開元年中關輔旱,靈嶽神祠禱幾徧。
少監馮生能畫龍,明皂命試新池殿。
落筆婉蜒勢未已,素鬣冰鱗濕如洗。
池波洶湧雷電驚,雲氣之門白龍起。
吾觀馮豈作霖人,畫龍能雨疑有神。
深山大澤多窟穴,不應杳眇不似真。
澄江接海連空白,泓深當是神龍宅。
螭虯狡獪非其倫,河伯江妃敢驅役。
霜鎖煙關晝不開,時傾膏雨蘇民災。
一爐香火動誠意,風馬雲車天際來。
吾聞澤國多水患,淮甸地乾多苦早。
願均神力遍四方,無令水旱常相半。
開元年中關輔旱,靈嶽神祠禱幾徧。
少監馮生能畫龍,明皂命試新池殿。
落筆婉蜒勢未已,素鬣冰鱗濕如洗。
池波洶湧雷電驚,雲氣之門白龍起。
吾觀馮豈作霖人,畫龍能雨疑有神。
深山大澤多窟穴,不應杳眇不似真。
澄江接海連空白,泓深當是神龍宅。
螭虯狡獪非其倫,河伯江妃敢驅役。
霜鎖煙關晝不開,時傾膏雨蘇民災。
一爐香火動誠意,風馬雲車天際來。
吾聞澤國多水患,淮甸地乾多苦早。
願均神力遍四方,無令水旱常相半。
開元年間,關中地區遭遇旱災,
靈山神祠的祈禱已進行過許多遍。
少監馮生擅長畫龍,
皇帝命他在新建的池殿中一試身手。
落筆時龍身蜿蜒,氣勢未盡,
白色的鬃毛與冰晶般的鱗片溼潤如洗。
池中波濤洶湧,雷電驚動,
雲氣之門中,白龍騰空而起。
我看馮生豈是尋常求雨之人,
所畫之龍能致雨,彷彿真有神助。
深山大澤之中多藏龍之窟穴,
不應因其幽遠難見就懷疑其真實性。
澄澈的江水連接大海,與天空一色,
那幽深之處應是神龍居住的宅邸。
螭龍虯龍狡詐多變,無法與之相比,
河伯與江妃又豈敢驅使它?
霜鎖煙關,白晝也不開啟,
但不時降下甘霖,緩解百姓的災苦。
一爐香火點燃誠摯的心意,
風為馬,云為車,神駕自天邊來臨。
我聽說多水之地常受水患困擾,
淮甸地區土地乾燥,又苦於乾旱。
願神龍之力能均勻遍及四方,
不讓水災與旱災常年各佔一半。
In Kaiyuan years, drought plagued the capital's domain,
Prayers at sacred peaks and shrines were offered in vain.
A young inspector, Feng, could paint dragons with skill,
Summoned to test his art in a new palace pool.
His brush traced sinuous forms, unfinished yet alive,
With icy scales and white mane, washed as if to thrive.
Pool waves surged, thunder shocked, as if a storm drew near,
From gates of cloud, a white dragon rose, majestic and clear.
I see in Feng a rain-bringer, not a mere mortal hand,
His painted dragon stirs showers, as if by divine command.
Deep mountains, vast marshes hold many a hidden lair,
Such mystery should not seem unreal or rare.
Clear rivers meet the sea, merging with sky's vast hue,
The profound depths must be where the spirit-dragon dwells true.
Lesser serpents, cunning tricks, cannot with him compare,
How dare river gods or nymphs command his presence there?
Frost locks, mist bars seal the day, yet gates may open wide,
When timely rains pour down to soothe the people's hardship tide.
A single incense burner's flame stirs sincere plea,
Wind-horses, cloud-chariots come from heaven's boundary.
I hear flooded lands suffer much from water's reign,
While Huai's dry fields are parched, enduring drought's pain.
May divine power spread evenly to every shore,
Let flood and drought not plague the land forevermore.
面對自然週期,社會治理依賴傳統信仰。
描繪開元年間關中大旱,百姓遍禱神祠以求甘霖的景象。
本詩為七言古詩,押平聲韻。
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