ORCHID AND ORANGE I
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ORCHID AND ORANGE I
---Zhang Jiuling
Tender orchid-leaves in spring
And cinnamon- blossoms bright in autumn
Are as self- contained as life is,
Which conforms them to the seasons.
Yet why will you think that a forest-hermit,
Allured by sweet winds and contented with beauty,
Would no more ask to-be transplanted
THan Would any other natural flower?
五言古诗 感遇其二
---张九龄
兰叶春葳蕤,桂华秋皎洁;
欣欣此生意, 自尔为佳节。
谁知林栖者? 闻风坐相悦,
草木有本心, 何求美人折?
【注解】:
1、岂伊:岂唯。
2、岁寒:孔子有“岁寒而后知松柏之后凋也”语。后人常作砥砺节操的比喻。
3、荐:进献。
【韵译】:
江南丹桔叶茂枝繁,经冬不凋四季常青。
岂止南国地气和暖,而是具有松柏品性。
荐之嘉宾必受称赞,山重水阻如何进献?
命运遭遇往往不一,因果循环奥秘难寻。
只说桃李有果有林,难道丹桔就不成阴?
【评析】:
读此诗,自然想到屈原之《桔颂》。诗人谪居江陵,正是桔之产区。于是借彼丹桔,喻己贞操。
诗开头二句,托物喻志之意,尤其明显。以一个“犹”字,充满了赞颂之意。三、四句用反诘,说明桔之高贵是其本质使然,并非地利之故。五、六句写如此嘉树佳果,本应荐之嘉宾,然而却重山阻隔,无法为之七、八句叹惜丹桔之命运和遭遇。最后为桃李之被宠誉,丹桔之被冷遇打抱不平。
全诗表达诗人对朝政昏暗和身世坎坷的愤懑。诗平淡自然,愤怒哀伤不露痕迹,语言温雅醇厚。桃李媚时,丹桔傲冬,邪正自有分别。
Learn Chinese - Chinese Literature
Five-character-ancient-verse
ORCHID AND ORANGE I
---Zhang Jiuling
Tender orchid-leaves in spring
And cinnamon- blossoms bright in autumn
Are as self- contained as life is,
Which conforms them to the seasons.
Yet why will you think that a forest-hermit,
Allured by sweet winds and contented with beauty,
Would no more ask to-be transplanted
THan Would any other natural flower?
五言古诗 感遇其二
---张九龄
兰叶春葳蕤,桂华秋皎洁;
欣欣此生意, 自尔为佳节。
谁知林栖者? 闻风坐相悦,
草木有本心, 何求美人折?
【注解】:
1、岂伊:岂唯。
2、岁寒:孔子有“岁寒而后知松柏之后凋也”语。后人常作砥砺节操的比喻。
3、荐:进献。
【韵译】:
江南丹桔叶茂枝繁,经冬不凋四季常青。
岂止南国地气和暖,而是具有松柏品性。
荐之嘉宾必受称赞,山重水阻如何进献?
命运遭遇往往不一,因果循环奥秘难寻。
只说桃李有果有林,难道丹桔就不成阴?
【评析】:
读此诗,自然想到屈原之《桔颂》。诗人谪居江陵,正是桔之产区。于是借彼丹桔,喻己贞操。
诗开头二句,托物喻志之意,尤其明显。以一个“犹”字,充满了赞颂之意。三、四句用反诘,说明桔之高贵是其本质使然,并非地利之故。五、六句写如此嘉树佳果,本应荐之嘉宾,然而却重山阻隔,无法为之七、八句叹惜丹桔之命运和遭遇。最后为桃李之被宠誉,丹桔之被冷遇打抱不平。
全诗表达诗人对朝政昏暗和身世坎坷的愤懑。诗平淡自然,愤怒哀伤不露痕迹,语言温雅醇厚。桃李媚时,丹桔傲冬,邪正自有分别。