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yù尉chí迟bēi杯·suí隋dī堤lù路

zhōu周bāng邦yàn彦Zhou Bangyan · Song宋

To the Tune Yu Chi Bei: The Road Along the Sui Dyke

suí隋dī堤lù路

jiàn渐rì日wǎn晚mì密ǎi霭shēng生shēn深shù树

yīn阴yīn阴dàn淡yuè月lóng笼shā沙

hái还sù宿hé河qiáo桥shēn深chù处

wú无qíng情huà画gě舸

dōu都bù不guǎn管yān烟bō波gé隔nán南pǔ浦

děng等xíng行rén人zuì醉yōng拥chóng重qīn衾

zài载jiāng将lí离hèn恨guī归qù去

yīn因niàn念jiù旧kè客jīng京huá华

cháng长wēi偎bàng傍shū疏lín林xiǎo小jiàn槛huān欢jù聚

yě冶yè叶chāng倡tiáo条jù俱xiāng相shí识

réng仍guàn惯jiàn见zhū珠gē歌cuì翠wǔ舞

rú如jīn今xiàng向yú渔cūn村shuǐ水yì驿

yè夜rú如suì岁fén焚xiāng香dú独zì自yǔ语

yǒu有hé何rén人niàn念wǒ我wú无liáo憀

mèng梦hún魂níng凝xiǎng想yuān鸳lǚ侣

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

隋堤路The road along the Sui Dyke.隋堤上的路。
渐日晚密霭生深树As the day grows late, thick mist rises from the deep woods.天渐渐晚了，深深的树林里升起浓雾。
阴阴淡月笼沙In the dim night, pale moonlight wraps the sandy bank,昏暗的夜里，淡淡的月光笼罩着沙岸，
还宿河桥深处and once more I must stay by the river bridge, far from anyone.我又要住在河桥边僻静的地方。
无情画舸This heartless painted boat这只没有感情的画船，
都不管烟波隔南浦does not care at all that the misty water now cuts me off from the place of parting.一点也不管烟波已经把我和送别的地方隔开，
等行人醉拥重衾It only waits for me, the traveller, to curl up drunk in my quilts,只等我这个远行的人醉着裹上厚厚的被子，
载将离恨归去and then carries me off with a boatload of parting sorrow.就载着满船离愁开走了。
因念旧客京华So I think of the days when I stayed in the capital,于是我想起从前住在京城的日子，
长偎傍疏林小槛欢聚when we often gathered close together by thin woods and little railed towers.常常和朋友们在稀疏的树林边、小楼栏杆旁亲热地相聚。
冶叶倡条俱相识I knew every one of the pretty singing girls,那些美丽的歌女我个个都认识，
仍惯见珠歌翠舞and I was used to their pearl-smooth songs and dances in green jewels.早就看惯了她们圆润的歌声和翩翩的舞姿。
如今向渔村水驿Now I have come to fishing villages and river inns,如今我却到了渔村和水边的驿站，
夜如岁焚香独自语where one night lasts a year, and I burn incense and talk to myself.一夜长得像一年，只能烧着香，自己跟自己说话。
有何人念我无憀Who would think of me, so lonely and lost?有谁会想到我这样孤单无聊呢？
梦魂凝想鸳侣Only in my dreams do I still think, lost in thought, of my beloved.只有梦里，我还在出神地想着心爱的人。

Words字词注释

隋堤suí dī: suí dī: the Sui Dyke, a long bank built along the canal (the Bian River) dug by Emperor Yang of Sui, planted all along with willows. In the Song, the Bian River flowed through the capital, Kaifeng.隋堤：隋炀帝开挖运河（汴河）时，在河边筑的长堤，堤上种满了柳树。宋朝时汴河从京城开封流过。
密霭mì ǎi: mì ǎi: thick mist.密霭：浓浓的雾气。
阴阴yīn yīn: yīn yīn: dim and dark.阴阴：昏暗的样子。
笼沙lóng shā: lóng shā: pale moonlight wraps the sandy bank.笼沙：月光淡淡地笼罩着沙岸。
还宿hái sù: hái sù: again to stay the night at.还宿：又要住宿在。
画舸huà gě: huà gě: a painted boat. Gě means a large boat.画舸：画着彩色花纹的船。舸，大船。
烟波yān bō: yān bō: mist lying over the water like smoke.烟波：水面上像烟一样的雾气。
南浦nán pǔ: nán pǔ: the southern shore. In old poems people often said goodbye at the southern shore, so it came to mean any place of parting.南浦：南边的水边。古人常在“南浦”送别，后来就用它指送别的地方。
行人xíng rén: xíng rén: a traveller, here the poet himself.行人：出远门的人，这里是诗人自己。
重衾chóng qīn: chóng qīn: layers of quilts. Qīn means a quilt.重衾：一层层的被子。衾，被子。
载将zài jiāng: zài jiāng: carrying. Jiāng here is a little helper word with no meaning of its own.载将：装载着。将，助词，没有实在的意思。
旧客京华jiù kè jīng huá: jiù kè jīng huá: staying as a guest in the capital in the past. Jīng huá means the capital, Kaifeng.旧客京华：从前客居在京城。京华，京城，指开封。
偎傍wēi bàng: wēi bàng: sitting close together, leaning on each other.偎傍：亲热地靠在一起。
小槛xiǎo jiàn: xiǎo jiàn: a small railing, meaning a little pavilion or tower with railings.小槛：小栏杆，指有栏杆的小亭子、小楼。
冶叶倡条yě yè chāng tiáo: yě yè chāng tiáo: pretty willow leaves and branches, a picture for the singing girls of the city. Yě means pretty.冶叶倡条：美丽的柳叶柳条，比喻歌女。冶，美丽。
珠歌翠舞zhū gē cuì wǔ: zhū gē cuì wǔ: songs as smooth as pearls, and dancers in green jewels.珠歌翠舞：歌声圆润像珠子，舞女穿戴着翠绿的饰品跳舞。
水驿shuǐ yì: shuǐ yì: a stopping place on a water route, where travellers rest.水驿：水路上的驿站，给来往的人歇脚的地方。
夜如岁yè rú suì: yè rú suì: one night feels as long as a year.夜如岁：一夜长得像一年。
无憀wú liáo: wú liáo: lonely and empty, with nothing to lean on.无憀：无聊，心里空落落的，没有依靠。
凝想níng xiǎng: níng xiǎng: thinking hard, lost in thought.凝想：出神地想。
鸳侣yuān lǚ: yuān lǚ: a partner like a mandarin duck, meaning one's beloved. Mandarin ducks are water birds that always go in pairs.鸳侣：像鸳鸯一样的伴侣，指心爱的人。鸳鸯是总成双成对的水鸟。

How to read it读音

重chóng: Here it means layer upon layer, so it is read chóng.这里是“一层层”的意思，读 chóng。
长cháng: Here it means "often", so it is read cháng, not zhǎng.这里是“常常”的意思，读 cháng，不读 zhǎng。
槛jiàn: Here it means a railing, so it is read jiàn, not kǎn.这里指栏杆，读 jiàn，不读 kǎn。
倡chāng: Here it means a singing girl, so it is read chāng, not chàng.这里同“娼”，指歌女，读 chāng，不读 chàng。
还hái: Here it means "still, again", so it is read hái. Another view takes it as "to return", read huán.这里是“仍然、又”的意思，读 hái。一说是“回来”的意思，读 huán。

Background创作背景

In this lyric the poet leaves the capital, Kaifeng, and travels by boat down the Bian River. At dusk the boat passes the Sui Dyke, mist rises and the moon comes out. He remembers happy times in the capital with friends and singing girls, and compares them with the loneliness of staying at fishing villages and river inns. Zhou Bangyan left the capital several times to serve in other places, and we cannot say which journey this was.

这首词写诗人离开京城开封，坐船沿着汴河远行。傍晚船走在隋堤边，雾起月出，他想起在京城时和朋友、歌女一起欢聚的日子，对比如今一个人住在渔村驿站的冷清。周邦彦一生几次离开京城到外地做官，这首词具体写在哪一次，现在说不清楚。

The poet作者

Zhou Bangyan (1056–1121), also called Meicheng, came from Qiantang, today's Hangzhou. He knew music deeply and in later life ran the court's music office. He was very good at painting scenes in words and often laid out scenery and feeling layer by layer. This lyric moves from the present to a memory and back to the present.

周邦彦（1056—1121），字美成，号清真居士，钱塘（今浙江杭州）人。他精通音乐，晚年曾管理朝廷的音乐机构大晟府。他的词很会写景，常常把景物和心情一层一层地铺开，这首词就是先写眼前，再写回忆，最后回到眼前。

The mood意境

The opening words, "the road along the Sui Dyke", put us right on the long willow bank. Night falls, mist rises from the woods, the moonlight is pale, and once again he must spend the night by the river bridge. The most interesting part is that he blames the boat for being heartless. It does not care that the misty water cuts him off from the ones he loves; it just waits until he is drunk and wrapped in his quilts, then sails off with a boatload of sorrow. Of course the heartless thing is not the boat but the parting. The second stanza recalls the lively capital: friends together, the songs and dances, all so familiar. Then back to now: fishing villages, river inns, a night that lasts a year, burning incense and talking to himself. At the end he says no one thinks of him, and he can only think of his beloved in dreams. Set beside the lively past, the loneliness feels deeper.

开头三个字“隋堤路”，就把人放到了长长的柳堤上。天黑了，树林里起雾，月光淡淡的，他又要在河桥边过夜。最有意思的是他怪那只船“无情”：它才不管我和亲人被烟波隔开，只等我喝醉了裹上被子，就载着满船离愁开走。其实无情的不是船，是离别。下阕他想起京城的热闹：朋友相聚，歌女的歌舞，样样都熟悉。再看现在，渔村、驿站，一夜长得像一年，只能烧香自言自语。最后一句说，没人想着我，我只能在梦里想你。热闹和冷清一比，孤单就更深了。