李贺的情感咏物诗,在中国诗歌史上占据着不可替代的独特地位。他以病弱之躯丈量天地,以幽冥之眼观照人间,在生与死的边界线上,开辟出一条前所未有的诗学路径。他不写寻常的山水闲情,不咏平庸的花鸟风月,而是将目光投向那些被遗忘的角落:秋坟鬼火、冷翠烛影、枯兰泣露、寒兔啼霜——这些冷僻幽暗的意象,在他笔下化作对生命本质最深沉的追问。
尤为可贵的是,李贺在诗中展开了关于生与死的哲学终极思考。在《苦昼短》中,他直面“飞光飞光,劝尔一杯酒”的时间流逝,发出“吾将斩龙足,嚼龙肉”的狂放宣言,试图以诗的力量对抗死亡的必然;在《秋来》中,“思牵今夜肠应直,雨冷香魂吊书客”,他让香魂与书客在冷雨中相遇,生者与死者之间再无界限;在《苏小小墓》中,“无物结同心,烟花不堪剪”,他用幽兰与露泪勾勒出一个永恒的亡灵世界,让千年前的爱情在幽冥中继续燃烧。这种对生死的深刻洞察,使李贺的诗超越了单纯的抒情,成为一种关于存在的哲学沉思,折射出这位“唐诸王孙”在生命困境中对不朽价值的执着追寻。
本辑精选李贺仙游、古墓、秋寒、乐赋、山水寄愁类诗作17首,集中展现这位天才诗人冷艳诡谲、哀艳奇绝的艺术境界。
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1. 李凭箜篌引
(唐・李贺)
吴丝蜀桐张高秋,空山凝云颓不流。
江娥啼竹素女愁,李凭中国弹箜篌。
昆山玉碎凤凰叫,芙蓉泣露香兰笑。
十二门前融冷光,二十三丝动紫皇。
女娲炼石补天处,石破天惊逗秋雨。
梦入神山教神妪,老鱼跳波瘦蛟舞。
吴质不眠倚桂树,露脚斜飞湿寒兔。
勘校
①空山:一作空白;②江娥:一作湘娥;③神山:一作坤山。
Li Ping’s Konghou Ballad
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Wu silk and Shu paulownia strung inautumn glow,
Mountains hush, drifting clouds hangstill, not flow.
River nymphs weep bamboo, maidenssteep in pain,
Li Ping plucks konghou within theroyal domain.
Jade shatters, phoenix cries ringclear and keen,
Lotus sheds tears, fragrant orchidssmile serene.
Twelve city gates melt in cold silveryhaze,
Twenty-three strings stir the divine'sown gaze.
Where Nuwa mended heaven’s crackedexpanse,
Heaven splits, startling autumn rain’sadvance.
In dreams on fairy hills he teachessprites old,
Old fish leap, thin dragons dancethrough cold.
Wu Gang leans moon cassia, sleeplessall night long,
Slanting dew wets the cold jade hare’ssoft throng.
2. 梦天
(唐・李贺)
老兔寒蟾泣天色,云楼半开壁斜白。
玉轮轧露湿团光,鸾珮相逢桂香陌。
黄尘清水三山下,更变千年如走马。
遥望齐州九点烟,一泓海水杯中泻。
Dream Heaven
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Old jade hare, cold toad weep themisty sky,
Cloud towers half ajar, pale slantsdraw nigh.
Jade moon wheel crushes dew, glowinground and fair,
Phoenix pendants meet where cassiaperfumes air.
Beneath Three Mountains, dust and bluewaves shift,
A thousand years race fast as horsesadrift.
Gaze far below—nine wisps of smoke insight,
A cup of ocean spills in one swiftflight.
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3. 《苦昼短》
(唐・李贺)
飞光飞光,劝尔一杯酒。
吾不识青天高,黄地厚。
唯见月寒日暖,来煎人寿。
食熊则肥,食蛙则瘦。
神君何在?太一安有?
天东有若木,下置衔烛龙。
吾将斩龙足,嚼龙肉,
使之朝不得回,夜不得伏。
自然老者不死,少者不哭。
何为服黄金、吞白玉?
谁似任公子,云中骑碧驴?
刘彻茂陵多滞骨,嬴政梓棺费鲍鱼。
Ode to Fleeting Days
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Swiftlight, swift light—come drink a cup with me,
Iknow not heaven’s height nor earth’s vast spree.
Ionly see cold moon and warm sun turn,
Tostew our mortal years till life doth burn.
Bearflesh makes men plump, frog flesh makes them lean;
Wheredwell the gods? Where Taiyi’s unseen?
Eastof heaven grows the Ruo sacred tree,
Beneathit Candle Dragon guards the sea.
I’dhack his claws, devour his scaly frame,
Thatdawn may never come, nor dusk lay claim.
Thenelders live, and youths shed no sad tear—
Whyswallow jade and gold to cheat your year?
Whorides green ass through clouds like Master Ren?
EmperorWu’s bones rot in Maoling glen;
Wu'sbones rot in Maoling's grassy fen,
Qin'scoffin stank with fish to his chagrin.
4.将进酒
(唐・李贺)
琉璃钟,琥珀浓,小槽酒滴真珠红。
烹龙炮凤玉脂泣,罗屏绣幕围香风。
吹龙笛,击鼍鼓;皓齿歌,细腰舞。
况是青春日将暮,桃花乱落如红雨。
劝君终日酩酊醉,酒不到刘伶坟上土。
Bring on the Wine
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Glazed goblets hold thick amber wine’sdeep glow,
Small trough drips crimson pearls,rich and slow.
Dragon and phoenix roasted, jade fatmelts and sighs,
Embroidered screens wall soft scentedwinds that rise.
Blow dragon flutes, beat alligatorhide drums loud,
White teeth sing sweet, slim waistsdance light and proud.
Youth’s prime fades fast, the sun dipslow each day,
Peach blossoms fall in crimson rainastray.
Drunk all day long, let mellow wineabide,
Wine ne’er reaches Liu Ling’s grave,where dust doth bide.
5. 苏小小墓
(唐・李贺)
幽兰露,如啼眼。
无物结同心,烟花不堪剪。
草如茵,松如盖。
风为裳,水为佩。
油壁车,夕相待。
冷翠烛,劳光彩。
西陵下,风吹雨。
Tomb of Su Xiaoxiao
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Orchid dew glistens, like tear dropsin her eyes,
No thread to weave love knots, mistblooms unties.
Grass is her mat, pine boughs hercanopy spread,
Wind her silk gown, clear streams hergirdle thread.
Oil-painted carriage waits at dusk forher,
Pale green ghost candles waste theirfaint fire.
West Mound below, wind whips cold rainall year.
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6. 秋来
(唐・李贺)
桐风惊心壮士苦,衰灯络纬啼寒素。
谁看青简一编书,不遣花虫粉空蠹。
思牵今夜肠应直,雨冷香魂吊书客。
秋坟鬼唱鲍家诗,恨血千年土中碧。
Autumn Sorrow
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Paulownia wind strikes bold men’saching breast,
Dim lamp, katydids cry through coldthin silk’s unrest.
Who'll guard this blue-bound scroll myhand has penned,
Lest moths and worms devour it to theend?
Thoughts stretch tonight, my bowelstaut and straight,
Cold rain stirs fragrant ghosts tomourn my fate.
Ghosts chant Bao Zhao’s poems beneathautumn mounds,
Hate blood seeps green through earthfor thousand rounds.
7. 天上谣
(唐・李贺)
天河夜转漂回星,银浦流云学水声。
玉宫桂树花未落,仙妾采香垂珮缨。
秦妃卷帘北窗晓,窗前植桐青凤小。
王子吹笙鹅管长,呼龙耕烟种瑶草。
粉霞红绶藕丝裙,青洲步拾兰苕春。
东指羲和能走马,海尘新生石山下。
Ballad of the Heavenly Spheres
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Milky Way drifts, stars swirl throughmidnight air,
Silver stream clouds mimic water’ssoft care.
Cassia blooms stay full in jade palacehalls,
Fairy maidens pluck incense, pendantstrail soft shawls.
Qin princess rolls north window atdawn’s glow,
Green phoenix saplings grow beneaththe bough.
Prince blows long goose-tube shengtunes clear and mild,
Calls dragons plow mist, grow jadeherb wild.
Pink mist scarlet ribbons, lotus silkskirt flows,
She treads Green Isle, plucks orchidsprigs as spring blows.
Point east: Xi He drives sun steedfast and free,
New sea dust piles beneath stone hillsto see.
8. 巫山高
(唐・李贺)
碧丛丛,高插天,大江翻澜神曳烟。
楚魂寻梦风飔然,晓风飞雨生苔钱。
瑶姬一去一千年,丁香筇竹啼老猿。
古祠近月蟾桂寒,椒花坠红湿云间。
Wu Mountain Heights
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Green peaks pile thick, pierce theblue sky high,
Great river surges, goddess drags mistdrifting by.
Chu soul seeks dreams, soft windbreathes mild and thin,
Dawn wind stirs rain, moss coinsspread stone’s skin.
Yao Ji left here a thousand years ago,
Clove and bamboo boughs bear old apes’woe.
Old shrine leans near moon, cassiamoon’s cold breath,
Pepper blooms shed red, drench mistbeneath.
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9. 南山田中行
(唐・李贺)
秋野明,秋风白,塘水漻漻虫啧啧。
云根台藓山上石,冷红泣露娇啼色。
荒畦九月稻叉牙,蛰萤低飞陇径斜。
石脉水流泉滴沙,鬼灯如漆点松花。
Wanderings on Southern Hills’ Farmland
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Autumn fields glow, wind bleaches air,
Pond ripples hum with cricket’s care.
Cloud-rooted stones with moss are frail,
Cold red blooms weep dew in a wail.
Wild rows bear split rice grain in fall,
Dim fireflies drift along the slanting slope.
Stone veins drip water on sand's loam,
Ghost-lamps like ink dot pine blooms' gloam.
10. 昌谷北园新笋四首(选其一)
(唐・李贺)
箨落长竿削玉开,君看母笋是龙材。
更容一夜抽千尺,别却池园数寸泥。
New Bamboos in Northern Garden of Changgu (I)
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Husk shed, tall stalks like jade unfold,
Old shoots bear dragon souls untold.
Let one night's growth a thousand feet ascend,
Leaving the garden's muddy inches penned.
11. 罗浮山父与葛篇
(唐・李贺)
依依宜织江雨空,雨中六月兰台风。
博罗老仙时出洞,千岁石床啼鬼工。
蛇毒浓凝洞堂湿,江鱼不食衔沙立。
欲剪湘中一尺天,吴娥莫道吴刀涩。
A Silk Robe Woven by the Sage of Luofu Mountain
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Soft threads weave mist of river rain,
June wind through orchid boughs will wane.
Boluo sage walks out of his cave,
Ghost craftsmen weep on stone bed grave.
Snake venom clings to damp cave hall,
River fish hold sand, refuse to crawl.
I’d snip one foot of Xiang’s blue sky,
Maids, say not the Wu knives are dull and dry.
12. 江南弄
(唐・李贺)
江中绿雾起凉波,天上叠巘红嵯峨。
水风浦云生老竹,渚暝蒲帆如一幅。
鲈鱼千头酒百斛,酒中倒卧南山绿。
吴歈越吟未终曲,江上团团贴寒玉。
Ballad of the South Rivers
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Green mist o’er cool river waves arise,
Stacked peaks blush crimson in the skies.
Wind and water-clouds make old bamboos faint,
In twilight shoals a sail hangs like a paint.
A thousand perch, a hundred wine jars fill,
I lie drunk midst green southern hill.
Wu songs and Yue airs not yet all sung,
A cold jade disc to the river's face clung.
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13. 北中寒
(唐・李贺)
一方黑照三方紫,黄河冰合鱼龙死。
三尺木皮断文理,百石强车上河水。
霜花草上大如钱,挥刀不入迷蒙天。
争瀯海水飞凌喧,山瀑无声玉虹悬。
Frigid Northland
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
One black sky darkens all, three realms in haze,
The Yellow River locks fish and dragons in death'smaze.
Three-foot bark cracks along its grain,
Hundred-stone carts trudge ice’s plain.
Frost blooms on grass as coin’s broad round,
Blades cannot pierce the fog-bound ground.
Churning sea ice roars loud and wild,
Silent waterfall hangs jade bow mild.
14.《昆仑使者》(咏史讽仙,幽冥兴亡冷调)
原作(唐・李贺)
昆仑使者无消息,茂陵烟树生愁色。
金盘玉露自淋漓,元气茫茫收不得。
麒麟背上石文裂,虬龙鳞下红枝折。
何处偏伤万国心,中天夜久高明月。
Envoy of Kunlun Peak
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
No word from Kunlun’s envoy ever came,
Maoling’s mist-shrouded trees wear grief’s dull flame.
Gold plates catch immortal dew—all invain,
Primal breath disperses, none canrestrain.
Stone kylin’s carved cracks spread along itsback,
Red paint flakes off carved dragons’ scaled track.
What grief stirs all the nations farand wide?
Bright moon hangs long in mid-night’s empty tide.
15. 《野歌》
原作(唐・李贺)
鸦翎羽箭山桑弓,仰天射落衔芦鸿。
麻衣黑肥冲北风,带酒日晚歌田中。
男儿屈穷心不穷,枯荣不等嗔天公。
寒风又变为春柳,条条看即烟濛濛。
Rural Lay of a Downcast Youth
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Crow-feathershafts, mulberry bow string tight,
Ishoot the reed-carrying swan mid-height.
Roughdark linen buffets north wind’s sharp blast,
Drunkat dusk I sing across farmland vast.
Thoughpoor and low, his spirit still defies;
Icurse high heaven for its unequal skies.
Coldgales shall shift to spring willow’s soft haze,
Eachtwig veiled light in mist’s pale lazy gaze.
16.公无出门
(唐・李贺)
天迷迷,地密密。
熊虺食人魂,雪霜断人骨。
嗾犬狺狺相索索,舐掌偏宜佩兰客。
帝遣乘轩灾自息,玉星点剑黄金轭。
我虽跨马不得还,历阳湖波大如山。
毒虬相视振金环,狻猊猰貐吐馋涎。
鲍焦一世披草眠,颜回廿九鬓毛斑。
颜回非血衰,鲍焦不违天。
天畏遭衔啮,所以致之然。
分明犹惧公不信,公看呵壁书问天。
Wanderer, Go Not Forth
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Heaven blurs dim, earth traps all tight,
Bears and vipers steal mortal sprite.
Frost and snow snap human bone,
Hounds snarl and hunt where wanderers roam.
They lick their paws, hunt men of grace,
God sends bright carriages to ward disgrace.
Star-jade swords, golden yokes defend,
Yet I ride horse, no home to mend.
Liyang's lake surges, mountains heave in might,
Poison dragons clash gold rings in affright.
Beasts slaver, gaze with hungry glare,
Bao Jiao slept straw his whole life’s care.
Yan Hui’s hair grayed at twenty-nine year,
Not weak blood, nor heaven’s bitter sneer.
Heaven fears cruel fangs and bites,
So sends such woes on mortal lives.
If doubt lingers, read my written lay,
I cry aloud to heaven straight.
17. 神弦别曲
(唐・李贺)
巫山小女隔云别,松花春风山上发。
绿盖独穿香径归,白马花竿前孑孑。
蜀江风澹水如罗,堕兰谁泛相经过。
南山桂树为君死,云衫浅污红脂花。
勘校:“澹” 通 “淡”,异体通用。
Farewell Song of Divine Strings
By Li He (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Wushan maiden parts behind mist veil,
Pine blooms burst forth in spring wind’s gale.
Green canopies cross fragrant paths alone,
White horse, flower-poles—a processionunknown.
Shu River winds smooth as silk gauze thin,
Fallen orchids drift where strangers swim.
South mountain cassia fades for thee,
Flower rouge stains thin cloud robe softly.
意象处理:历史专有名词采用异化保留,辅以简洁意象对应,完整留存李贺独有的幽冥幻象与荒山野岭诡谲意象;直译加诗歌化修饰,还原“诗鬼”底色。
因水平有限,译作存在不足,敬请专家、学者和读者批评指正。译者愿意为中华文化出海减少“文化折扣”贡献绵薄之力。
李贺以诡笔写壮志、以冷景寄孤愁,十七首译诗配标准化英文诗题,循古韵、合英律,兼顾东方诗意与西诗韵律。译文不削原作哀艳风骨,让千年 “鬼才” 诗情跨越语言,留存一份可反复吟诵、长久流传的双语诗卷,供后世品读李贺独绝的唐诗意蕴。(译者:王永利)
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