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逢侠者
钱起[1]
燕赵[2]悲歌士[3]，
相逢剧孟[4]家。
寸心[5]言不尽，
前路日将斜[6]。
注释：
[1] 《千家诗》注说：“燕赵古多慷慨悲歌之士，如荆轲聂政之流，至唐犹盛也。起路逢剑侠之士，因作诗以赠之。言子固燕赵之侠士也。与子幸逢于洛阳道中，又汉侠士剧孟之乡，于是两心相契而纵谈悲壮不平之事。无奈高谈未尽，而夕阳已斜，又将分手而别也。”这首诗赞美侠义之风。
[2] 燕赵：燕国和赵国，都是战国时的国家。古时候此地多有侠客，这一情况一直延续到唐代。
[3] 悲歌士：古代侠客的事迹大多带有慷慨悲壮的色彩，故称其为悲歌士。
[4] 剧孟：西汉时的著名侠客，洛阳人。
[5] 寸心：此处是倾心之意。
[6] 日将斜：太阳将要落山，天色将晚。
A Swordsman
Qian Qi
I’ve met a swordsman in his land,
Who would take justice in his hand.
To him I would lay bare heart mine,
But the sun is on the decline.
《逢侠者》是中唐诗人钱起创作的一首五言绝句，是一首因路遇侠者而写的赠别诗。此诗造句别致，寓意隐蔽。
The poem “A Swordsman” is a five-line poem written by Qian Qi, a poet of the Middle Tang Dynasty, as a farewell poem for a chivalrous man he met on the road. The poem is charming and has a concealed meaning.
