No. 8 · Song lyric · long ci lyric in two stanzas第 8 首 · 宋词 · 词·双调·慢词

yǔ雨lín霖líng铃·hán寒chán蝉qī凄qiè切

liǔ柳yǒng永Liu Yong · Song宋

Yu Lin Ling: The Cold Cicadas Cry

hán寒chán蝉qī凄qiè切

duì对cháng长tíng亭wǎn晚

zhòu骤yǔ雨chū初xiē歇

dū都mén门zhàng帐yǐn饮wú无xù绪

liú留liàn恋chù处

lán兰zhōu舟cuī催fā发

zhí执shǒu手xiāng相kàn看lèi泪yǎn眼

jìng竟wú无yǔ语níng凝yē噎

niàn念qù去qù去

qiān千lǐ里yān烟bō波

mù暮ǎi霭chén沉chén沉chǔ楚tiān天kuò阔

duō多qíng情zì自gǔ古shāng伤lí离bié别

gèng更nǎ那kān堪

lěng冷luò落qīng清qiū秋jié节

jīn今xiāo宵jiǔ酒xǐng醒hé何chù处

yáng杨liǔ柳àn岸

xiǎo晓fēng风cán残yuè月

cǐ此qù去jīng经nián年

yīng应shì是liáng良chén辰hǎo好jǐng景xū虚shè设

biàn便zòng纵yǒu有qiān千zhǒng种fēng风qíng情

gèng更yǔ与hé何rén人shuō说

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 writes chen chen with an old form of the character; the textbook uses the modern one. Line breaks also follow the textbook, for example the textbook keeps the lines about the fine days and the thousand feelings each as one unbroken line.

语料库作“暮霭沈沈”，课本作“暮霭沉沉”，“沈”是“沉”的旧写法。断句也按课本：“留恋处，兰舟催发”“应是良辰好景虚设”“便纵有千种风情”。

Line by line逐句翻译

寒蝉凄切The cold cicadas cry so sadly,秋蝉叫得凄凉悲切，
对长亭晚as we face the roadside pavilion at dusk,我们面对着傍晚的长亭，
骤雨初歇and a sudden rain has just stopped.一阵急雨刚刚停下。
都门帐饮无绪Outside the capital's gates we drink farewell in a tent, but our hearts are not in it.在京城门外搭帐喝酒送别，却一点心情也没有，
留恋处Just when we cannot bear to part,正舍不得分开的时候，
兰舟催发the boatman is calling us to set off.船夫已经在催着出发了。
执手相看泪眼We hold hands and look into each other's tearful eyes,拉着手，看着彼此流泪的眼睛，
竟无语凝噎and cannot say a word, our throats choked up.竟然一句话也说不出来，喉咙都堵住了。
念去去I think how I will go farther and farther,想到这一走越走越远，
千里烟波a thousand miles of misty water,千里都是雾茫茫的水面，
暮霭沉沉楚天阔the evening haze heavy, the southern sky wide and endless.傍晚的云气沉沉地压着，南方的天空一望无边。
多情自古伤离别Since old times, people with deep feelings have grieved at parting,自古以来，重感情的人最怕离别，
更那堪and how much harder to bear it更哪能忍受，
冷落清秋节in this cold and lonely autumn!在这冷清的秋天分手！
今宵酒醒何处Tonight, when I wake from the wine, where will I be?今天夜里酒醒以后，我会在哪里呢？
杨柳岸Perhaps on a bank of willows,大概是在长满杨柳的岸边，
晓风残月with only the dawn wind and a fading moon.只有清晨的冷风和快落下的月亮。
此去经年Once I go, it will be year after year,这一走就是一年又一年，
应是良辰好景虚设and the finest days and loveliest views will be there for nothing.再好的日子、再美的风景，也都白白摆着了。
便纵有千种风情Even if I have a thousand kinds of tender feeling,即使心里有千万种情意，
更与何人说who will there be to tell?又能对谁去说呢？

Words字词注释

寒蝉hán chán: hán chán: an autumn cicada. As the weather turns cold, its cry becomes low and sad.寒蝉：秋天的蝉。天冷了，蝉的叫声低而凄凉。
凄切qī qiè: qī qiè: sad and mournful.凄切：凄凉悲切。
长亭cháng tíng: cháng tíng: a roadside pavilion where travellers rested, and where people often said goodbye.长亭：古代路边供行人歇脚的亭子，人们常在这里送别。
骤雨初歇zhòu yǔ chū xiē: zhòu yǔ chū xiē: a sudden heavy rain has just stopped.骤雨初歇：一阵急雨刚刚停。
都门dū mén: dū mén: outside the gates of the capital, here Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song.都门：京城的城门外，这里指北宋都城汴京。
帐饮zhàng yǐn: zhàng yǐn: a farewell drink in a tent set up outside the city.帐饮：在城外搭起帐篷，摆酒送行。
无绪wú xù: wú xù: in no mood for it.无绪：没有心思，没有兴致。
兰舟lán zhōu: lán zhōu: a boat of magnolia wood, a pretty name for a boat.兰舟：木兰木做的船，是对船的美称。
催发cuī fā: cuī fā: urging them to set off.催发：催着要出发。
执手zhí shǒu: zhí shǒu: holding hands.执手：拉着手。
凝噎níng yē: níng yē: choked up, unable to speak.凝噎：喉咙像被堵住，说不出话来。
念niàn: niàn: to think of.念：想到。
去去qù qù: qù qù: going and going, farther and farther.去去：走了又走，越走越远。
烟波yān bō: yān bō: water covered in mist.烟波：雾气笼罩的水面。
暮霭mù ǎi: mù ǎi: evening haze.暮霭：傍晚的云气。
沉沉chén chén: chén chén: thick and heavy.沉沉：又厚又重的样子。
楚天chǔ tiān: chǔ tiān: the southern sky. The old state of Chu was in the south, where he was going.楚天：南方的天空。古代楚国在南方，他要去的地方就在那一带。
那堪nǎ kān: nǎ kān: how can one bear it.那堪：哪能忍受。
清秋节qīng qiū jié: qīng qiū jié: the cold, clear autumn season.清秋节：冷清的秋天。
今宵jīn xiāo: jīn xiāo: tonight.今宵：今天夜里。
晓风残月xiǎo fēng cán yuè: xiǎo fēng cán yuè: the cold dawn wind and the fading moon.晓风残月：清晨的冷风，快要落下的月亮。
经年jīng nián: jīng nián: year after year.经年：一年又一年。
虚设xū shè: xū shè: set out for nothing, of no use.虚设：白白摆在那里，没有用。
便纵有biàn zòng yǒu: biàn zòng yǒu: even if there are.便纵有：即使有。
风情fēng qíng: fēng qíng: tender feelings.风情：心里的情意。

How to read it读音

那nǎ: This word means how can one bear it. The character is used like the question word nǎ, and the textbook reads it nǎ.那堪，哪能忍受。“那”同“哪”，课本读 nǎ。
应yīng: It means it must be, so the character is read yīng.应是，应该是、料想是，“应”读 yīng。
都dū: It means the city gate of the capital, so the character is read dū.都门，京城的城门，“都”读 dū。
噎yē: This word means the throat is choked so one cannot speak. The character is read yē.凝噎，喉咙像被堵住，说不出话。“噎”读 yē。

Background创作背景

This lyric shows Liu Yong saying goodbye to the woman he loved as he left the capital, Bianjing. It is usually thought that, having failed in the exams and unable to stay on in the capital, he had to go south by boat to make a living elsewhere. Sources differ on the exact year. The roadside pavilion, the autumn cicadas and the boat are all things right in front of them at the parting, and he also pictures how lonely he will be afterwards.

这首词写的是柳永离开京城汴京时，和心爱的人分别的情景。一般认为，他因为考试不顺、在京城待不下去，只好坐船南下，到别的地方去谋生。写作的具体年份说法不一。词里有长亭、秋蝉、兰舟，全是送别时眼前的东西，也写了他想象中别后的孤单。

The poet作者

Liu Yong (about 984 to about 1053), first named Sanbian, was a Northern Song lyric poet. He failed the exams many times, drifted for years, and spent much time with singing girls. He was especially good at long, slow lyrics, which let him tell a scene in detail from start to finish. This lyric is his most famous work and one of the best-known Song lyrics about parting.

柳永（约984—约1053），原名三变，北宋词人。他多次考试落榜，长期漂泊，和歌女们来往很多。他特别会写长调慢词，就是篇幅长、节奏舒缓的词，能把一件事从头到尾细细地写出来。《雨霖铃》是他最有名的作品，也是宋词里写离别的名篇。

The mood意境

The first half shows the moment of parting. Cicadas cry, the rain has just stopped, and night is coming. They cannot drink the farewell wine, and the boatman keeps calling. They hold hands with tears in their eyes; there is so much to say that they cannot say anything. Then he looks ahead: a thousand miles of misty water, heavy evening haze, a road far and unclear. The second half is about after the parting. He thinks: tonight, when I wake from the wine, I will be on the boat, and on the bank there will be only willows, cold wind and a fading moon. The willow bank, the dawn wind and the waning moon are set side by side without the word sad, yet they are so lonely they make the heart tighten. The last two lines say that from now on no one will share the fine views, and there will be no one to hear his words. The whole lyric is like a slow-motion film that stretches out the pain of parting bit by bit.

上片写分别的那一刻。秋蝉在叫，雨刚停，天快黑了。送别的酒喝不下去，船夫又在催。两个人拉着手，眼里全是泪，想说的话太多，反而一句也说不出来。接着他望向前方：千里烟波，暮霭沉沉，路又远又茫然。下片写分别以后。他想：今晚酒醒，人已经在船上了，岸边只有杨柳、冷风和残月。“杨柳岸，晓风残月”三个景物摆在一起，没有一个“愁”字，却冷清得让人心里一紧。最后两句说，以后再好的风景也没人一起看，再多的话也没人可说。整首词像一部慢镜头的电影，一点一点把离别的痛拉长。