No. 36 · Song lyric · ci lyric in two stanzas第 36 首 · 宋词 · 词·双调

yǒng永yù遇yuè乐·luò落rì日róng熔jīn金

lǐ李qīng清zhào照Li Qingzhao · Song宋

Yong Yu Le: The Setting Sun Like Molten Gold

luò落rì日róng熔jīn金

mù暮yún云hé合bì璧

rén人zài在hé何chù处

rǎn染liǔ柳yān烟nóng浓

chuī吹méi梅dí笛yuàn怨

chūn春yì意zhī知jǐ几xǔ许

yuán元xiāo宵jiā佳jié节

róng融hé和tiān天qì气

cì次dì第qǐ岂wú无fēng风yǔ雨

lái来xiāng相zhào召

xiāng香chē车bǎo宝mǎ马

xiè谢tā他jiǔ酒péng朋shī诗lǚ侣

zhōng中zhōu州shèng盛rì日

guī闺mén门duō多xiá暇

jì记de得piān偏zhòng重sān三wǔ五

pū铺cuì翠guān冠ér儿

niǎn捻jīn金xuě雪liǔ柳

cù簇dài带zhēng争jì济chǔ楚

rú如jīn今qiáo憔cuì悴

fēng风huán鬟shuāng霜bìn鬓

pà怕jiàn见yè夜jiān间chū出qù去

bù不rú如xiàng向

lián帘ér儿dǐ底xià下

tīng听rén人xiào笑yǔ语

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 has nian with a different character in line seventeen. Most common texts use the character meaning twisted, for gold thread twisted into the ornament; the meaning is nearly the same.

语料库里“捻金雪柳”写作“拈金雪柳”。通行本多作“捻金”（一作“撚金”），意思差不多，都是用金线捻成的。

Line by line逐句翻译

落日熔金The setting sun is like molten gold,夕阳像熔化的金子，
暮云合璧the evening clouds join like a round jade disc,傍晚的云连成一片，像合起来的美玉，
人在何处and where am I now?我如今身在何处呢？
染柳烟浓Thick mist dyes the willows,浓浓的烟雾染绿了柳树，
吹梅笛怨a flute plays the sad tune of falling plum blossoms,笛子吹出哀怨的《梅花落》，
春意知几许how much of spring is really here?春天的气息到底有多少呢？
元宵佳节It is the Lantern Festival,正是元宵节，
融和天气and the weather is mild,天气也暖和，
次第岂无风雨but who knows if wind and rain will soon come?可是谁知道转眼会不会刮风下雨呢？
来相召Some come to invite me,有人来邀请我，
香车宝马in fine carriages and on good horses,坐着华丽的车，骑着好马，
谢他酒朋诗侣and I turn down these friends of wine and poems.我都谢绝了这些酒友诗友。
中州盛日In the great days of the old capital,当年汴京繁华的日子里，
闺门多暇we girls had plenty of free time,我们女孩子有很多空闲，
记得偏重三五and I remember we loved the fifteenth night best.记得最看重的就是正月十五。
铺翠冠儿We wore caps trimmed with kingfisher feathers,戴着翠羽装饰的帽子，
捻金雪柳and snow willows of twisted gold thread,插着金线捻成的雪柳，
簇带争济楚our hair full of ornaments, each trying to look the prettiest.满头首饰，比谁最漂亮。
如今憔悴Now I am thin and worn,如今我又瘦又憔悴，
风鬟霜鬓my hair messed by wind, my temples white as frost,头发蓬乱，两鬓斑白，
怕见夜间出去and I do not want to go out at night.懒得夜里出门去了。
不如向It is better to stay还不如在
帘儿底下behind the curtain门帘后面，
听人笑语and listen to other people's laughter.听听别人的说笑声。

Words字词注释

落日熔金luò rì róng jīn: luò rì róng jīn: the setting sun glows like melted gold.落日熔金：夕阳的颜色像熔化的金子。
合璧hé bì: hé bì: two halves of a round jade disc joined into one. Here the evening clouds join together like one whole piece of jade.合璧：合在一起的圆形美玉。这里形容傍晚的云连成一片，像一整块美玉。
人在何处rén zài hé chù: rén zài hé chù: where am I now? Far from home, she feels lost.人在何处：我现在身在何方？她流落异乡，有一种不知身在哪里的茫然。
染柳烟浓rǎn liǔ yān nóng: rǎn liǔ yān nóng: thick mist wraps the willows as if dyeing them.染柳烟浓：柳树笼着浓浓的雾气，像被染过一样。
吹梅笛怨chuī méi dí yuàn: chuī méi dí yuàn: a flute plays the tune Falling Plum Blossoms, and the sound is sad.吹梅笛怨：笛子吹着《梅花落》的曲子，声音哀怨。
几许jǐ xǔ: jǐ xǔ: how much.几许：多少。
元宵佳节yuán xiāo jiā jié: yuán xiāo jiā jié: the Lantern Festival, on the fifteenth day of the first month, when people go out to see lanterns.元宵佳节：正月十五元宵节，有看花灯的风俗。
融和róng hé: róng hé: mild and warm.融和：暖和。
次第cì dì: cì dì: soon after, in no time.次第：转眼，接着。
岂无风雨qǐ wú fēng yǔ: qǐ wú fēng yǔ: how can we be sure no wind or rain will come?岂无风雨：难道不会有风雨吗？
相召xiāng zhào: xiāng zhào: to come and invite me.相召：来邀请我。
香车宝马xiāng chē bǎo mǎ: xiāng chē bǎo mǎ: fine carriages and good horses.香车宝马：装饰华丽的车子和好马。
谢xiè: xiè: to decline politely.谢：谢绝，推辞。
酒朋诗侣jiǔ péng shī lǚ: jiǔ péng shī lǚ: friends who drink wine and write poems together.酒朋诗侣：一起喝酒作诗的朋友。
中州zhōng zhōu: zhōng zhōu: here, Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song, today's Kaifeng in Henan.中州：这里指北宋的都城汴京，就是今天的河南开封。
盛日shèng rì: shèng rì: the busy, thriving days.盛日：繁华热闹的日子。
闺门多暇guī mén duō xiá: guī mén duō xiá: the young women had plenty of free time. Guī mén, the women's rooms, stands for the women.闺门多暇：女孩子们有很多空闲。闺门，女子住的地方，代指女子。
偏重三五piān zhòng sān wǔ: piān zhòng sān wǔ: they cared most of all about the fifteenth. Three times five is fifteen.偏重三五：特别看重正月十五。三五，十五。
铺翠冠儿pū cuì guān ér: pū cuì guān ér: a cap trimmed with kingfisher feathers.铺翠冠儿：用翠鸟羽毛装饰的帽子。
捻金雪柳niǎn jīn xuě liǔ: niǎn jīn xuě liǔ: a snow willow made with twisted gold thread. A snow willow was a hair ornament women wore at the Lantern Festival.捻金雪柳：用金线捻成的雪柳。雪柳是元宵节女子戴在头上的一种饰物。
簇带cù dài: cù dài: to wear many ornaments all over the hair.簇带：插戴满头。
济楚jì chǔ: jì chǔ: neat and pretty. They competed to look the prettiest.济楚：整齐漂亮。争济楚，比谁打扮得漂亮。
憔悴qiáo cuì: qiáo cuì: thin and worn out.憔悴：人变得又瘦又没精神。
风鬟霜鬓fēng huán shuāng bìn: fēng huán shuāng bìn: hair messed by the wind, temples white as frost. Huán is a coil of hair; bìn is the hair beside the ears.风鬟霜鬓：头发被风吹乱，两鬓像霜一样白。鬟，盘起来的发髻；鬓，耳朵前面的头发。
怕见pà jiàn: pà jiàn: not wanting to, too tired to.怕见：怕，懒得。
帘儿底下lián ér dǐ xià: lián ér dǐ xià: behind the door curtain.帘儿底下：门帘的后面。

How to read it读音

几jǐ: It means how much, so the character is read jǐ.几许，多少，“几”读 jǐ。
重zhòng: It means to value especially, so the character is read zhòng.偏重，特别看重，“重”读 zhòng。
冠guān: Here it is a noun, a cap, read guān.冠儿，帽子，名词，读 guān。
济jì: This word means neat and pretty. The first character is usually read jì here; some books give jǐ.济楚，整齐漂亮。“济”这里一般读 jì，也有书注作 jǐ。
召zhào: It means to call or invite, read zhào.召，召唤、邀请，读 zhào。

Background创作背景

This lyric is usually thought to have been written in Li Qingzhao's later years, after she had fled south, probably in Lin'an, the Southern Song capital, today's Hangzhou. After the Northern Song fell, she left her home, and her husband Zhao Mingcheng died. When the Lantern Festival came again, the city was full of fun, but she remembered the happy festivals of her youth in Bianjing and felt even more alone. Sources differ on the exact year.

这首词一般认为是李清照晚年流落到南方以后写的，地点大概是南宋的都城临安，就是今天的杭州。北宋灭亡后，她离开了家乡，丈夫赵明诚也去世了。又到元宵节，城里热热闹闹，她却想起当年在汴京过节的快乐，心里更加孤单。具体年份说法不一。

The poet作者

Li Qingzhao (1084 to about 1155), who called herself Yi'an, was the most famous woman lyric poet of the Song. In her youth she lived in peace and collected old bronzes, stone rubbings, books and paintings with her husband. Later the country fell, she fled south, her husband died of illness, and most of the collection was lost. Her early lyrics are bright and lively; her later ones are often about loneliness and grief. This is one of the later ones.

李清照（1084—约1155），号易安居士，宋代最有名的女词人。她年轻时生活安稳，和丈夫一起收藏金石书画。后来国家破亡，她南下逃难，丈夫病逝，收藏也大多丢失。她前期的词明快活泼，后期的词多写孤独和悲伤，这首就是后期的作品。

The mood意境

The first three lines are lovely: a golden sunset and evening clouds joined as one. Then she suddenly asks, where am I? The lovelier the scene, the lonelier she feels. Next, the Lantern Festival is mild, and friends come in fine carriages to invite her. But she worries that wind and rain may come, and turns them all down. Someone who has lived through too much trouble fears bad luck even on good days. The second half remembers the festival of her youth in Bianjing: hair full of ornaments, competing with the other girls to look pretty, so happy. The end comes back to now. She is old, her hair is white, she does not want to go out. She hides behind the curtain and listens to others laugh. The fun belongs to others; she has only memories. The two festivals, then and now, side by side, make the reader's heart ache.

开头三句景色很美：金色的夕阳，连成一片的晚云。可她突然问：“人在何处？”美景越好，越显出她的孤单。接着写元宵节天气暖和，朋友坐着漂亮的车来请她，她却怕“岂无风雨”，一一推辞了。经历过太多变故的人，好日子里也会担心坏事来。下片回忆年轻时在汴京过元宵：戴满首饰，和姐妹们比美，多么开心。最后回到现在：人老了，头发白了，不想出门，只躲在帘子后面听别人说笑。热闹是别人的，她只有回忆。一前一后两种元宵，对比得让人心酸。