No. 28 · Song lyric · ci lyric in two stanzas第 28 首 · 宋词 · 词·双调

yǒng永yù遇yuè乐·míng明yuè月rú如shuāng霜

sū苏shì轼Su Shi · Song宋

Yong Yu Le: The Bright Moon Like Frost

míng明yuè月rú如shuāng霜

hǎo好fēng风rú如shuǐ水

qīng清jǐng景wú无xiàn限

qū曲gǎng港tiào跳yú鱼

yuán圆hé荷xiè泻lù露

jì寂mò寞wú无rén人jiàn见

dǎn紞rú如sān三gǔ鼓

kēng铿rán然yí一yè叶

àn黯àn黯mèng梦yún云jīng惊duàn断

yè夜máng茫máng茫

chóng重xún寻wú无chù处

jué觉lái来xiǎo小yuán园xíng行biàn遍

tiān天yá涯juàn倦kè客

shān山zhōng中guī归lù路

wàng望duàn断gù故yuán园xīn心yǎn眼

yàn燕zi子lóu楼kōng空

jiā佳rén人hé何zài在

kōng空suǒ锁lóu楼zhōng中yàn燕

gǔ古jīn今rú如mèng梦

hé何céng曾mèng梦jué觉

dàn但yǒu有jiù旧huān欢xīn新yuàn怨

yì异shí时duì对

huáng黄lóu楼yè夜jǐng景

wèi为yú余hào浩tàn叹

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。

In the common text, line seven begins with the character dan, which describes the sound of a drum. The corpus shows a wrong character there, a slip from the machine conversion.

通行本第七句开头是“紞如三鼓”的“紞”（dǎn，形容打鼓的声音）。语料库里这个字是繁简转换时出的错字。

Line by line逐句翻译

明月如霜The bright moon is white like frost.月光洒下来，白得像霜。
好风如水The good breeze is cool like water.凉风吹来，清凉得像水。
清景无限The clear night scene goes on without end.清幽的夜景无边无际。
曲港跳鱼In the winding waterway, fish leap up.弯弯的水道里，鱼儿跳出水面，
圆荷泻露On the round lotus leaves, dew rolls off.圆圆的荷叶上，露珠滚落下来，
寂寞无人见Such a lonely, lovely scene, and no one sees it.这样冷清的美景，却没有人看见。
紞如三鼓The drum booms for the third watch, midnight.咚咚的三更鼓响了，
铿然一叶A leaf falls with a sharp little sound.一片树叶落下，发出清脆的声音，
黯黯梦云惊断It breaks my dream, and I feel low.把我从梦中惊醒，心里黯然。
夜茫茫The night is vast and dim.夜色茫茫，
重寻无处I want to find the dream again, but it is nowhere.想再回到梦里，却无处可找，
觉来小园行遍Awake, I walk all over the little garden.醒来后我把小园子走了个遍。
天涯倦客I am a tired traveller at the edge of the world.我是漂泊在天涯、早已疲倦的人，
山中归路I look at the mountain road home,望着山中回家的路，
望断故园心眼and gaze until my heart and eyes give out, but cannot see my old home.望得心和眼都穿了，也看不到家乡。
燕子楼空The Swallow Tower stands empty.燕子楼已经空了，
佳人何在Where is the lovely woman now?那位美人在哪里呢？
空锁楼中燕Only swallows are locked inside, for nothing.楼里只白白锁着燕子。
古今如梦From old times to now, life is like a dream,从古到今，人生就像一场梦，
何曾梦觉and who has ever really woken from it?谁又真正从梦里醒来过呢？
但有旧欢新怨There are only old joys and new sorrows.只有旧日的欢乐和新的愁怨，一直缠着人。
异时对Some day in the future, someone will face将来有一天，有人面对
黄楼夜景the night scene at the Yellow Tower,黄楼的夜景，
为余浩叹and give a long sigh for me.也会为我长长地叹气吧。

Words字词注释

明月如霜míng yuè rú shuāng: míng yuè rú shuāng: the moonlight lies on the ground, white like frost.明月如霜：月光洒在地上，白得像一层霜。
好风如水hǎo fēng rú shuǐ: hǎo fēng rú shuǐ: the cool breeze feels fresh like clear water.好风如水：凉风吹来，像清水一样凉爽。
清景qīng jǐng: qīng jǐng: a quiet, clear and lovely scene.清景：清幽美丽的景色。
曲港qū gǎng: qū gǎng: a winding little waterway.曲港：弯弯曲曲的小水道。
圆荷泻露yuán hé xiè lù: yuán hé xiè lù: dew rolls off the round lotus leaves. Xiè means to pour down.圆荷泻露：圆圆的荷叶上，露水滚落下来。泻，往下流。
寂寞jì mò: jì mò: lonely and quiet, with no one around.寂寞：冷清，没有人声。
紞如dǎn rú: dǎn rú: the boom of a drum.紞如：形容打鼓的声音，咚咚响。
三鼓sān gǔ: sān gǔ: the drum for the third watch, around midnight. In old times people beat drums at night to tell the time.三鼓：打了三更鼓，就是半夜时分。古人夜里打鼓报时间。
铿然kēng rán: kēng rán: a sharp, clear sound.铿然：清脆响亮的声音。
一叶yí yè: yí yè: one leaf falling.一叶：一片树叶落下来。
黯黯àn àn: àn àn: gloomy, low in spirit.黯黯：心里黯淡、不开心的样子。
梦云mèng yún: mèng yún: a dream. In an old legend a beautiful goddess turned into clouds in a dream, so dream clouds means a dream of a lovely woman.梦云：梦。古代传说里，美丽的女神在梦中化作云彩，所以用“梦云”指梦见美人的梦。
惊断jīng duàn: jīng duàn: woken with a start, so the dream breaks off.惊断：被惊醒，梦断了。
重寻无处chóng xún wú chù: chóng xún wú chù: he wants to find the dream again, but there is nowhere to look.重寻无处：想再回到梦里去找，却找不到了。
觉来jué lái: jué lái: after waking.觉来：醒来以后。
行遍xíng biàn: xíng biàn: to walk all over.行遍：走了个遍。
天涯倦客tiān yá juàn kè: tiān yá juàn kè: a tired traveller far from home. Su Shi means himself.天涯倦客：在离家很远的地方漂泊、走累了的人。这是苏轼说自己。
山中归路shān zhōng guī lù: shān zhōng guī lù: the mountain road back home.山中归路：回家乡的山路。
望断wàng duàn: wàng duàn: to gaze until nothing more can be seen.望断：一直望，望到看不见。
故园心眼gù yuán xīn yǎn: gù yuán xīn yǎn: the heart and eyes that long for home. Gù yuán means the old home.故园心眼：想念家乡的心和眼睛。故园，老家。
燕子楼yàn zi lóu: yàn zi lóu: the Swallow Tower in Xuzhou. In the Tang dynasty a woman named Panpan lived alone in it for more than ten years after her master died, and would not marry again.燕子楼：在徐州的一座楼。唐代有个叫盼盼的女子，在主人死后独自住在这座楼里十几年，不肯嫁人。
佳人jiā rén: jiā rén: a beautiful woman, here Panpan.佳人：美人，这里指盼盼。
空锁楼中燕kōng suǒ lóu zhōng yàn: kōng suǒ lóu zhōng yàn: only swallows are locked inside the tower. The person is long gone.空锁楼中燕：楼里只锁着燕子。人已经不在了。
何曾hé céng: hé céng: when ever? That is, never.何曾：哪里曾经，从来没有。
梦觉mèng jué: mèng jué: to wake from a dream.梦觉：从梦中醒来。
旧欢新怨jiù huān xīn yuàn: jiù huān xīn yuàn: old joys and new sorrows.旧欢新怨：过去的欢乐，眼前的愁怨。
异时yì shí: yì shí: some day in the future.异时：将来，以后某一天。
黄楼huáng lóu: huáng lóu: the Yellow Tower, which Su Shi had built in Xuzhou.黄楼：苏轼在徐州修的一座楼。
余yú: yú: I, me.余：我。
浩叹hào tàn: hào tàn: a long, deep sigh.浩叹：长长地叹气。

How to read it读音

曲qū: Here the character means winding, so it is read qū, not qǔ as in a song.曲，这里是弯弯曲曲的意思，读 qū，不读唱歌的 qǔ。
重chóng: Here it means again, so it is read chóng.重，这里是“再一次”的意思，读 chóng。
觉jué: Here it means to wake up, so it is read jué, not jiào as in sleep.觉，这里是睡醒的意思，读 jué，不读睡觉的 jiào。
觉jué: It means to wake up, read jué.觉，醒来，读 jué。
为wèi: Here it means for, on behalf of, so it is read wèi.为，这里是“替、为了”的意思，读 wèi。
燕yàn: In the name of the tower it means the swallow bird, read yàn, not yān as in the old state of Yan.燕子楼的“燕”指燕子这种鸟，读 yàn，不读地名“燕国”的 yān。

Background创作背景

In 1078 Su Shi was the governor of Xuzhou, which in old times was called Pengcheng. The lyric's original subtitle says he spent the night in the Swallow Tower, dreamed of Panpan, and so wrote this. Panpan was a singer in the household of a Tang official in Xuzhou. After her master died, she lived alone in the tower for more than ten years. The official is usually said to be Zhang Jianfeng; another account says it was his son, Zhang Yin. The Yellow Tower was built by Su Shi in Xuzhou after he led the fight against a flood.

宋神宗元丰元年（1078年），苏轼在徐州做知州。徐州古代叫彭城。原词有个小题目，说他夜里住在燕子楼，梦见了盼盼，所以写了这首词。盼盼是唐代徐州一位官员家里的歌女，主人死后，她独自守在燕子楼里十几年。这位官员一般说是张建封，一说是他的儿子张愔。黄楼是苏轼在徐州抗洪以后修建的。

The poet作者

Su Shi (1037–1101), also called Dongpo, was a great writer of the Northern Song. He was a master of poems, lyrics, prose and calligraphy. All his life he was moved from post to post and lived far from home. The tiredness of the far-off traveller in this lyric, and the feeling that life is a dream, both come from his own life.

苏轼（1037—1101），字子瞻，号东坡居士，北宋大文学家。他的诗、词、文章和书法都很出色。他一生多次被调来调去，到过很多地方，常常离家很远。这首词里“天涯倦客”的疲倦，和看透人生如梦的感叹，都和他的经历有关。

The mood意境

The first half shows the night before and after he wakes. The moonlight is like frost and the breeze like water. Fish leap and dew rolls, all in silence, a beauty no one sees. Then the midnight drum sounds and a leaf falls, and the dream breaks. He cannot find it again, so he walks around the little garden. The second half moves from Panpan to himself. The Swallow Tower is empty, the lovely woman is gone, and only swallows remain. Su Shi thinks: from old times to now, everyone lives in a dream, and no one truly wakes. At the end he imagines that one day someone will stand before the Yellow Tower he built and sigh for him, just as he sighs for Panpan today. Picture a man pacing slowly in a moonlit garden, calm and a little sad at once.

上片写梦醒前后的夜景。月光像霜，凉风像水，鱼儿跳，露珠滚，一切都静悄悄的，美得没人看见。忽然三更鼓响，一片叶子落下，把梦惊断了。他再也找不回那个梦，只好在小园子里走来走去。下片从盼盼想到自己。燕子楼空了，美人不在了，只剩燕子。苏轼由此想到：古往今来，人人都在梦里，没有谁真正醒过。最后他想象，将来有人站在他修的黄楼前，也会为他叹息，就像他今天为盼盼叹息一样。读的时候，可以想象一个人在月光下的园子里慢慢踱步，心里又平静又惆怅。