《忆扬州》是唐代诗人徐凝创作的一首七绝。这是一首怀人诗,但标题却不明题怀人,而偏说怀地,以离恨千端的绵绵情怀,追忆当日的别情。诗人极写扬州明月,用“无赖”之“明月”把扬州装点出无限的风姿,与标题吻合无间,使诗歌产生令人惊叹的艺术效果。
忆扬州
徐凝
萧娘[1]脸薄难胜泪,
桃叶[2]眉长易党愁。
天下三分明月夜,
二分无赖[3]是扬州。
注释:
[1] 萧娘:女子的代称。
[2] 桃叶:女子的代称。
[3] 无赖:蛮不讲理,或顽皮可爱之意。
To One in Yangzhou
Xu Ning
Your bashful face could hardly bear the weight of tears;
Your long, long brows would easily feel sorrow nears.
Of all the moonlit nights on earth when people part,
Two-thirds shed sad light on Yangzhou with broken heart.
The poet regrets his parting from his lover in Yangzhou so much that he feels the moon heart-broken to see them part, and thus the place is beautified by their parting.