Cen Shen

Cen Shen (died 758 AD) was a famous poet of the Tang dynasty in China. He was born in a poor family in Nanyang and started his career as a minor official. However, he later left his job to become a wandering poet and achieved great fame for his works. Cen Shen was known for his simple and straightforward writing style, which reflected the common people's life and sentiments. He wrote poems on a wide range of topics, including love, nature, and politics. His most famous works include "Cen Shen's Ode to the Red Cliff," which is considered one of the greatest poems of the Tang dynasty, and "Cen Shen's Lament for Ying," which is a melancholic poem about a former lover. Cen Shen's life was marked by both triumph and tragedy. Despite his success as a poet, he suffered from poverty and illness throughout his life. He died in 758 AD at the age of 60 and was buried in Nanyang. Today, Cen Shen is remembered as one of the greatest poets of the Tang dynasty and his works continue to inspire generations of Chinese poets and readers. He is also regarded as one of the most influential poets…

登总持阁[1] 岑参 高阁逼[2]诸天[3]， 登临近日边。 晴开[4]万井[5]树， 愁看五陵[6]烟。 槛[7]外低秦岭[8]， 窗中小渭川[9]。 早知清净理[10]， 常愿奉[11]金仙[12]。 注释： [1] 这是一首写景说理诗。第一联写天日，第二联写生死，第三联论高低大小，第四联则明佛家清净自由之理，可以看到佛教对唐代知识分子的影响。总持阁，应为总持寺阁，在终南山山腰之上。 [2] 逼：靠近。 [3] 诸天：佛教认为天上分为多层，最上诸层为神佛所居。 [4] 开：呈现。 [5] 万井：指无边的平原田地。井，井田。 [6] 五陵：指长安。 [7] 槛：栏杆。 [8] 低秦岭：感觉秦岭很低矮。 [9] 小渭川：感觉渭水很细窄。 [10] 清净理：指清心寡欲、远离罪恶的佛理。 [11] 奉：侍奉。 [12] 金仙：指佛祖。 The Mountainside Bower Cen Shen High bower scrapes celestial sphere, When I climb, the sun seems near. The sunlit trees appear in bloom; The mist-veiled royal tombs in gloom. Far-off high mountains low would seem; Windows belittle flowing stream. To freedom had I known the way, I would worship Buddha for age.   这首诗，穷极笔力，描写总持阁的雄伟高峻。诗里的高阁是总持寺里的建筑，因为它实在是太高了，所以被岑参写在了诗里。诗的逻辑依然是先写景色然后在结尾处加上个人感谓。一、二句以夸张手法来表现总持寺阁高耸入云的势态，中间四句写在阁上远眺的所见。全诗很好理解，就是写一座高阁，只是在最后点出了这座高阁的作用，是出家人用来修行的佛家建筑。这个结尾内涵还是很多的，不但说明了总持阁的作用，地理位置，还概括了它的环境特点，即清净高远。 This poem is an exhaustive description of the majestic and high height of the Chief Master's Pavilion. The high pavilion in the poem is a building in the Chief Master's Temple, which was written in the poem by Cen Shen because it is so high. The logic of the poem is still to write about the scenery first and then add a personal comment at the end. The first and second stanzas exaggerate the towering position of the pavilion in the temple, and the middle four stanzas are about the view from the pavilion. The whole poem is easy to understand, it is about a high pavilion, but at the end it points out the function of this pavilion, which is a Buddhist…

行军九日思长安故园 岑参[1] 强欲[2]登高[3]去， 无人送酒来。 遥怜故园[4]菊， 应傍[5]战场[6]开。 注释： [1] 岑参：盛唐的边塞诗人。《千家诗》注说：“此从军而思故园之作。言身在军中，边警稍息，当此佳节，非无高山可游秋色可玩也。其奈无人送酒而其兴遂阑。军中稍闲，而长安犹乱，君上播迁。而吾乡故园之菊，恐应践踏为战场矣，伤哉！”这首诗反映了作者反对战争，留恋重阳登高，饮酒赏菊的太平生活。 [2] 强欲：很想。 [3] 登高：重阳节有登高饮酒的风俗。 [4] 故园：指作者位于长安的居所。 [5] 傍：靠着。 [6] 战场：长安在安史之乱中被叛军攻陷，作者写此诗时，长安还未收复。 Nostalgia on Mountain-climbing Day Cen Shen Strongly I'd climb up mountains high, But none would send me wine cups filled. Chrysanthemums might blow, I sigh, In gardens turned to battlefield.   《行军九日思长安故园》是唐代诗人岑参创作的一首五绝。此诗以重阳登高为题，表达的不是一般的节日思乡，而是对国事的忧虑和对战乱中人民疾苦的深深关切。全诗语言朴实，构思精巧，情韵无限，是一首言简意深、耐人寻味的抒情佳作。 The poem "Nostalgia on Mountain-climbing Day" is a five-part poem composed by the Tang Dynasty poet Cen Shen. This poem, titled "Climbing the Heights on the Heavy Sun", expresses not the usual festival homesickness, but the concern for the affairs of the country and the hardship of the people in the midst of war. The poem is simple in language, refined in conception and infinite in rhyme, and is a lyrical masterpiece with simple words and deep meaning.

《和贾舍人早朝》是岑参比较有名的一首诗，此诗以咏“早朝”为题的唱和诗，内容只尽力铺设早朝的庄严隆重而已，无甚价值。 和贾舍人早朝 岑参[1] 鸡鸣紫陌曙光[2]寒， 莺啭皇州[3]春色阑。 金阙[4]晓钟开万户[5]， 玉阶仙仗[6]拥千官[7]。 花迎剑星初落[8]， 柳拂旌旗露未干。 独有凤凰池上客[9]， 阳春[10]一曲和更难。 注释： [1] 岑参：盛唐的边塞诗人。《千家诗》注说：“此亦和前题。言鸡鸣于紫禁而曙色已光，莺啼于皇州而三春将暮。晓钟动而万户齐开，仙仗齐而千官肃静。百花迎乎剑珮，星光初落；绿柳拂于旌旗，露湿未干。斯时也，独羡凤凰池上之舍人，退朝从容，草诏方毕而赋诗为乐，才调之高如阳春白雪，使人欲和而未能也。”岑参和诗最后一句说贾至的诗好比《阳春白雪》，曲高和寡，评价最高。 [2] 曙光：清晨的阳光。 [3] 皇州：京都，即长安。 [4] 金阙：金殿。 [5] 万户：指众多的宫门。 [6] 仙仗：指皇帝的仪仗。 [7] 千官：指众多的官员。 [8] 星初落：指天刚亮。 [9] 凤凰池上客：中书舍人。 [10] 阳春：古曲《阳春白雪》，曲高和寡。 Reply to Jia Zhi's Morning Levee Cen Shen At cockcrow twilight chills the royal purple lanes; Orioles trill in the capital when spring wanes. When royal bells chime at dawn, opens door on door; To guarded jade steps come officials more and more. When stars begin to fade, swords clink by flowers' side; The willow twigs caress the flags with dew undried. Alone the poet on the Phoenix Pool will sing; None could equal him on his song of Sunny Spring.   《和贾舍人早朝》是岑参比较有名的一首诗，此诗以咏“早朝”为题的唱和诗，内容只尽力铺设早朝的庄严隆重而已，无甚价值。 This poem is a poem with the title of "Early Morning", but the content of the poem only tries to set up the solemnity and grandeur of the early morning, which is of little value.