菊花
元稹
秋丛绕舍似陶家[1],
遍绕篱边日渐斜。
不是花中偏爱菊,
此花开尽更无花。
注释:
[1] 陶家:这里指陶渊明家。陶渊明,东晋诗人,写有“三径犹荒,松菊犹存”“采菊东篱下,悠然见南山”等名句,所以后代常常将陶渊明与菊花相连,表现一种隐士的高洁。
Chrysanthemums
Yuan Zhen
Around the cottage like Tao’s autumn flowers grow;
Along the hedge I stroll until the sun slants low.
Not that I favor partially the chrysanthemum,
But it is the last flower after which none will bloom.
Tao refers to the poet Tao Yuanming, well-known for his love of chrysanthemums.
《菊花》是唐代诗人元稹创作的一首诗。此诗先描述秋菊之多、花开之盛仿佛陶渊明家,以及诗人专注地看花时悠闲的情态;后从菊花凋谢最晚这个角度出发,写出了自己独特的爱菊花的理由,暗含了对菊花历尽寒冷最后凋零的坚强品格的赞美之情。全诗构思新颖自然,笔法巧妙,语言淡雅朴素,饶有韵味。