北苑龙茶者,甘鲜的是珍。
四方惟数此,万物更无新。
才吐微茫绿,初沾少许春。
散寻萦树遍,急采上山频。
宿叶寒犹在,芳芽冷未伸。
茅茨溪口焙,篮笼雨中民。
长疾勾萌并,开齐分两均。
带烟蒸雀舌,和露叠龙鳞。
作贡胜诸道,先尝祇一人。
缄封瞻阙下,邮传渡江滨。
特旨留丹禁,殊恩赐近臣。
啜为灵药助,用与上樽亲。
头进英华尽,初烹气味醇。
细香胜却麝,浅色过于筠。
顾渚惭投木,宜都愧积薪。
年年号供御,天产壮瓯闽。
北苑龙茶者,甘鲜的是珍。
四方惟数此,万物更无新。
才吐微茫绿,初沾少许春。
散寻萦树遍,急采上山频。
宿叶寒犹在,芳芽冷未伸。
茅茨溪口焙,篮笼雨中民。
长疾勾萌并,开齐分两均。
带烟蒸雀舌,和露叠龙鳞。
作贡胜诸道,先尝祇一人。
缄封瞻阙下,邮传渡江滨。
特旨留丹禁,殊恩赐近臣。
啜为灵药助,用与上樽亲。
头进英华尽,初烹气味醇。
细香胜却麝,浅色过于筠。
顾渚惭投木,宜都愧积薪。
年年号供御,天产壮瓯闽。
北苑的龙茶,甘美鲜爽的确是珍品。
天下四方唯有此处出产最多,万物之中没有比它更新颖的。
刚刚吐出微茫的绿色,初次沾染少许春意。
分散寻找,它萦绕茶树遍布山野,急忙采摘,人们频繁上山。
隔夜的叶子在寒冷中依然存在,芬芳的嫩芽因寒冷尚未舒展。
溪口茅屋中烘焙茶叶,雨中百姓提着竹篮忙碌。
茶芽迅速一并萌发,长齐后分两次均匀采摘。
带着烟气蒸制出雀舌般的嫩芽,和着露水层层叠叠如龙鳞。
作为贡品胜过各路贡物,最先品尝的只有皇帝一人。
封装好后遥望宫阙之下,通过邮驿传递渡过江滨。
特旨留在宫廷之中,特殊恩赐赏给近臣。
饮啜可助灵药之效,使用时与皇上御杯亲近。
头道茶汤英华尽出,初次烹煮气味醇厚。
细腻香气胜过麝香,浅淡颜色超过青竹。
顾渚茶相比自惭如投木,宜都茶惭愧似积薪。
年年称为供御之用,天然物产使瓯闽之地壮大兴盛。
The tea from Beiyuan, a dragon's kind, / Is prized for sweetness fresh and fine.
In all the land, this sole you find; / No newer thing beneath the sun's design.
It barely shows a haze of green, / First touched by springtime's tender sheen.
Seek far where winding trees it grows, / Pluck swift on hills as labor flows.
Old leaves cling cold from yesteryear, / Fragrant buds in chill not yet clear.
Thatched huts by stream mouth roast the leaves, / In rain, with baskets, the folk achieves.
Fast sprouts in unison arise, / Evenly picked as time flies.
Steamed with mist like sparrow's tongue, / Layered with dew, like dragon scales strung.
As tribute, it surpasses all ways; / The first to taste, the Emperor sways.
Sealed and gazed toward palace gate, / By post it crosses rivers' spate.
By special decree in red walls kept, / As rare favor to close court adept.
Sipped as an aid to magic cure, / Used with the royal cup so pure.
The first brew yields the essence's peak, / Newly steeped, its flavor mild and sleek.
Its subtle scent beats musk's strong trail, / Its pale hue outshines bamboo's pale.
Gu Zhu tea feels ashamed as wood, / Yi Du's piled fuel seems crude.
Yearly hailed for royal use alone, / Heaven's gift makes Ou and Min regions grown.
贡茶制度体现了古代资源治理的精妙体系。
赞美北苑贡茶品质优异,体现宋代茶文化兴盛。
本诗为五言古诗,押平声韵。
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