《古别离》是唐代诗人孟郊创作的一首五言绝句。这首诗刻画一个女子送别情郎的场面,表现了她的挚爱和忧虑。前两句写在情郎临行之际,女子询问他的去处,这里既有依依不舍之情,又体现了女性的温柔缠绵。最后两句说不担心你回来迟了,就怕去临邛的嘱咐,更充满了期待和无奈。全诗情真意切、质朴自然,耐人寻味。
古别离
孟郊
欲别牵郎衣,
郎今到何处?
不恨归来迟,
莫向临邛[1]去。
注释:
[1] 临邛(qiónɡ):四川邛崃,相传为西汉司马相如和卓文君相识之地。
Leave Me Not
Meng Jiao
I hold your robe lest you should go.
Where are you, dear, going today?
Your late return brings me less woe
Than your heart being stolen away.
The poet describes a woman afraid that her lover would change mind.