中秋特別節(jié)目｜【歪果仁陪你過中秋】Prelude to Water Melody 知道是哪首應(yīng)景詩嗎？

“How long will the full moon appear? 
Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky. 
I do not know what time of the year
it would be tonight in the palace on high.” 

These two lines are from the poem Prelude to Water Melody written by Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo (1037-1101).
這兩句詩源于《水調(diào)歌頭》作者是宋代文學(xué)家蘇東坡。

The lonely poet appreciated the bright moon in the sky and missed his family very much on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival -- a reunion day in Chinese traditional culture.
詩中描繪了作者在中秋佳節(jié)團(tuán)圓之際的夜晚孤獨(dú)賞月的畫面 。

Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. This year it is on Sept 13. 
中秋節(jié)起始于唐朝，每年的農(nóng)歷八月十五被定作中秋節(jié)。今年的中秋節(jié)則是在公歷九月十三號(hào)這一天。

Since ancient times, customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival have included appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes and drinking osmanthus wine. The full moon on Mid-Autumn night symbolizes family reunion. With the full moon hanging in the sky, people who are far away from home might miss their families while falling under the spell of the moonlight.
自古以來，中秋節(jié)的習(xí)俗就包括了賞月，吃月餅和飲桂花酒，天空中的滿月象征著家人的團(tuán)圓。圓月當(dāng)空，那些離家游子可能更容易觸景生情，思念家人。

Su Dongpo, the author of  Prelude to Water Melody, is a famous writer, calligrapher and painter of the Northern Song Dynasty. He wrote this poem after he drank heavily on Mid-Autumn night. Su Shi and his brother had been apart for seven years by the time he wrote the poem, since Su disagreed with other officials and was banished to Mizhou (in today's Shandong province). The author, who was far away from home, illustrates his loneliness and homesickness in the poem.
《水調(diào)歌頭》的作者蘇東坡是北宋著名的文學(xué)家和書法家。當(dāng)時(shí)他是在中秋之夜通宵暢飲以后寫下了這首詞。當(dāng)年蘇東坡與其他大臣政見不合，自愿流放密州（今山東諸城）。作此詞時(shí)蘇東坡和他的弟弟已經(jīng)分別七年了，思鄉(xiāng)之情與身處異鄉(xiāng)的孤寂感躍然紙上。



The line "I do not know what time of the year. It would be tonight in the palace on high" depicts a picture of the author looking at the moon on Mid-Autumn night. The lonely scene is vividly described.
“不知天上宮闕，今夕是何年”生動(dòng)地描繪了作者在中秋之夜望著月亮?xí)r孤獨(dú)的情景。

There is another line in the poem: “Men have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again; The moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane. There has been nothing perfect since the olden days.” 
詩中還有一句話:“人有悲歡離合，月有陰晴圓缺，此事古難全?！?br />
The author compares the various shapes of the moon on different days to the situations that people will have in different periods of their lives.  From ancient times to the present, it has been difficult to have an unchanged, perfect existence. It seems the poet was trying to comfort himself that lonely night, and also delivers realism and philosophical thinking.
作者將月亮在不同日子里的各種形狀，比作人在不同人生階段的境遇。古往今來，人的一生總是會(huì)起起落落，好比那時(shí)盈時(shí)虧的月亮。詩人似乎是想借盈虛有數(shù)的月亮來寬慰自己，同時(shí)也在表達(dá)一種看淡人生起伏的哲思。

Finally, let me share with you the last line of the poem, "I only pray our life be long, and our souls together heavenward fly!"
最后，讓我和你分享這句詩的最后一句“但愿人長久，千里共嬋娟”

Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. With best regards from Su Dongpo, I hope you all can get together with your families and have a memorable time during Mid-Autumn Festival! 
今天是中秋節(jié)，帶著來自蘇東坡的祝愿，祝福你能和家人團(tuán)聚，共享中秋佳節(jié)！