西北有高楼

佚名 · 两汉

西xī北běi有yǒu高gāo楼lóu，

上shàng与yǔ浮fú云yún齐qí。

In the northwest there is a tall tower, its top level with the drifting clouds.

交jiāo疏shū结jié绮qǐ窗chuāng，

阿ē阁gé三sān重chóng阶jiē。

Cross-barred, the carved and gauze windows; a cornered pavilion on three tiers of steps.

上shàng有yǒu弦xián歌gē声shēng，

音yīn响xiǎng一yī何hé悲bēi！

Above there is the sound of stringed song—how mournful the music is!

谁shuí能néng为wéi此cǐ曲qū，

无wú乃nǎi杞qǐ梁liáng妻qī。

Who could have made this song? Could it be the wife of Qi Liang?

清qīng商shāng随suí风fēng发fā，

中zhōng曲qū正zhèng徘pái徊huái。

The clear shang mode rises upon the wind; midway the tune lingers and turns.

一yī弹tán再zài三sān叹tàn，

慷kāng慨kǎi有yǒu余yú哀āi。

One pluck, then thrice repeated sighs—fervent, with a sorrow left over.

不bù惜xī歌gē者zhě苦kǔ，

但dàn伤shāng知zhī音yīn稀xī。

I do not grudge the singer's grief; I sorrow only that those who understand are few.

愿yuàn为wéi双shuāng鸿hóng鹄hú，

奋fèn翅chì起qǐ高gāo飞fēi。

Would that we were a pair of great swans, beating our wings to rise and fly on high.

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末句前的“鸿鹄”另有“鸣鹤”一作。《文选》与《玉台新咏》所录文字有别，本页保留“鸿鹄”。