崔嵬分水嶺,高下與雲平。
上有分流水,東西隨勢傾。
朝同一源出,暮隔千里情。
風雨各自異,波瀾相背驚。
勢高競奔注,勢曲已回縈。
偶值當途石,蹙縮又縱橫。
有時遭孔穴,變作嗚咽聲。
褊淺無所用,奔波奚所營。
團團井中水,不復東西征。
上應美人意,中涵孤月明。
旋風西面起,井深波不生。
堅冰一時合,井深凍不成。
終年汲引絕,不耗復不盈。
五月金石鑠,既寒亦既清。
易時不易性,改邑不改名。
定如拱北極,瑩若燒玉英。
君門客如水,日夜隨勢行。
君看守心者,井水為君盟。
崔嵬分水嶺,高下與雲平。
上有分流水,東西隨勢傾。
朝同一源出,暮隔千里情。
風雨各自異,波瀾相背驚。
勢高競奔注,勢曲已回縈。
偶值當途石,蹙縮又縱橫。
有時遭孔穴,變作嗚咽聲。
褊淺無所用,奔波奚所營。
團團井中水,不復東西征。
上應美人意,中涵孤月明。
旋風西面起,井深波不生。
堅冰一時合,井深凍不成。
終年汲引絕,不耗復不盈。
五月金石鑠,既寒亦既清。
易時不易性,改邑不改名。
定如拱北極,瑩若燒玉英。
君門客如水,日夜隨勢行。
君看守心者,井水為君盟。
巍峨的分水嶺,
高低處與雲齊平。
嶺上有分流的河水,
東西方向隨地勢傾斜。
早晨同從一個源頭流出,
日暮時已相隔千里,情懷各異。
經歷的風雨各自不同,
激起的波瀾背向而驚。
地勢高峻就競相奔注,
地勢曲折便已迴旋縈繞。
偶然遇到擋路的巨石,
水流收縮後又縱橫奔湧。
有時流經孔穴,
變作嗚咽之聲。
狹隘淺陋無所用處,
奔波忙碌究竟為何營求?
圓圓的井中之水,
不再向東或向西遠行。
上應美人的心意,
水中涵映著一輪孤月。
旋風從西面颳起,
井深波瀾不起。
堅冰一時凝結,
井深凍結不成。
終年無人汲取,
不消耗也不滿盈。
五月酷熱金石熔化,
井水既寒又清。
時節易改而水性不易,
城邑更改而井名不改。
堅定如眾星拱衛北極,
晶瑩似燃燒的玉英。
君門下的客卿如水,
日夜隨勢奔走。
請看那守心之人,
井水便是他的盟誓。
A towering watershed,
High and low, level with the clouds.
Above, divided streams flow,
East and west, following the terrain's tilt.
At dawn, they share a single source;
By dusk, separated by a thousand miles of feeling.
Wind and rain differ for each,
Waves and ripples startle, turning back to back.
Where the slope is steep, they race and pour;
Where the path curves, they already twist and turn.
Sometimes meeting a boulder in the way,
They contract, then surge crosswise.
Sometimes encountering a hollow cave,
They change into a sobbing sound.
Narrow and shallow, of no use,
Rushing about—what is their aim?
Round, round, the water in the well,
No longer journeys east or west.
Above, it answers to the fair one's will;
Within, it cradles the lone moon's brightness.
A whirlwind rises from the west,
The well is deep, waves do not form.
Hard ice momentarily congeals,
The well is deep, freezing cannot complete.
All year, drawing water ceases,
Neither depleted nor brimming full.
In the fifth month, metal and stone melt;
Already cold, yet also clear.
Times change, but its nature does not alter;
The town may change, its name remains.
Steady as the North Star, revered,
Gleaming like polished jade ablaze.
Your gate's guests are like water,
Day and night, following the current's course.
You, watch the keeper of the heart—
The well-water makes your vow.
元稹借分水嶺與井水喻仕途與操守。
詩人以水的博弈隱喻官場隨勢與守心的張力。
以分水嶺與井水為喻,揭示世態隨勢逐流與守心不移的對比
隨勢傾 · 奔波 · 不改名 · 守心 · 盟
本詩為五言古詩,押平聲韻。
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