采桑子
欧阳修
轻舟短棹西湖好,
绿水逶迤,
芳草长堤,
隐隐笙歌处处随。
无风水面琉璃滑,
不觉船移,
微动涟漪,
惊起沙禽掠岸飞。
Gathering Mulberry Leaves
Translated by Xu Yuanchong & Xu Ming
Viewed from a light boat with short oars, West Lake is fair.
Green water winds along
The banks overgrown with sweet grass; here and there
Faintly we hear a flute song.
The water surface is smooth like glass when no wind blows;
I feel the boat moves no more.
Leaving ripples behind, it goes,
The startled waterbirds skim the flat sandy shore.
【赏析】
这首词是作者晚年《采桑子》组词中的一首。它以轻松淡雅的笔调,描写泛舟颖州(今安徽阜阳)西湖时所见的美丽景色。全词色调清丽,风格娟秀,充满诗情画意,读来清新可喜。