唐 Tang · 诗 Poem
宿骆氏亭寄怀崔雍崔衮
Lodging at Mr. Luo's Pavilion, Sent to Cui Yong and Cui Gun
竹坞无尘水槛清，相思迢递隔重城。
秋阴不散霜飞晚，留得枯荷听雨声。
My longing stretches far, parted by many a walled town.
The autumn gloom will not lift, the frost comes late,
Leaving withered lotus to hear the sound of rain.
Meaning
Written while lodged at Mr. Luo's pavilion, the poem sends thoughts to the Cui brothers across distant walls, finding companionship in the rain on withered lotus. It turns a quiet autumn night into lingering friendship and solitude.
竹林环抱的水边亭坞一尘不染，临水的栏杆分外清幽；对友人的相思遥遥相隔着重重城郭。秋天的阴云不散，飞霜来得更晚，只留下枯荷，让人听着雨声入眠。
Appreciation
The clean bamboo cove and clear waterside rail open a scene already tinged with solitude, and longing is placed across 'many a walled town.' Autumn gloom that will not lift and late frost lead to the one image that holds the poem: withered lotus left to hear the rain. Scene becomes feeling so completely that the sound of rain is also the sound of friendship kept through distance.
【白话串讲】 “竹坞无尘水槛清，相思迢递隔重城”——李商隐夜宿骆氏亭，想念崔雍崔衮兄弟。“秋阴不散霜飞晚，留得枯荷听雨声”——秋阴不散，枯荷听雨。“留得枯荷听雨声”，成了中国文学里最寂寞的声音。 【意象与手法】以“竹坞”“水槛”的清幽衬孤寂，以“秋阴”“枯荷”“雨声”营造凄清之境，景中寓情。 【情感与主旨】借秋夜听雨之景，抒发对崔氏兄弟的遥深相思与羁旅孤寂。 【名句点睛】“留得枯荷听雨声”——以枯淡意象写绵长情思，清峭动人。
Background
Li Shangyin wrote this while away from home, sending his thoughts to the brothers Cui Yong and Cui Gun.
《宿骆氏亭寄怀崔雍崔衮》为唐代李商隐所作，是写秋夜宿亭、枯荷听雨的诗。李商隐（约813—约858），字义山，号玉溪生，怀州河内人，唐代诗人。此诗：竹坞无尘水槛清，相思迢递隔重城。秋阴不散霜飞晚，留得枯荷听雨声。全诗写秋夜宿亭、枯荷听雨，是李商隐诗的名篇。
Art
Scene is all feeling; the clear, desolate sights step by step to the state of hearing rain.
《宿骆氏亭寄怀崔雍崔衮》艺术上以秋夜宿亭的描摹与枯荷听雨的深婉见长。全诗四句：首写竹坞水槛——“竹坞无尘水槛清，相思迢递隔重城”写竹坞无尘水槛清、相思迢递隔重城；末写枯荷听雨——“秋阴不散霜飞晚，留得枯荷听雨声”写秋阴不散霜飞晚、留得枯荷听雨声。全诗以秋夜宿亭写枯荷听雨，正是李商隐诗深婉的笔法。
Allusions
'Withered lotus' develops the image of faded lotus; no obscure allusion.
《宿骆氏亭寄怀崔雍崔衮》用典在“竹坞”“水槛”“重城”“秋阴”“枯荷听雨”。“竹坞”写竹坞（竹林）；“水槛”写水槛（水边栏槛）；“重城”写重城（层层城阙）；“秋阴”写秋阴；“枯荷听雨”写枯荷听雨（雨打枯荷）。全诗以这些意象写秋夜宿亭、枯荷听雨，用典自然而深婉自见，正是李商隐诗的笔法。
Commentary
Wang Anshi greatly admired the line 'leaving withered lotus to hear the sound of rain.'
《宿骆氏亭寄怀崔雍崔衮》是李商隐诗的名篇，也是唐诗中写秋夜相思的代表作。此诗写秋夜宿亭、枯荷听雨，向为论者称道。论者多赏其秋夜宿亭的描摹与枯荷听雨的深婉——“竹坞无尘水槛清，相思迢递隔重城”写竹坞无尘水槛清、相思迢递隔重城，深婉之极；“秋阴不散霜飞晚，留得枯荷听雨声”写秋阴不散霜飞晚、留得枯荷听雨声，更见其妙。李商隐此诗“留得枯荷听雨声”一句尤为人称道（《红楼梦》中黛玉亦赏此句），正是其代表——以秋夜宿亭写枯荷听雨，正是其诗风。
Prosody
Line by line
竹坞无尘水槛清，相思迢递隔重城。
The bamboo dock is dustless, the water terrace clear; longing stretches far, between double walls.
竹坞无尘水槛清，相思迢递隔重城。
The bamboo grove is dustless, the waterside terrace pure; my longing, far and distant, is parted from you by double walls.
首写竹坞无尘水槛清、相思迢递隔重城，是全诗写秋夜宿亭的起点。“竹坞无尘水槛清”写竹坞无尘水槛清——“竹坞无尘水槛清”写竹坞无尘、水槛清寂——竹坞无尘水槛清；“相思迢递隔重城”写相思迢递隔重城——“相思迢递隔重城”写相思迢递、隔着重城——相思迢递隔重城。二句写竹坞无尘水槛清、相思迢递隔重城：竹坞无尘水槛清，相思迢递隔重城。以“竹坞无尘水槛清”写竹坞无尘、水槛清寂，以“相思迢递隔重城”写相思迢递、隔着重城，正是李商隐诗写秋夜宿亭的起点——竹坞水槛，相思重城。
The first two lines write the dustless bamboo grove and the pure water terrace, the start of the autumn night at the pavilion. 'The bamboo dock is dustless, the water terrace clear' — the bamboo grove dustless, the terrace pure; 'longing stretches far, between double walls' — the longing far, parted by the city walls. Two lines: the dustless bamboo, the pure terrace, the far longing, the double walls. It is the start of Li Shangyin's autumn night: the bamboo and terrace, the longing across the walls.
秋阴不散霜飞晚，留得枯荷听雨声。
The autumn clouds will not disperse, the frost flies late; the withered lotuses are kept, to hear the rain.
秋阴不散霜飞晚，留得枯荷听雨声。
The autumn clouds will not scatter, the frost comes late; the withered lotus leaves are kept, that I may hear the rain.
末写秋阴不散霜飞晚、留得枯荷听雨声，是全诗写枯荷听雨的名句。“秋阴不散霜飞晚”写秋阴不散霜飞晚——“秋阴不散霜飞晚”写秋阴不散、霜飞得晚——秋阴不散霜飞晚；“留得枯荷听雨声”写留得枯荷听雨声——“留得枯荷听雨声”写留得枯荷、静听雨声——留得枯荷听雨声。二句写秋阴不散霜飞晚、留得枯荷听雨声：秋阴不散霜飞晚，留得枯荷听雨声。以“秋阴不散霜飞晚”写秋阴不散、霜飞已晚，以“留得枯荷听雨声”写枯荷留得、静听雨声，正是李商隐诗写枯荷听雨的名句——秋阴不散，枯荷听雨。
The last two lines write the withered lotuses and the rain, the famous passage. 'The autumn clouds will not disperse, the frost flies late' — the clouds unbroken, the frost belated; 'the withered lotuses are kept, to hear the rain' — the dried lotus kept, to listen to the rain. Two lines: the unbroken clouds, the belated frost, the kept lotuses, the rain heard. It is Li Shangyin's famous line of the withered lotus listening to rain — the clouds unbroken, the lotus and the rain.
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