经白了一半，像苎麻一样白。苎，苎麻，纤维是白色的。
点检diǎn jiǎn: diǎn jiǎn: to look over one by one.点检：一件件查看。
离痕欢唾lí hén huān tuò: lí hén huān tuò: tear stains from parting, and the marks of her lips from happy times.离痕欢唾：分别时的泪痕，欢乐时她留下的口脂痕迹。
鲛绡jiāo xiāo: jiāo xiāo: thin silk said to be woven by mermaids; here, a handkerchief.鲛绡：传说中鲛人织的薄绸，这里指手帕。
亸凤duǒ fèng: duǒ fèng: a phoenix with drooping wings. Duǒ means to droop. The phoenix here and the luan bird in the next line are magic birds that come in pairs and stand for lovers. Here they stand for him, lost and listless without his partner. Another view says they are her phoenix hairpin and luan-bird mirror.亸凤：垂着翅膀的凤凰。亸，下垂。凤和下句的鸾都是成双的神鸟，常比喻恋人，这里比喻失去伴侣、无精打采的自己。一说指她留下的凤钗和鸾镜。
破鸾慵舞pò luán yōng wǔ: pò luán yōng wǔ: a luan bird that has lost its mate is too weary to dance. Yōng means lazy, listless.破鸾慵舞：失了伴的鸾鸟懒得跳舞。慵，懒。
殷勤yīn qín: yīn qín: earnest, heartfelt.殷勤：情意恳切。
蓝霞辽海lán xiá liáo hǎi: lán xiá liáo hǎi: blue sky and the wide sea; somewhere very far away.蓝霞辽海：蓝天和辽阔的大海，指很远很远的地方。
沉过雁chén guò yàn: chén guò yàn: the passing geese vanish. People in old times said geese carried letters, so with the geese gone, no letter can be sent.沉过雁：飞过的大雁消失不见了。古人说大雁能传信，雁不见了，信也送不到。
哀筝柱āi zhēng zhù: āi zhēng zhù: the bridges of a sad zither. The zheng is a stringed instrument with a small bridge under each string.哀筝柱：筝的弦柱。筝是一种弦乐器，每根弦下有一个柱。
重招chóng zhāo: chóng zhāo: to call the soul back once more. The old poem Zhao Hun, Calling Back the Soul, has a line asking the soul to return to the sad south.重招：再一次招魂。古代《楚辞·招魂》里有“魂兮归来哀江南”的句子。
断魂duàn hún: duàn hún: the soul of the woman who has died.断魂：指已经去世的她的魂魄。

How to read it读音

载zài: Here it means carrying, so it is read zài.“画船载”是画船载着人，“载”读 zài。
载zǎi: Here it means years, so it is read zǎi.“十载”是十年，“载”读 zǎi。
傍bàng: It means next to the willows, so it is read bàng.“傍柳”是靠着柳树，“傍”读 bàng。
系jì: It means to tie up a horse, so it is read jì.“系马”是把马拴住，“系”读 jì。
斜xié: In the word for the setting sun it is read xié today.“斜阳”的“斜”现在读 xié。
还huán: It means to give back, so it is read huán.“总还鸥鹭”是全都还给鸥鹭，“还”读 huán。
旋xuán: It means soon, so it is read xuán.“旋老”是很快就老了，“旋”读 xuán。
还hái: It means growing again, so it is read hái. Some people read it huán.“还生”是又长出来，“还”读 hái；也有人读 huán。
宿sù: It means staying the night, so it is read sù.“春江宿”是在春江上过夜，“宿”读 sù。
分fēn: It means about to part, so it is read fēn.“临分”是快要分别的时候，“分”读 fēn。
检jiǎn: It means to look things over one by one, read jiǎn.“点检”是一件件查看，“检”读 jiǎn。
殷yīn: In the word for earnest it is read yīn.“殷勤”是情意恳切，“殷”读 yīn。
漫màn: Here it means in vain, read màn.“漫”是徒然、白白地，读 màn。
弹tán: It means to play an instrument, so it is read tán, not dàn.“弹入”是弹奏进去，“弹”读 tán。
曲qǔ: It means a song, so it is read qǔ.“怨曲”是哀怨的曲子，“曲”读 qǔ。
重chóng: It means once again, so it is read chóng.“重招”是再一次招魂，“重”读 chóng。

Background创作背景

Ying Ti Xu has 240 characters in four stanzas, the longest tune in Song ci. This lyric is usually read as Wu Wenying mourning a lover who had died. They fell in love at West Lake in Hangzhou, then parted, and later she died. History does not record who she was. The time and place of writing are also unclear. The lyric mentions the trees of the old Wu palaces, so one view places it in Suzhou, another in Hangzhou. It starts with late spring around him, goes back to their love and parting, then to his grief after her death, and ends by calling back her soul.

《莺啼序》共二百四十个字，分四段，是宋词里最长的词调。这首词一般认为是吴文英怀念一位已经去世的恋人。他们曾在杭州西湖相爱，后来分别，她去世了。她是谁，史书没有记载。写作的时间和地点也不清楚：词中有“吴宫树”，一说写于苏州，一说写于杭州。全词从眼前的暮春写起，回到当年的相爱、离别，再写她去世后的伤痛，最后为她招魂。

The poet作者

Wu Wenying (about 1200 to about 1260), known by the pen name Mengchuang, came from Siming, today's Ningbo in Zhejiang. He was a ci poet of the Southern Song. He never held office himself and spent many years in Suzhou and Hangzhou as an aide to officials, a kind of hired helper. His lyrics use rich words and many old stories, and the pictures jump quickly, so they read like layers of dreams. This long lyric is one of his best-known works, full of longing for a lost love.

吴文英（约1200—约1260），号梦窗，四明（今浙江宁波）人，南宋词人。他一生没有做官，长期在苏州、杭州一带给官员做幕僚，也就是帮忙办事的门客。他的词用词华丽，典故多，画面跳得很快，读起来像一层层的梦。这首长词就是他的代表作，写尽了他对一段旧情的怀念。

The mood意境

This lyric is long, so read it as four pages of a photo album. Page one is now. It is late spring, he is ill and keeps his door shut, swallows come to tell him spring is ending, and his heart drifts like willow fluff. Page two is ten years ago. He ties his horse by West Lake, follows a stream of fallen petals into a kind of fairyland, and meets her. But the happy dream is too short. They part in tears and leave the sunset bank to the gulls and egrets. Page three is later. He goes back to look for her, but she is gone; the words about burying jade and fragrance tell us she has died. He remembers her bright eyes and lovely brows, the fishing lamps on the spring river and the little boat at the ferry. The poem he wrote on the wall is covered in dust. Page four comes back to now. He climbs high and gazes far, his hair half white, and her old marks are still on the handkerchief. He wants to write, but the geese cannot reach her, so he plays his longing on a zither and calls her soul. Picture follows picture and the longing grows deeper. The last line, asking if her soul is still there, is like a soft call that gets no answer.

这首词很长，可以按四段来读，像翻开四页相册。第一页是现在：暮春时节，作者病了，关着门，燕子飞来告诉他春天快完了，他的心像柳絮一样四处飘。第二页是十年前：西湖边拴马，顺着落花溪水走进“仙境”，遇见了她。可是欢乐的梦太短，两人流着泪分别，把夕阳下的湖堤还给了鸥鹭。第三页是后来：他回去寻找，人已经不在了，“瘗玉埋香”四个字说她已经去世。他想起她明亮的眼睛、美丽的眉毛，想起春江上的渔灯和渡口的小船，墙上题的诗也落满了灰。第四页又回到现在：他登高远望，头发白了一半，手帕上还留着旧日的痕迹。想写信，大雁却飞不到；只好把相思弹进筝里，为她招魂。全词画面一个接一个，思念越来越深，最后一句“断魂在否”像一声轻轻的呼唤，没有回答。