詩經(jīng).秦風(fēng).蒹葭

Arthur Waley (1889—1966)， a distinguished British Sinologist， was an outstanding translator of Chinese culture and literature to the English-reading public. Self-taught in Chinese and Japanese， he reached admirable levels in both languages and translated many volumes of the Chinese classics， including The Book of Songs (《詩經(jīng)》， 1937) ， The Monkey (《西游記》， 1942) and The Analects of Confucius (《論語》， 1938). He also wrote critical criticisms on classical Chinese poetry and painting.

蒹葭蒼蒼，白露為霜。所謂伊人，在水一方。

溯洄從之，道阻且長。溯游從之，宛在水中央。

蒹葭萋萋，白露未晞。所謂伊人，在水之湄。

溯洄從之，道阻且躋。溯游從之，宛在水中坻。

蒹葭采采，白露未已。所謂伊人，在水之涘。

溯洄從之，道阻且右;溯游從之，宛在水中沚。

蒹葭(jiān jiā):蘆葦

晞(xī):曬干

湄(méi):水和草交接的(岸邊)

躋(jī):(地勢)升高。

坻(chí):水中的小洲或小島

涘(sì):水邊。

沚(zhǐ):水中的沙灘

Thick grow the rush leaves;

Their white dew turns to frost.

He whom I love

Must be somewhere along this stream.

I went up the river to look for him，

But the way was difficult and long.

I went down the stream to look for him，

And there in mid-water

Sure enough， it’s he!

Close grow the rush leaves，

Their white dew not yet dry.

He whom I love

Is at the water’s side.

Up stream I sought him;

But the way was difficult and steep.

Down stream I sought him，

And away in mid-water

There on a ledge， that’s he!

Very fresh are the rush leaves;

The white dew still falls.

He whom I love

Is at the water’s edge.

Up stream I followed him;

But the way was hard and long.

Down stream I followed him，

And away in mid-water

There on the shoals is he!

天底下最唯美的“千年之戀”

這是一首傳唱了兩千多年，依然讓世人癡醉的秦地民歌。

《蒹葭》出自中國最古老的詩歌總集——《詩經(jīng)》中的《國風(fēng)·秦風(fēng)》，被譽(yù)為“詩三百”中最優(yōu)美的詩篇之一。盡管對(duì)于詩歌本身內(nèi)容的考究，歷來意見很多，甚至有人認(rèn)為它是政治詩，但現(xiàn)代人對(duì)于它的內(nèi)涵和美感的理解卻似乎尤為愿意視其為一曲情歌，美麗而哀愁。

談及《詩經(jīng)》，需要很大的決心，而品讀《蒹葭》就更需要莫大的勇氣。因?yàn)樵诮裉欤遁筝纭房梢哉f是《詩經(jīng)》里普及率和受歡迎程度最高的詩歌。它的情思、它的境界從來就是眾人稱道的經(jīng)典。論境界，有人指“‘詩三百’中，無句可出其右” ;論情懷，更有人說過“古之寫相思，未有過之《蒹葭》者”。

今天，讀《詩經(jīng)》，讀《蒹葭》，你可能會(huì)對(duì)那久遠(yuǎn)的文字望而卻步，但你一定拒絕不了鄧麗君“所謂佳人，在水一方”的娓娓道來。兩千年的時(shí)間尺度，是情感的延續(xù)，又或是空間的錯(cuò)位，無論是古樸的文字還是溫婉的歌聲，我們依然隱約得見那美絕塵寰的秋色伊人圖:秋色迷離，蒹葭蒼茫，露水凝霜，隔江而眺，伊人影綽，可望難即，執(zhí)著求索，終不可得。……