北苑龍茶者,甘鮮的是珍。
四方惟數此,萬物更無新。
才吐微茫綠,初沾少許春。
散尋縈樹遍,急採上山頻。
宿葉寒猶在,芳芽冷未伸。
茅茨溪口焙,籃籠雨中民。
長疾勾萌併,開齊分兩均。
帶煙蒸雀舌,和露疊龍鱗。
作貢勝諸道,先嘗祇一人。
緘封瞻闕下,郵傳渡江濱。
特旨留丹禁,殊恩賜近臣。
啜為靈藥助,用與上罇親。
頭進英華盡,初烹氣味醇。
細香勝卻麝,淺色過於筠。
顧渚慚投木,宜都愧積薪。
年年號供御,天産壯甌閩。
北苑龍茶者,甘鮮的是珍。
四方惟數此,萬物更無新。
才吐微茫綠,初沾少許春。
散尋縈樹遍,急採上山頻。
宿葉寒猶在,芳芽冷未伸。
茅茨溪口焙,籃籠雨中民。
長疾勾萌併,開齊分兩均。
帶煙蒸雀舌,和露疊龍鱗。
作貢勝諸道,先嘗祇一人。
緘封瞻闕下,郵傳渡江濱。
特旨留丹禁,殊恩賜近臣。
啜為靈藥助,用與上罇親。
頭進英華盡,初烹氣味醇。
細香勝卻麝,淺色過於筠。
顧渚慚投木,宜都愧積薪。
年年號供御,天産壯甌閩。
北苑的龍茶,甘美鮮爽的確是珍品。
天下四方唯有此處出產最多,萬物之中沒有比它更新穎的。
剛剛吐出微茫的綠色,初次沾染少許春意。
分散尋找,它縈繞茶樹遍布山野,急忙採摘,人們頻繁上山。
隔夜的葉子在寒冷中依然存在,芬芳的嫩芽因寒冷尚未舒展。
溪口茅屋中烘焙茶葉,雨中百姓提著竹籃忙碌。
茶芽迅速一併萌發,長齊後分兩次均勻採摘。
帶著煙氣蒸製出雀舌般的嫩芽,和著露水層層疊疊如龍鱗。
作爲貢品勝過各路貢物,最先品嘗的只有皇帝一人。
封裝好後遙望宮闕之下,通過郵驛傳遞渡過江濱。
特旨留在宮廷之中,特殊恩賜賞給近臣。
飲啜可助靈藥之效,使用時與皇上御杯親近。
頭道茶湯英華盡出,初次烹煮氣味醇厚。
細膩香氣勝過麝香,淺淡顏色超過青竹。
顧渚茶相比自慚如投木,宜都茶慚愧似積薪。
年年稱爲供御之用,天然物產使甌閩之地壯大興盛。
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.
貢茶制度體現了古代資源治理的精妙體系。
讚美北苑貢茶品質優異,體現宋代茶文化興盛。
本詩為五言古詩,押平聲韻。
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