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安定[1]城楼
迢递[2]高城百尺楼，
绿杨枝外尽汀洲。
贾生[3]年少虚垂泪，
王粲[4]春来更远游。
永忆江湖归白发，
欲回天地入扁舟。
不知腐鼠成滋味，
猜意鸳雏[5]竟未休。
春风吹柳的季节，诗人登上泾源古城头——安定城楼，纵目远眺，看到朝政的混乱，腐败势力的横行，有理想和才干的人无从施展自己的抱负，心中不禁生起了哀国忧时和自伤身世的无穷感触。此诗意境深远，充分表达了诗人的博大胸怀，备受后人推崇。尤其“永忆江湖归白发，欲回天地入扁舟”一句，使后人颇为赞赏，常诵常新，回味无穷。
注释：
[1]安定：郡名，即泾州，今甘肃省平凉市泾川县北，唐代泾原节度使的治所。
[2]迢递：此形容楼高而且连续绵延。
[3]贾生：贾谊（前200年—前168年），西汉初年著名政论家、文学家，世称贾生。
[4]王粲：东汉末年人，建安七子之一。年轻时曾流寓荆州，依附刘表，但并不得志。
[5]鸳雏：古代传说中一种像凤凰的鸟。
On the Tower of the City Wall
From hundred-foot-high city wall I look afar;
Beyond green willow branches sandy islets are.
I remember a student while young shed vain tears,
And a famed scholar roamed in the spring of his years.
I can’t forget white-haired General on the lake floating
After changing the face of the world he went boating.
An owl might feed on dead rats with good appetite,
But a phoenix would perch on trees of lofty height.
Note:The poet compares himself with two unsuccessful scholars,regrets his failure to realize his ideal like the general and shows his disdain for those who seek fortune and fame.
