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zhè鹧gū鸪tiān天·huà化dù度sì寺zuò作

wú吴wén文yīng英Wu Wenying · Song宋

Partridge Sky: Written at Huadu Temple

chí池shàng上hóng红yī衣bàn伴yǐ倚lán阑

qī栖yā鸦cháng常dài带xī夕yáng阳huán还

yīn殷yún云dù度yǔ雨shū疏tóng桐luò落

míng明yuè月shēng生liáng凉bǎo宝shàn扇xián闲

xiāng乡mèng梦zhǎi窄

shuǐ水tiān天kuān宽

xiǎo小chuāng窗chóu愁dài黛dàn澹qiū秋shān山

wú吴hóng鸿hǎo好wèi为chuán传guī归xìn信

yáng杨liǔ柳chāng阊mén门wū屋shù数jiān间

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

池上红衣伴倚阑In the pond the red lotus keeps me company as I lean on the railing.池塘里红色的荷花，陪着我靠在栏杆边。
栖鸦常带夕阳还Crows going home to roost always seem to carry the setting sun back with them.回巢的乌鸦，总是驮着夕阳飞回来。
殷云度雨疏桐落Heavy clouds bring a passing shower, and leaves fall from the thinning wutong tree.浓云下过一阵雨，稀疏的梧桐叶纷纷飘落。
明月生凉宝扇闲The bright moon rises and brings a chill; the fine fan now lies unused.明月升起，带来凉意，精美的扇子也闲放不用了。
乡梦窄My dreams of home are short and narrow,回家的梦又短又窄，
水天宽but the water and sky before me are so wide.眼前的江水和天空却那么宽。
小窗愁黛澹秋山Beyond the small window the faint autumn hills look like her sad eyebrows.小窗外淡淡的秋山，像她含愁的眉毛。
吴鸿好为传归信Wild geese of Wu, please carry my letter home for me,吴地的大雁啊，请好好替我捎去要回家的信，
杨柳阊门屋数间to the few small rooms among the willows by Changmen Gate.送到阊门边，杨柳掩映的那几间小屋。

Words字词注释

红衣hóng yī: hóng yī: red clothes; here it means the red petals of lotus flowers.红衣：红色的衣裳，这里比喻红色的荷花花瓣。
倚阑yǐ lán: yǐ lán: leaning on the railing.倚阑：靠着栏杆。阑，同“栏”。
栖鸦qī yā: qī yā: crows going back to their nests to rest.栖鸦：回巢歇息的乌鸦。
殷云yīn yún: yīn yún: thick, heavy clouds.殷云：浓厚的云。
度雨dù yǔ: dù yǔ: a shower passing over.度雨：下过一阵雨。度，经过。
疏桐shū tóng: shū tóng: a wutong tree with thinning leaves.疏桐：叶子稀稀落落的梧桐树。
宝扇闲bǎo shàn xián: bǎo shàn xián: the fine fan lies idle, because the weather has turned cool.宝扇闲：精美的扇子闲放着不用了，因为天凉了。
乡梦窄xiāng mèng zhǎi: xiāng mèng zhǎi: dreams of home are narrow and short; they never last long.乡梦窄：回家的梦又短又小，做不长。
水天宽shuǐ tiān kuān: shuǐ tiān kuān: but the water and sky in front of him are wide, a sign of how far home is.水天宽：眼前的江水和天空却又宽又远，表示离家很远。
愁黛chóu dài: chóu dài: sad eyebrows. Dài was the dark paint women used on their brows, and so the brows themselves.愁黛：发愁时皱着的眉毛。黛，古代女子画眉用的青黑色颜料，也指眉毛。
澹秋山dàn qiū shān: dàn qiū shān: faint autumn hills. People of old often compared eyebrows to distant hills.澹秋山：淡淡的秋山。澹，同“淡”。古人常把眉毛比作远山。
吴鸿wú hóng: wú hóng: wild geese of Wu, the area around today's Suzhou. People of old said geese could carry letters.吴鸿：从吴地（今天苏州一带）飞来或飞去的大雁。古人说大雁能替人送信。
好为hǎo wèi: hǎo wèi: please, do it for me.好为：请好好地替我。
归信guī xìn: guī xìn: a letter saying he will come home.归信：说自己要回家的信。
阊门chāng mén: chāng mén: Changmen, the northwest gate of Suzhou; here it stands for the poet's home in Suzhou.阊门：苏州城西北的城门，这里代指词人在苏州的家。
屋数间wū shù jiān: wū shù jiān: a few rooms, a small house.屋数间：几间房子。

How to read it读音

殷yīn: Here it is read yīn, meaning thick, heavy clouds. When the character means dark red it is read yān, and one reading takes these as clouds reddened by sunset.殷云：浓重的云，这里读 yīn。殷字表示“深红色”时读 yān，一说这里指被晚霞染红的云。

Background创作背景

The title says it was written at Huadu Temple, where Wu Wenying was staying. One view places the temple in Hangzhou. Wu Wenying had lived in Suzhou for about ten years, and his home and the people he loved were there. When autumn came he was away from home. Looking at the lotus, the crows, the sunset and the autumn hills, he thought of his home by Changmen Gate and wrote this lyric of homesickness.

这首词题目叫“化度寺作”，是吴文英住在化度寺时写的。化度寺的位置，一说在杭州。吴文英在苏州住过十年左右，那里有他牵挂的家和亲人。秋天来了，他客居在外，看着荷花、乌鸦、夕阳和秋山，想起了阊门边的家，就写下这首思乡的词。

The poet作者

Wu Wenying (about 1200 – about 1260), also called Mengchuang, came from Siming, today's Ningbo in Zhejiang. He was a Southern Song lyric poet. He never held high office. For most of his life he worked as an aide to officials, writing letters and giving advice, and he moved around Suzhou and Hangzhou. His lyrics choose words with great care and pack in many images, like finely detailed paintings.

吴文英（约1200—约1260），号梦窗，四明（今浙江宁波）人，南宋词人。他一生没有做过大官，长期在别人手下做幕僚（帮忙出主意、写文书的人），常在苏州、杭州一带漂泊。他的词用字讲究，画面很密，像一幅幅精细的画。

The mood意境

The first half shows one day turning from dusk to night. Red lotus keeps the poet company at the railing. Crows fly home carrying the sunset. After a shower, leaves fall from the wutong tree. The moon rises, the air cools, and the fan is put away. Even the birds go home, but he cannot; that is the first layer of sadness. The second half tells his heart. Dreams are short and the road is long. Putting "narrow" next to "wide" makes us feel at once how far away home is. The faint hills outside the window look like the frowning brows of someone he loves. In the end he can only ask the wild geese to carry a letter, to a few small rooms by Changmen Gate. The detail is plain and warm, and it makes the longing feel real.

上片写一天从黄昏到夜晚的景色：池里的红荷陪人倚栏，乌鸦带着夕阳回巢，一阵雨后梧桐落叶，月亮升起，天凉了，扇子也用不着了。鸟都回家了，人却回不去，这是第一层愁。下片说出心事：梦很短，路很远，“窄”和“宽”放在一起，一下子就让人感到家有多远。窗外淡淡的秋山，又像亲人皱着的眉。最后只好托大雁送信，信要送到阊门边那几间小屋，写得具体又温暖，思念也更真切。