古诗赏析《苔》

The Leek Flowers

Yuan Mei

 

Where the sun does not shine,

Springtime still will be fine.

The leek flowers like rice tiny,

Rush to bloom like the peony.

 

（赵彦春 译）

 

Mosses

Yuan Mei

 

Where sunshine’s hidden,

Youth comes unbidden.

Mosses bud like rice,

Yet bloom like peonies.

 

（许景城 译）

 

Moss

Yuan Mei

 

Where the sunlight does not shine,

Spring-like scene prevails just fine.

Blooming moss is small as rice,

Still in prime as peony nice.

 

（吴伟雄 译）

 

Moss

Yuan Mei

 

Where the sun refuses to shine,

Green moss thrives just as fine.

The budding moss is small as grain,

The beauty of peony it tries to gain.

 

（顾丹柯 译）

 

Moss

Yuan Mei

 

Bright sun can’t reach me here,

Toward me vitality still walks near.

Moss blossoms, tiny as grains,

Are in bloom as peony gains.

 

（任诚刚 译）

 

Moss

Yuan Mei

 

Where sunlight cannot penetrate,

There verdant spring at will may go.

The grain-like moss will imitate

The peony’s large flower and grow.

 

（许渊冲 译）

 

Mosses

Yuan Mei

 

Where sunshine misses,

Out young life blisses.

Tiny as rice is,

Bloom like peonies.

 

（徐英才 译）

 

Moss

Yuan Mei

 

Where there’s no sunshine,

On its own green moss thrives fine.

Though as tiny as a grain is its flower,

It learns from peony to bloom with power.

 

（黎历 译）

 

Moss

Yuan Mei

 

Failure of sunshine,

Millet-like moss never fails

To bloom its youth by itself:

It is a peony-like bloomer.

 

（张智中 译）

 

Liver Mosses

Yuan Mei

 

Where there can be no sunshine

Youthfulness sparkle in due time.

The flowers are small as grains of millet,

Yet they bloom like peonies just as well.

 

（王晋熙、文殊 译）

 

Moss

Yuan Mei

 

Where the sun shine does not reach,

Spring arrives yet in time each.

Moss flower tiny as a grain of sand,

Trying to bloom like peony on land.

 

（杨俊峰 译）

 

Moss

Yuan Mei

 

Where there is no sun’s grace,

moss grows at its own pace.

It buds like rice grains tiny,

but blooms like the peony.

 

（孟祥春 译）

 

Moss

Yuan Mei

 

Not bathing in sunlight,

Verdure grows in its own right.

Though tiny like millets,

Moss blooms match peonies bright.

 

（石永浩 译）

 

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欣赏

　　苔藓自是低级植物，多寄生于阴暗潮湿之处，可它也有自己的生命本能和生活意向，并不会因为环境恶劣而丧失生发的勇气，诗人能看到这一点并歌而颂之，很有眼光！

　　「白日不到处」，是如此一个不宜生命成长的地方，可是苔藓却长出绿意来，展现出自己的青春，而这青春从何而来？「恰自来」，嗯，并不从何处来，而是生命力旺盛的苔藓自己创造出来的！它就是凭着坚强的活力，突破环境的重重窒碍，焕发青春的光采。

　　苔也会开花的，当然，怪可怜的，花如米粒般细小，但难道小的就不是花吗？只要能够开放，结出种子，繁衍后代，便是生命的胜利。所以，「也学牡丹开」，既是谦虚，也是骄傲！对的，苔花如此细小低微，自不能跟国色天香的牡丹相比，可是牡丹是受人玩赏而受悉心栽培的，而苔花却是靠自己生命的力量自强，争得和花一样开放的权利——这世道并非仅为少数天才和英雄而存在的！

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袁枚 

        袁枚（1716－1797）清代诗人、散文家。字子才，号简斋，晚年自号仓山居士、随园主人、随园老人。汉族，钱塘（今浙江杭州）人。乾隆四年进士，历任溧水、江宁等县知县，有政绩，四十岁即告归。在江宁小仓山下筑筑随园，吟咏其中。广收诗弟子，女弟子尤众。袁枚是乾嘉时期代表诗人之一，与赵翼、蒋士铨合称“乾隆三大家”。