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无题·相见时难别亦难

李商隐 〔唐代〕

相见时难别亦难,东风无力百花残。
春蚕到死丝方尽,蜡炬成灰泪始干。
晓镜但愁云鬓改,夜吟应觉月光寒。
蓬山此去无多路,青鸟殷勤为探看。(蓬山 一作:蓬莱)

译文及注释

译文
相见很难,离别更难,何况在这东风无力、百花凋谢的暮春时节。
春蚕结茧到死时丝才吐完,蜡烛要烧成灰烬时像泪一样的蜡油才能滴干。
早晨梳妆照镜,只担忧如云的鬓发改变颜色,容颜不在。长夜独自吟诗不寐,必然感到冷月侵人。
蓬莱山离这儿不算太远,却无路可通,烦请青鸟一样的使者,殷勤地为我去探看。

注释
无题:唐代以来,有的诗人不愿意标出能够表示主题的题目时,常用“ 无题”作诗的标题。
东风无力百花残:这里指百花凋谢的暮春时节。东风,春风。残,凋零。
丝方尽:丝,与“思”谐音,以“丝”喻“思”,含相思之意。
蜡炬:蜡烛。
泪始干:泪,指燃烧时的蜡烛油,这里取双关义,指相思的眼泪。
晓镜:早晨梳妆照镜子。镜,用作动词,照镜子的意思。
云鬓:女子多而美的头发,这里比喻青春年华。
应觉:设想之词。
月光寒:指夜渐深。
蓬山:蓬莱山,传说中海上仙山,指仙境,这里借指所思女子的住处。
青鸟:神话中为西王母传递音讯的信使。
殷勤:情谊恳切深厚。
探看(kān):探望。▲

translation

It’s hard to meet and even harder to leave, not to mention in the late spring when the east wind is weak and flowers are withering.
Spring silkworms spin out their cocoons until they die, and wax oil like tears drips when candles burn to ashes.
In the morning, I only worry about the change of the color of the cloud like hair on the temples and the absence of my face. If you can’t sleep alone at night, you must feel the cold moon invading you.
Penglai Mountain is not far from here, but there is no way to go. Please ask envoys like bluebirds to visit for me.

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