王维《陇头吟》

陇头吟

长安少年游侠客,

夜上戍楼看太白。

陇头明月迥临关,

陇上行人[1]夜吹笛。

关西老将不胜愁,

驻马听之双泪流。

身经大小百余战,

麾下偏裨[2]万户侯。

苏武才为典属国,

节旄[3]落尽海西头。

这是王维用乐府旧题写的一首著名边塞诗,题目一作“边情”。“陇头吟”即“陇头”,汉代乐府曲辞名,属横吹曲辞,李延年造。陇头,指陇山一带,大致在今陕西陇县到甘肃平凉一带。本诗写到“长安少年”“陇上行人”“关西老将”这三个人物,其中关西老将又引苏武与之类比,表面似乎是安慰关西老将,实际上恰恰说明了关西老将的遭遇不是偶然的。功大赏小,功小赏大,朝廷不公,古来如此,从而深化了诗的主题。而今日的长安少年,安知不是明日的陇上行人,后日的关西老将?而今日的关西老将,又安知不是昨日的陇上行人,前日的长安少年?诗的主旨是发人深省的。

注释:

[1]行人:出征的人。

[2]偏裨(pí):偏将,裨将。将佐的通称。

[3]节旄(máo):旌节上所缀的牦牛尾饰物。

A Frontier Song

A hero of the capital comes from afar,

He mounts the tower to watch the evening star.

The moon shines bright on city walls of the frontier;

The wayfarer at night plays his flute sad and drear.

A sorrow-laden general stops his steed and hears,

But how could he stop his two flowing streams of tears!

He’s hardened by hundreds of battles far and nigh;

Officers under him are promoted to posts high.

He’s still in charge of the border’s petty affairs,

Like an old shepherd by the seaside no one cares.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

蓉子《生命》

《陈风·衡门》

《陈风·东门之杨》