[唐]李商隐《北青萝》英译

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<p class="ql-block">  At the North of the Green Mount</p><p class="ql-block"> Tr. LI Jihong</p><p class="ql-block">The sun has sunken the western moun-</p><p class="ql-block"> tain below;</p><p class="ql-block">To visit a lone monk in straw hut now I</p><p class="ql-block"> go.</p><p class="ql-block">Tree leaves full of ground, but my host </p><p class="ql-block"> does not up show;</p><p class="ql-block">The footpaths circle up with clouds above</p><p class="ql-block"> cold so.</p><p class="ql-block">Alone, the monk is sounding his inverted</p><p class="ql-block"> bell;</p><p class="ql-block">He's at last found leaning on a cane in his</p><p class="ql-block"> cell.</p><p class="ql-block">If human world is contained in a grain of</p><p class="ql-block"> dust,</p><p class="ql-block">Then why have a heart full of love and </p><p class="ql-block"> hate I must?</p> <p class="ql-block">诗人简介</p><p class="ql-block"> 李商隐(约813-约858),唐代诗人。字义山,号玉溪生、樊南生,怀州河内(今河南沁阳)人。开成二年(837)进士及第,曾任县尉、秘书郎和东川节度使判官等职。处于牛李党争的夹缝之中,被人排挤,潦倒终生。诗歌成就极高,所作“咏史”诗多托古以讽,“无题”诗很有名。擅长律、绝,富于文采,具有独特风格,然有用典过多,意旨隐晦之病。有《李义山诗集》传世。</p> <p class="ql-block">诗作简评</p><p class="ql-block"> 《北青萝》是唐代诗人李商隐所写的一首五言律诗。此诗首联写诗人寻访僧人之事;颔联写诗人寻访所经路途和所见景物;颈联写诗人黄昏时见到僧人,并以精炼的笔墨描绘了僧人的简静生活;尾联写诗人获得了思想的启迪。</p><p class="ql-block"> 此诗所表达的是一种不畏辛劳艰险,一心探寻禅理的精神,和以淡泊之怀面对仕途荣辱的愿望。既赞美了僧人清幽恬静的生活,又表现出诗人对禅理的深刻领悟。全诗语言凝练,富于蕴藏,层次清晰分明。</p> <p class="ql-block"> 2024年11月3日制作发布于长沙</p>