终南别业
中岁[1]颇好道[2],
晚家[3]南山陲[4]。
兴来每独往,
胜事空自知。
行到水穷处,
坐看云起时。
偶然值[5]林叟[6],
谈笑无还期。
这首《终南别业》是王维山水田园诗的代表作。诗人把退隐后自得其乐的闲适情趣写得有声有色,惟妙惟肖。“行到水穷处,坐看云起时”是流传千古的名句。诗人兴致来了就独自信步漫游,走到水的尽头,坐看行云变幻,这生动地刻画了一位隐者的形象,如见其人。同山间老人谈谈笑笑,把回家的时间也忘了,十分自由惬意,这是诗人捕捉到了典型环境中的典型事例,突出地表现了退隐者豁达的性格。诗语平白如话,却极具功力,诗味、理趣二者兼备。
注释:
[1]中岁:中年。
[2]道:此处指佛教。
[3]家:安家。
[4]陲(chuí):边缘,此处指南山脚。
[5]值:碰到。
[6]叟(sǒu):老翁。
My Hermitage in Southern Mountain
Following divine law after my middle age,
I live in Southern Mountain at my hermitage.
In joyful mood to wander,alone I would go
To find delightful scenes nobody else could know.
I’d go as far as the end of a stream or fountain
And sit and gaze on cloud rising over the mountain.
If I happen to meet with an old forest man,
We’d chat and laugh endlessly,as long as we can.