昆夷道远不复通,世传切玉谁能穷。
宝刀近出日本国,越贾得之沧海东。
鱼皮装贴香木鞘,黄白闲杂𨱎与铜。
百金传入好事手,佩服可以禳妖凶。
传闻其国居大岛,土壤沃饶风俗好。
其先徐福诈秦民,采药淹留丱童老。
百工五种与之居,至今器玩皆精巧。
前朝贡献屡往来,士人往往工词藻。
徐福行时书未焚,逸书百篇今尚存。
令严不许传中国,举世无人识古文。
先王大典藏夷貊,苍波浩荡无通津。
令人感激坐流涕,锈澁短刀何足云。
昆夷道远不复通,世传切玉谁能穷。
宝刀近出日本国,越贾得之沧海东。
鱼皮装贴香木鞘,黄白闲杂𨱎与铜。
百金传入好事手,佩服可以禳妖凶。
传闻其国居大岛,土壤沃饶风俗好。
其先徐福诈秦民,采药淹留丱童老。
百工五种与之居,至今器玩皆精巧。
前朝贡献屡往来,士人往往工词藻。
徐福行时书未焚,逸书百篇今尚存。
令严不许传中国,举世无人识古文。
先王大典藏夷貊,苍波浩荡无通津。
令人感激坐流涕,锈澁短刀何足云。
通往昆夷的道路遥远,不再畅通;
世间流传的切玉传说,谁能穷究其妙?
这把宝刀最近出自日本国,
越地的商人从沧海之东获得它。
鱼皮装饰贴附在香木鞘上,
黄白相间,夹杂着𨱎石与铜。
花费百金传到爱好者的手中,
佩戴它可以祛除妖邪凶灾。
传闻那个国家位于大岛之上,
土壤肥沃丰饶,风俗淳美。
他们的先人是徐福欺骗秦朝百姓,
为采仙药滞留,从孩童到老迈。
百工和五类民众与他一同居住,
至今制作的器物都精巧非凡。
前朝时屡有贡使往来,
当地的文人往往擅长诗文辞藻。
徐福出发时,书籍尚未遭焚毁,
散逸的百篇典籍如今仍然保存。
律令严苛,不许流传到中原,
举世之间无人能识读那些古文。
先王的经典典藏流落蛮夷之地,
苍茫波涛浩荡,没有通达的渡口。
令人感慨激动,坐着流下泪水,
这锈涩的短刀又何足挂齿呢?
The distant path to Kunyi is cut off, no longer open;
Who can fully fathom the legend of jade-cutting blades?
A precious sword recently came from the land of Japan,
Acquired by a Yue merchant east of the vast sea.
Its scabbard of fragrant wood is inlaid with fish skin,
Adorned with patterns of brass and copper, yellow and white.
Passed for a hundred gold into the hands of a connoisseur,
Worn to ward off evil spirits and calamities.
It is said their country lies on a great island,
With fertile soil and admirable customs.
Their ancestors: Xu Fu, who deceived Qin's people,
Lingered gathering herbs, from youth till old age.
Craftsmen of five trades settled there with them,
To this day their utensils are exquisitely made.
In former dynasties, tribute flowed back and forth,
Their scholars often skilled in poetry and prose.
When Xu Fu departed, books were not yet burned,
A hundred lost texts are still preserved there now.
Strict laws forbid their transmission to the Middle Kingdom,
No one in the world can read those ancient scripts.
The great canons of ancient kings lie hidden among barbarians,
Across vast blue waves, no passage to be found.
Moved by this, I sit and shed tears of grief,
What worth is this rusty short blade to speak of?
异域奇珍引发对文明交流周期的思考。
咏叹日本刀之锋利与神秘,寄托对异域奇珍的遐想。
本诗为七言古诗,押平声韵。
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