《江汉》是唐代大诗人杜甫创作的五言律诗。该诗描写了诗人漂泊在江汉一带的所见所感,以及自己并未因处境困顿和年老多病而悲观消沉,集中地表现了“烈士暮年,壮心不已”的精神。全诗虽委婉含蓄地表意,但十分感人。
江汉
杜甫
江汉[1]思归客[2],
乾坤[3]一腐儒[4]。
片云天共远,
永夜[5]月同孤。
落日[6]心犹壮,
秋风病欲苏[7]。
古来存老马,
不必取长途。
注释:
[1] 江汉:长江、汉水之间。当时杜甫在湖北公安,地处江汉。
[2] 思归客:杜甫自谓,因为身在江汉,却时刻思归故乡。
[3] 乾坤:天地间。
[4] 腐儒:迂腐的儒者,这里实际是指不会迎合世俗的、正直的读书人。
[5] 永夜:长夜。
[6] 落日:借指暮年。这时杜甫五十六岁。
[7] 病欲苏:病快要好了。苏,复苏。
On River Han
Du Fu
On River Han my home thoughts fly,
Bookworm with worldly ways in fright.
The cloud and I share the vast sky;
I’m lonely as the moon all night.
My heart won’t sink with sinking sun;
West wind blows my illness away.
A jaded horse may not have done,
Though it cannot go a long way.
The poet compares himself to a jaded horse which can still run but not a long way.