滥觞岷山侧，朝宗盖自然。
沸沸出幽窦，滔滔成巨川。
深流疑彻地，远势欲浮天。
万石攒若鬭，一流泻如悬。
二蜀通货博，三峡为防坚。
上下比难险，往来争溯沿。
冲高𣸣气盛，转急汹形圆。
行人戒仲夏，招子尚耆年。
风波虽灭裂，滩碛且丛骈。
湍声混蛮市，涨润入畬田。
旁临股且栗，顺下目无前。
浮沫逢槎聚，垂瀑依岸穿。
哀猿藏森耸，渴鹿听潺湲。
幽胜祠宇密，倾危村舍联。
寒沙淹宿雨，暖溆罩春烟。
青芜随远曲，白鸟戏轻涟。
常经祗名利，旧隠多神仙。
至清逃䲡鱓，极奥容鲟鳣。
楚臣忠义郁，巫女威福专。
龙骧战具敏，鲧嗣导功全。
瞿唐十里暗，滟滪一邱偏。
砥柱未足拟，吕梁诚浪传。
伊予非智者，被命徒勉旃。
尺短纠列郡，寸进乘孤船。
一步一篙探，百丈百夫牵。
通夕但耿耿，终日惟乾乾。
废职罹罪罟，委命通化甄。
寄言千金子，狂狷可闻焉。
发源于岷山一侧的细流，
百川朝宗大海本是自然之理。
从幽暗的泉窦中沸腾涌出，
滔滔不绝终成巨大的河川。
深沉的流水仿佛能穿透大地，
辽远的声势几乎要浮起天空。
万块岩石攒聚如同争斗，
一道水流倾泻好似悬空。
它连通二蜀之地，货殖流通，
三峡又成为坚固的屏障。
上行与下行都无比艰难险峻，
往来船只争相溯流或沿流而行。
冲击高处时喷涌的水汽盛大，
转折急促处汹涌的形态浑圆。
行旅之人告诫要避开仲夏，
招揽船工尚且要倚重经验丰富的老人。
风波虽然猛烈暴戾，
险滩与沙石更是丛集密布。
湍急的水声混杂着蛮荒集市的人声，
上涨的潮润浸入了刀耕火种的畲田。
站在旁边俯瞰，双腿战栗，
顺流而下时，目视前方不敢回顾。
浮沫遇到漂木便聚集起来，
垂落的瀑布依傍着崖岸穿流。
哀猿藏身于森然耸立的林木中，
渴鹿聆听着潺湲的流水声。
幽静的胜境中祠宇密集，
倾危的村舍相互连接。
寒冷的沙洲淹留着隔夜的雨，
温暖的港汊笼罩着春天的烟霭。
青芜沿着蜿蜒的远岸生长，
白鸟在轻浅的涟漪间嬉戏。
常经此地的人只为名利，
旧时的隐者多是神仙之流。
至清的水中，泥鳅黄鳝得以逃遁，
极深的渊奥里，容纳着巨大的鲟鳇。
楚国的忠臣（屈原）在此郁结忠义之气，
巫山的神女专掌威福之权。
龙骧般的战船（王濬楼船）装备敏健，
鲧的儿子大禹疏导洪水的功业周全。
瞿塘峡十里江面幽暗，
滟滪堆只是一座偏处一方的山丘。
砥柱山不足以与之比拟，
吕梁瀑布诚然是虚妄的传言。
我并非智者，
受命任职只能勤勉努力。
以尺短之才纠察列郡，
乘孤船寸寸前进。
每行一步都用竹篙探路，
每遇百丈激流都需百名纤夫牵引。
整夜只是心神不安，
终日唯有自强不息。
因废弛职守而罹获罪网，
只好委付性命于造化的甄别。
寄语那些千金之子：
可曾听闻狂狷者的言论？
From the side of Min Mountain, a trickle starts its flow,
To pay homage to the sea, its natural course to go.
Bubbling forth from hidden springs, a seething sound it makes,
Swelling to a mighty stream, its vast expanse awakes.
Its deep current seems to pierce the very earth below,
Its far-reaching force aspires to make the heavens glow.
Ten thousand rocks crowd like combatants in a fray,
A single torrent pours as if suspended in its way.
Through two Shu lands, goods and wealth find passage wide,
The Three Gorges stand as barriers, firm and fortified.
Upstream and down compare in hardship and in dread,
Travelers vie against the current, or with it are led.
Striking heights, its spray in furious vigor flies,
Turning swift, its swirling shape a perfect circle tries.
Wayfarers take warning in midsummer's heat,
Boatmen still rely on elders' knowledge, wise and fleet.
Though winds and waves may rage with sudden, violent might,
Rapids and shallows cluster thick, a daunting sight.
The roar of rapids mingles with the barbarous market's din,
The swelling tide invades the fields where slash-and-burn begins.
Standing by the bank, one's legs with trembling shake,
Looking down the stream, the eyes no forward path can take.
Floating foam gathers where the drifting wood is caught,
Falling waterfalls along the cliffside channels wrought.
Mournful gibbons hide within the dense and towering wood,
Thirsty deer attend the murmuring stream's quiet mood.
Secluded shrines and temples stand in close array,
Precarious village huts in linked disarray.
Cold sand is drowned by lingering night-time rain,
Warm inlets veiled in springtime mist's domain.
Green weeds follow the distant river's bend,
White birds sport on light ripples without end.
Often passed through only for fame and gain,
In former times, hermits and immortals would remain.
The clearest waters let the loach and eel escape,
The deepest pools hold sturgeon of colossal shape.
Here Chu's loyal minister nursed his righteous gloom,
Here witch-priestesses wielded power, sealing doom.
Dragon-sterned war-boats showed their agile might,
Gun's successor achieved the guiding task aright.
Qutang Gorge lies in darkness for ten li,
Yanyu Rock stands as a solitary hill.
The River's Pillar cannot with this compare,
The Lüliang Falls are but an empty tale, I swear.
Alas, I am no man of wisdom deep,
By duty bound, I toil with effort steep.
With short foot, I oversee the counties' line,
With inch-like progress, sail this lonely ship of mine.
Each step requires a punt-pole's probing test,
Each hundred fathoms, a hundred men strain at their best.
All night I lie awake with anxious care,
All day I strive with diligence and prayer.
Neglect of duty brings the law's net near,
I trust my fate to Heaven's transforming sphere.
A word to those who prize their wealth and gold:
Can you hear the counsel of the bold?
从源头到归海，揭示自然与文明的治理逻辑。
描绘长江从岷山发源到汇入大海的自然壮阔历程。
本诗为五言古诗，押平声韵。
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