此詞是作者貶謫黃州期間,因讀北宋詩(shī)人石延年《紅梅》一詩(shī)有感而作。這首詞緊扣紅梅既艷如桃杏又冷若冰霜、傲然挺立的獨(dú)特品格,抒發(fā)了自己達(dá)觀(guān)超脫的襟懷和不愿隨波逐流的傲骨。全詞托物詠志,物我交融,渾然無(wú)跡,清曠靈雋,含蓄蘊(yùn)籍,堪稱(chēng)詠物詞中之佳作。
《紅梅》 蘇軾
怕愁貪睡獨(dú)開(kāi)遲,自恐冰容不入時(shí)。
故作小紅桃杏色,尚馀孤瘦雪霜姿。
寒心未肯隨春態(tài),酒暈無(wú)端上玉肌。
詩(shī)老不知梅格在,更看綠葉與青枝。
The Red Plum
Su Shi
Carefree and indolent it blossoms late
But fearful lest cold beauty find no favor
Rouges its cheeks like peach or apricot,
Yet still remains its chill, austere aloofness.
The cold at heart to follow the ways of the spring,
Its petals translucent at jade seem flushed with wine;
But the old poet, knowing nothing of the plum's nature,
Looks still for green leaves and verdant boughs.