燕姬[1]曲
[元]萨都剌
燕京[2]女儿十六七，
颜如花红眼如漆。
兰香[3]满路马尘飞，
翠袖短鞭娇欲滴。
春风澹荡[4]摇春心，
银筝华烛高堂深。
绣衾[5]不暖锦鸳梦，
紫帘垂雾天沉沉。
芳年谁惜去如水，
春困着人倦梳洗。
夜来小雨润天街，
满院扬花飞不起[6]。
注释：
[1]燕姬：燕地女子。
[2]燕京：指元大都，今天的北京市。
[3]兰香：指女子身上散发的香气。
[4]澹荡：舒缓荡漾。
[5]绣衾：绣着花纹的被子。
[6]满院扬花飞不起：这里飞不起的杨花象征燕地女儿绝望的心情，以及未来容颜衰老、芳华消逝的命运。
Song of a Northern Beauty
Sa Dula
The northern beauty is sixteen,
With rosy face and eyebrows green.
The road is fragrant with her steed;
Short whip in hand, she rides with speed.
In vernal breeze vernal heart swings;
In candle-lit hall no lute sings.
Her broidered quilt can’t warm her dreams;
’Neath misty sky no curtain gleams.
Years pass like water, who would care?
She is too tired to comb her hair.
Last night the streets were wet with rain;
The willow down[1] can’t waft again.
注释：
[1]The willow down symbolizes the northern beauty.
Yan Ji Qu “is a Yuefu folk song style poem created by the Yuan Dynasty poet Sadura. This poem praises a young girl from Yanjing. The first four sentences describe a young woman on a trip, shining brightly and looking forward to her beauty, depicting a picture of a beautiful woman; The second four sentences describe a woman living alone in a deep hall at night, with a long and endless night, creating a cold and hazy atmosphere, revealing her sadness of disappointment; The last four sentences are about waking up the next morning, feeling lazy and sick, lamenting the easy passage of time, and her heart falling wet like a poplar flower, expressing her deep melancholy and sorrow. The whole poem is graceful and elegant, blending emotions into the scenery, and the writing style is clear and elegant.
