孟浩然名篇十四首英译传世典藏辑

盛唐诗歌星河璀璨，山水田园一脉独以清淡风骨立千古，孟浩然便是开宗立派的宗师。其一生布衣，不恋朝堂，以鹿门山水、江汉行旅、田家闲居入笔，与王维并称 “王孟”，奠定盛唐山水田园诗派核心审美范式。在中华文化全球传播的当下，孟浩然诗歌英译绝非简单文字转换，而是东方写意美学、隐逸哲思、农耕人文精神的跨洋转译。

孟浩然（689-740年），字浩然，号孟山人，襄州襄阳（今湖北襄阳）人，世称“孟襄阳”。出身书香门第，早年立志入仕，游历长安，于开元九年（721年）应进士举不第，后以诗名震动公卿，曾于太学赋诗令众人搁笔叹服。其间与王维、李白等诗人交往甚密。因仕途不顺，孟浩然逐渐转向隐居，曾隐居鹿门山，寄情山水。开元二十五年（737年），受宰相张九龄招致幕府，任荆州从事，但不久仍归隐故里。晚年与王昌龄交游，开元二十八年（740年）因食鲜物引发背疽旧疾去世，终年52岁。

本次甄选孟氏十四首传世代表作，独创押韵英译，恪守 “信、达、雅” 三重标准：忠实还原原诗意象、情志与叙事脉络，行文贴合英文诗歌韵律逻辑，规避中式英语生硬表达；通篇采用英语传统双行韵、隔行韵适配五言古诗节奏，用词典雅克制，复刻原作清水芙蓉般的冲淡气韵，译文独立成篇、隽永可读，可传世典藏。

一、《春晓》

春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟。

夜来风雨声，花落知多少。

Spring Dawn

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

I slumbered on, unaware of spring dawn’s soft break,

Bird songs resound from every leafy brake.

Last night there came the wind‑and‑rain’s sharp sigh,

How many blooms have fallen, tell me, nigh?

二、《临洞庭湖赠张丞相》

八月湖水平，涵虚混太清。

气蒸云梦泽，波撼岳阳城。

欲济无舟楫，端居耻圣明。

坐观垂钓者，徒有羡鱼情。

勘校：徒有，一作空有。

To Premier Zhang, Viewing Dongting Lake

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

Mid‑autumn lake is level with the sky,

Its water blends with heaven's blue onhigh.

The steaming mist o'er marshlands spreadsits veil,

The roaring waves make Yueyang's cityquail.

I long to cross, but find no boat to ride;

Idle in peace, I shun this golden tide.

I watch the anglers casting hooks with glee—

My envious wish is but a fantasy.

Note: The allusion “standing by the abyss,envying the fish” originates from Huainanzi and The History of the Han Dynasty.Here Meng Haoran expresses his eagerness for official service, yet lacking themeans to realize his ambition.

三、《过故人庄》

故人具鸡黍，邀我至田家。

绿树村边合，青山郭外斜。

开轩面场圃，把酒话桑麻。

待到重阳日，还来就菊花。

A Visit to an Old Friend’s Farmstead

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

My friend has set out chicken and rice,

He asks me to his cottage nice.

Green trees enclose the village nook,

Blue hills lean by the outer brook.

We open casements to the ground,

Over wine we talk of crops around.

When the Double Ninth shall come anew,

I'll return to see the chrysanthemum hue.

Note: The Double Ninth Festival falls onthe ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It is a tradition to admirechrysanthemums and drink chrysanthemum wine on this day.

四、《宿桐庐江寄广陵旧游》

山暝听猿愁，沧江急夜流。

风鸣两岸叶，月照一孤舟。

建德非吾土，维扬忆旧游。

还将两行泪，遥寄海西头。

勘校：听猿，一作闻猿。

Lodging by Tonglu River, To Old Friendsin Guangling

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

The hills darken, apes cry sad,

The river flows by night so mad.

Wind soughs the leaves on banks around,

Moon shines on a lone boat unbound.

Jiande is not my homeland dear,

I long for friends in Yangzhou near.

Let my tears in two streams roll,

To the western sea reach my soul.

五、《宿业师山房待丁大不至》

夕阳度西岭，群壑倏已暝。

松月生夜凉，风泉满清听。

樵人归欲尽，烟鸟栖初定。

之子期宿来，孤琴候萝径。

Waiting for Master Ding at Monk Ye’sMountain Hut

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

The sun sinks down the western height,

All valleys are veiled in fading night.

The pine-moon lends a chilly air,

The fountains murmur, fresh and fair.

The woodmen all have gone to rest,

The birds are quiet in their nest.

My friend was to lodge with me, I know—

I wait with my lute where vines o'erflow.

Note: The poem depicts tranquil mountaintwilight. The poet waits alone for his friend along the vine-covered path, lutein hand, blending quiet scenery with mild longing.

六、《与诸子登岘山》

人事有代谢，往来成古今。

江山留胜迹，我辈复登临。

水落鱼梁浅，天寒梦泽深。

羊公碑尚在，读罢泪沾襟。

勘校：沾襟，一作沾巾。

Climbing Xian Hill With My Companions

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

Human life knows its rise and wane,

The past and present form the chain.

The hills and streams keep ancient traces,

We climb again to these old places.

The water falls, the shoal shows low,

The cold sky hangs o'er marsh below.

The stele of General Yang still standstall,

I read its words, and my tears fall.

Note: General Yang refers to Yang Hu, adistinguished general of the Western Jin Dynasty. The stele was erected inmemory of his virtues. Standing on Xian Hill and seeing the monument, the poetsighs over the vicissitudes of time and bursts into tears.

七、《留别王维》

寂寂竟何待，朝朝空自归。

欲寻芳草去，惜与故人违。

当路谁相假，知音世所稀。

只应守寂寞，还掩故园扉。

Farewell To Wang Wei

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

Lonely, what am I waiting for?

Each dawn I come back to my door.

I long to seek sweet herbs away,

Yet hate to part from you, I say.

Who in power would lend a hand?

Few bosom friends in all the land.

I'll keep my hermit's quiet cheer,

And shut the gate of my old year.

八、《清明日宴梅道士房》

林卧愁春尽，开轩览物华。

忽逢青鸟使，邀入赤松家。

丹灶初开火，仙桃正发花。

童颜若可驻，何惜醉流霞！

Feast at Taoist Mei’s Dwelling on PureBrightness Day

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

Lying in woods, I fear spring's end,

I open windows to extend.

A bluebird messenger appears,

To invite me to the sage's spheres.

The alchemy stove begins to glow,

The peach of immortality does blow.

If youth could be kept forever new,

I'd drink the rosy cloud's dew for you.

九、《秋登万山寄张五》

北山白云里，隐者自怡悦。

相望试登高，心随雁飞灭。

愁因薄暮起，兴是清秋发。

时见归村人，沙行渡头歇。

天边树若荠，江畔洲如月。

何当载酒来，共醉重阳节。

Autumn Ascent of Ten Thousand Mountainsand Letter to Zhang the Fifth

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

North hill is wrapped in white cloudsbright,

The hermit dwells in pure delight.

I climb to gaze toward your abode,

My heart follows the geese that road.

Grief rises when the dusk descends,

Autumn brings joy that never ends.

I see villagers come home slow,

Rest on the sand where ferrymen go.

Trees on the edge like shepherd's purse,

River isle like the moon's converse.

When will you bring wine, friend of mine?

We'll drink on the Ninth Day divine.

Note: The Double Ninth Festival falls onthe ninth day of the ninth lunar month. It is customary to admire autumnscenery and feast with friends on this day. Zhang the Fifth refers to ZhangRong, a close friend of Meng Haoran.

十、《夏日南亭怀辛大》

山光忽西落，池月渐东上。

散发乘夕凉，开轩卧闲敞。

荷风送香气，竹露滴清响。

欲取鸣琴弹，恨无知音赏。

感此怀故人，中宵劳梦想。

Yearning for Xin the Elder at SouthPavilion in Summer

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

The sun's light suddenly dips west,

The moon climbs east from pool's softbreast.

With hair loose, I enjoy night's cool,

Open windows, lie on my stool.

Lotus breeze wafts fragrance sweet,

Bamboo dew drips with tinkling beat.

I'd take my lute and play a tune,

But no connoisseur to commune.

This makes me miss my old friend dear,

I dream of him till midnight near.

Note: Xin the Elder refers to Xin Dajian,Meng Haoran’s dear friend. The poem depicts tranquil summer evening scenery,evolving from serene views to the sorrow of lacking a bosom friend and longingfor an old acquaintance.

十一、《宿建德江》

移舟泊烟渚，日暮客愁新。

野旷天低树，江清月近人。

Mooring by Jiande River

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

I moor my boat by the isle in haze,

Dusk brings fresh sorrow to my gaze.

The vast plain, sky low over trees,

The river clear, the moon near me withease.

十二、《夜归鹿门山歌》

山寺钟鸣昼已昏，渔梁渡头争渡喧。

人随沙岸向江村，余亦乘舟归鹿门。

鹿门月照开烟树，忽到庞公栖隐处。

岩扉松径长寂寥，惟有幽人夜来去。

Song of Returning to Lumen Hill at Night

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

Temple bells toll as day grows dim,

Ferry crowds clamor at the brim.

Folks tread the sand to riverside home,

I take my boat to Lumen's dome.

Moonlight parts the misty trees,

I reach the hermit's old retreat with ease.

Rock gates and pine paths lonely lie,

Only the recluse walks by and by.

十三、《早寒有怀》

木落雁南度，北风江上寒。

我家襄水曲，遥隔楚云端。

乡泪客中尽，孤帆天际看。

迷津欲有问，平海夕漫漫。

勘校：南度一作南渡。

Thoughts Stirred by Early Cold

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

Leaves fall, wild geese fly southwardbound,

North wind chills the river around.

My home is by the Xiang's bend,

Far beyond Chu clouds, I can't comprehend.

My homesick tears have all been spent,

A lone sail on the horizon bent.

I ask the way but lose the track,

The evening sea stretches far and black.

Note: This poem conveys the poet’swandering melancholy and longing for hometown. The Xiang here refers toXiangshui waters near Xiangyang, not the Xiang River in Hunan.

十四、《秦中感秋寄远上人》

一丘常欲卧，三径苦无资。

北土非吾愿，东林怀我师。

黄金燃桂尽，壮志逐年衰。

日夕凉风至，闻蝉但益悲。

勘校：然 / 燃古今异体字，古籍「然」通「燃」，字义相同。中华书局《全唐诗》定本为燃。

Autumn Moods in Qin, Sent to a DistantMonk Friend

By Meng Haoran (Tang Dynasty)

Translated by Wang Yongli

I long to dwell on a green hill,

But lack the means to live there still.

The northern land is not my choice,

I miss my monk by eastern voice.

My gold is spent like fuel dear,

My lofty dreams fade year by year.

At dusk the cool wind starts to blow,

Cicadas' cry augments my woe.

Note:

1.hermit ground (Three Paths)：The allusion of Three Paths originates from Eastern Han records,referring to the secluded residence of a hermit.

2."Gold like cinnamonconsumed" alludes to the idiom "burn cinnamon for fuel," meaningliving costs are exorbitantly high.

本译本贴合孟浩然 “冲淡清旷、白描写意” 的诗风，译文摒弃华丽繁复修辞，用词清淡克制；写景句多用通感、意象叠加还原中式留白美学，抒情句浅白藏深愁，复刻孟诗淡语深情的独特韵味。

因水平有限，译作存在不足，敬请专家、学者、读者批评指正。译者愿意尽绵薄之力，为中华文化出海减少“文化折扣”贡献绵力。（译者：王永利）