送钱少府还蓝田
草色日向好,
桃源人去稀。
手持平子赋,
目送老莱衣。
每候山樱发,
时同海燕归。
今年寒食酒,
应是返柴扉。
这首送别诗的送别地点是长安。钱少府即钱起,时任蓝田县尉。首联里提到的桃源系指蓝田辋川。颔联的平子赋系指张衡的《归田赋》,意指“仕不得志,欲归于田”。老莱子特别孝敬父母,年七十而父母犹在,经常身着五彩斑斓的花衣,学小孩儿的样子,哄逗其父母开心。颈联是说钱起总是在樱花开时就准时到辋川探视父母,好像燕子一样,每到春天时就会准时到来。尾联是说今年寒食节的时候,诗人也会回蓝田。
Seeing Qian Qi Off to His Blue Field
Grass grows more lush from day to day,
To Peach Bloom Land few on the way.
With your Home-going Song in hand,
I see you off to your homeland.
Go when cherries blossom with glee
And swallows come back from the sea.
You’ll drink on Cold Food Day this year
When at your door you will appear.