【词牌简介】
《虞美人》是著名词牌之一。此调原为唐教坊曲,初咏项羽宠姬虞美人,因以为名。又名《一江春水》、《玉壶水》、《巫山十二峰》等。双调,五十六字,上下片各四句,皆为两仄韵转两平韵。
【格律】
少年听雨歌楼上,
⊙⊙(仄韵)
红烛昏罗帐。
⊙(协仄韵)
壮年听雨客舟中,
⊙⊙(换平韵)
江阔云低断雁叫西风。
⊙⊙(协平韵)
而今听雨僧庐下,
⊙⊙(三换仄韵)
鬓已星星也。
⊙(协三仄韵)
悲欢离合总无情
⊙⊙(四换平韵)
一任阶前点滴到天明。
⊙⊙(协四平韵)
【宋词英译】
Listening to the Rain
--to the tune of Yu Mei Ren
By Jiang Jie
I heard the rain in the singsong house back in my youthful times--
Scarlet candle light flickering across the curtain drawn.
When I grew older and came into my prime of life,
I listened to the rain in the boat drifting far from home.
The vast waters surged to meet the cloud-laden sky;
Against the stinging gale a stray wild goose honked.
Now I’m listening to the rain in a monk’s hut when staying for a night,
And I’m looking into the mirror to find my white hair sparsely grown.
A harsh reality:people meet and part, rejoice and pine;
Forget about the rain dripping on the doorstep from dusk till