洛阳谁不死,戡死闻长安。
我是知戡者,闻之涕泫然。
戡佐山东军,非义不可干。
拂衣向西来,其道直如弦。
从事得如此,人人以为难。
人言明明代,合置在朝端。
或望居谏司,有事戡必言。
或望居宪府,有邪戡必弹。
惜哉两不谐,没齿为闲官。
竟不得一日,謇謇立君前。
形骸随众人,敛葬北邙山。
平生刚肠内,直气归其间。
贤者为生民,生死悬在天。
谓天不爱人,胡为生其贤。
谓天果爱民,胡为夺其年。
茫茫元化中,谁执如此权。
洛阳谁不死,戡死闻长安。
我是知戡者,闻之涕泫然。
戡佐山东军,非义不可干。
拂衣向西来,其道直如弦。
从事得如此,人人以为难。
人言明明代,合置在朝端。
或望居谏司,有事戡必言。
或望居宪府,有邪戡必弹。
惜哉两不谐,没齿为闲官。
竟不得一日,謇謇立君前。
形骸随众人,敛葬北邙山。
平生刚肠内,直气归其间。
贤者为生民,生死悬在天。
谓天不爱人,胡为生其贤。
谓天果爱民,胡为夺其年。
茫茫元化中,谁执如此权。
洛阳城里谁人不死?
但孔戡之死却传到了长安。
我是了解孔戡的人,
听到消息不禁涕泪涟涟。
孔戡辅佐山东军镇时,
不合道义的事绝不干涉。
拂衣西来长安,
他的品行正直如弓弦。
任职能做到这样,
人人都觉得很难得。
人们说在这清明的时代,
理应把他安置在朝廷高位。
有人希望他任职谏官机构,
有事孔戡必定直言。
有人希望他任职监察机构,
有邪曲孔戡必定弹劾。
可惜两者都未实现,
终身只是个闲散官职。
竟然没有一天,
能让他忠直地立于君王面前。
躯壳随同众人,
收敛安葬在北邙山。
平生刚直的心肠里,
那股正气归于坟茔之间。
贤能的人是为了百姓而生,
生死却由上天决定。
如果说上天不爱惜人,
为何要生出这样的贤才?
如果说上天果真爱护百姓,
为何要夺去他的年华?
茫茫的造化之中,
谁执掌着这样的权柄?
In Luoyang, who does not die?
But Kan's death is heard in Chang'an.
I am one who knew Kan,
Hearing this, tears stream down.
Kan assisted the army east of the mountains,
He would not touch what was unjust.
Shaking his robes, he came west,
His path was straight as a bowstring.
To serve in office like this,
Everyone considered it difficult.
People say in this enlightened age,
He should have been placed at court's pinnacle.
Some hoped he'd serve in the Remonstrance Bureau,
Where if issues arose, Kan would surely speak.
Some hoped he'd serve in the Censorate,
Where if evil appeared, Kan would surely impeach.
Alas, neither came to pass,
To his death, he remained an idle official.
In the end, not for a single day,
Could he stand steadfast before his lord.
His body follows the multitude,
Buried in Beimang Mountain.
The upright spirit within his lifelong steadfast heart,
Returns to that place.
The worthy live for the people,
Life and death hang in Heaven's hands.
If you say Heaven does not love men,
Why then did it give birth to such worthies?
If you say Heaven truly loves the people,
Why then does it take away their years?
In the vast, primal transformation,
Who holds such power as this?
白居易哀悼正直官员孔戡被埋没。
诗中对贤才命运的追问,触及了历史周期中个体与体制的深刻博弈。
白居易哀悼刚直友人孔戡仕途不遇、英年早逝,质问天道不公。
刚肠 · 直气 · 贤者 · 生死 · 天道
本诗为五言古诗,押平声韵。
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