畴昔鳙溪翁,重为子相攸。
谓我稍可教,许以相匹俦。
此德未及报,黄发归山邱。
今又舍我去,垂老增百忧。
深念不能置,泫然清泪流。
畴昔鳙溪翁,重为子相攸。
谓我稍可教,许以相匹俦。
此德未及报,黄发归山邱。
今又舍我去,垂老增百忧。
深念不能置,泫然清泪流。
往昔那位鳙溪的老者,
再次为你做媒说合。
他说我尚可教导,
应允我们结为配偶。
这份恩德还未及报答,
他已白发苍苍,归葬山丘。
如今他又离我而去,
垂暮之年更添百般忧愁。
深切的思念无法排遣,
清泪潸然流下。
In days of old, the venerable man of Yongxi
Once more acted as matchmaker for you.
He said I was somewhat teachable,
And promised to pair us as a couple.
This kindness I have not yet repaid,
When his white-haired self returned to the hills and mounds.
Now he leaves me again,
In my declining years, adding a hundred sorrows.
Deeply brooding, I cannot set it aside,
Tears flow clear, welling up.
婚姻选择中的长辈干预,体现了传统社会代际间的治理与博弈。
追忆往昔长辈为晚辈慎重择偶的恩情
本诗为五言古诗,押平声韵。
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