Listen to this article朱孝臧（1857~1931）晚清四大词家之一。一名祖谋，字古微、藿生，号沤尹、彊村，浙江归安（今吴兴县）人。光绪八年举人，次年进士，历官编修、侍讲学士、礼部侍郎。光绪三十年出为广东学政，因与总督龃龉，引疾辞官。民国二十年卒于上海。朱孝臧始以能诗名，为京官时，与王鹏运交，弃诗而专攻词。词作“融诸家之长，声情益臻朴茂，清刚隽上，并世词家推领袖焉。诗能入品。”著有词集《彊村语业》二卷，身后其门人龙榆生为补刻一卷，收入《彊村遗书》。
朱孝臧·《浣溪沙》
独鸟冲波去意闲，
坏霞如赭水如笺。
为谁无尽写江天。
并舫风弦弹月上，
当窗山髻挽云还。
独经行处未荒寒。
Tune: Huang His sha
Chu Hsiao-Tsang
A solitary bird crashing into the waves wings off in joy;
Sundered sunset clouds are like dabs of carmine, the water’s like a blank page.
But to whom shall I write endlessly of river and sky?
Over our twin pleasure boats, a moon rises at the plucking of the string;
Facing the window, coiffure hills entice the lingering clouds to stay.
The places where I’ve traveled alone aren’t altogether desolate.
