“Imitation of the Difficult Road” is the first of the “Eighteen Imitations of the Difficult Road” written by Bao Zhao, an outstanding poet of the Southern Dynasties. This poem mainly laments that time flies and youth grow old, and wants to get rid of all worries and enjoy life in time, with a relatively negative thought. The poet persuades others to relieve their worries by giving them wine and carved zithers. He does not talk about himself throughout the poem, but actually fully expresses his inner feelings by comforting others. The words are rich and gorgeous, the rhymes are beautiful and harmonious, and it is very distinctive in art.
《拟行路难·其一》是南朝杰出诗人鲍照创作的组诗《拟行路难十八首》的第一首。这首诗主要是感叹时光易逝，年华易老，想要排除一切忧愁，及时行乐，思想比较消极。诗人通过赠送可以解忧的美酒、雕琴来劝人解忧，通篇不说自己，实际上是在借劝慰别人的话充分地表达了自己的内心情感。词藻丰富华丽，音韵优美和谐，艺术上很有特色。
《拟行路难·其一》 鲍照
奉君金卮之美酒，玳瑁玉匣之雕琴。
七彩芙蓉之羽帐，九华蒲萄之锦衾。
红颜零落岁将暮，寒光宛转时欲沉。
愿君裁悲且减思，听我抵节行路吟。
不见柏梁铜雀上，宁闻古时清吹音。
From Weary Road: 18 Songs
Pao Chao
I
To you, fine wine in gold cup,
Carved lute in jade and shell case,
Feather-curtains of seven-colored hibiscus,
Brocade quilt of nine-flowered vines.
Rosy cheeks fade: dusk closes in.
Cold light revolves, about to sink.
Please cut your sorrows, thin your thoughts
And listen to my beat to the “Weary Road”
Do you not see the Terraces of Cypress Beam and Brazen Bird?
How now to hear the clear notes of those ancient flutes?
