李益《江南曲》

江南曲

李益

嫁得瞿塘贾，

朝朝误妾期。

早知潮有信，

嫁与弄潮儿。

A Southern Song

Li Yi

Since I became a merchant’s wife,

I’ve in his absence passed my life.

A sailor comes home with the tide,

I should have been a sailor’s bride.

This song reveals the regret of a merchant’s wife whose husband has not kept his promise to come home in due time as a sailor who would come back with the tide.


《江南曲》是唐代李益写的一首乐府诗。此诗以白描手法叙述了丈夫常年在外经商的妇人的闺怨之情。前两句用平淡、朴实的语言叙述了一件可悲、可叹的事实，后两句突然从平地翻起波澜，以空际运转之笔，曲折而传神地表达了这位少妇的怨情。全诗从一个不同寻常的角度展示了闺中少妇由盼生怨、由怨而悔的内心活动，深刻地展示了这她的苦闷和怨恨心情。