青玉案 . 征鞍不见邯郸路
原作：李清照/无名氏
英译：闵晓红
征鞍不见邯郸路。
莫便匆匆去，
秋风萧条何以度。
明窗小酌，
暗灯清话，
最好留连处。
相逢各自伤迟暮，
犹把新诗诵奇句。
盐絮家风人所许。
如今憔悴，
但馀衰泪，
一似黄梅雨。
Please Stay Home. I Hate to See You Go
- to the tune “The Green Jade Table”
written by: Li Qingzhao / Anonymous
translated by Julia Min
Please stay home. I hate to see you go.
It’s so far away, off the beaten road,
into an autumn world of windy cold.
The best life I say is with your family,
with your best company, nice and cosy,
in our favourite corner by the window.
When shall I see you again, I don’t know.
We’d lament to see our moments should go.
At least we may honour our family tradition --
new poems with a few amazing expressions.
Our temples have already started thinning,
so please stop your tears like the rain season.
Appreciation:
This could be a ci poem written by Yi’an upon her dear brother’s leaving home for a long trip assigned by the Royal Court. It could be after her husband’s death and both of them were living together in the South. We know that she had followed the Dowager’s team because her only brother Li Hang was there on official duties. From this ci, we could get a glimpse the good relationship and the family warmth. He was her last sibling in the world, and must also be good at poetry to be able sharing views with his sister far into the night over poetry, their family’s heritage.
Notes：
Reference:
1. 李清照文集 作者：（北宋）李清照著，刘振鹏https://books.google.com.au/2 《李清照集笺注》李清照撰，徐培均笺注； 2002年上海古籍出版社
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