晏几道御街行·街南绿树春饶絮英译
YAN Jidao – Lyrics to the Imperial Drive Melody
South of the main streets catkins drift over greening trees,Like snow they fall all over spring excursion paths.Blossoms on trees are glamorous and the clouds light,Under the foliage of trees is an established estate with a crimson gateway.From its northern loft, where the curtains are raised high,Directly in sight are the trees south of the main streets
Against the balustrade in her languor she lingers,There fall a few evening showers.In previous years late in spring, he used to rest his horse stamping on mosses,By a tree of dense foliage and long he there stood.Here fallen blossoms remain, half extended is the delicate screen hiding view,Where has the familiar face disappeared to?
晏几道简介
晏几道（约1048－1118，一说约1030─1106）北宋词人。字叔原，抚州临川（今属江西）人。宰相晏殊的幼子，一生落拓不得志。宋神宗熙宁七年（1074），郑侠上书请罢新法，获罪下狱。在郑侠家中搜得晏几道的赠诗，中云：「春风自是人间客，主张繁华得几时。」遂被牵连下狱。元丰五年（1082）监颍昌许田镇。由于怀才不遇，「陆沉于下位」，晚年甚至弄得衣食不济。黄庭坚在《小山词序》中说：「叔原，固人英也。其痴亦自绝人……仕宦连蹇而不能一傍贵人之门，是一痴也；论文自有体而不肯一作新进士语，此又一痴也；费资千百万，家人寒饥而面有孺子之色，此又一痴也；人百负之而不恨，己信人终不疑其欺己，此又一痴也。」可见他的思想和性格。词风逼近乃父，但成就更高。由于社会地位和人生遭遇的不同，词作的思想内容比晏殊词深刻得多。其中有不少同情歌妓舞女命运、歌颂她们美好心灵的篇章。也有关于个人情事的回忆和描写。通过个人遭遇的昨梦前尘，抒写人世的悲欢离合，笔调感伤，凄婉动人。在有些作品中，表现出不合世俗、傲视权贵的态度和性格。《小山词》是具有鲜明个性的抒情诗。工于言情，但很少尽情直抒，多出之以婉曲之笔，较之晏殊的词沉郁顿挫。在小令的技法上也有所发展，日臻纯熟。《临江仙·梦后楼台高锁》、《鹧鸪天·彩袖殷勤捧玉钟》等是脍炙人口的名篇。前人对《小山词》的评价甚高。冯煦在《宋六十一家词选例言》中说：「淮海、小山，古之伤心人也。其淡语皆有味，浅语皆有致，求之两宋，实罕其匹。」