李白《古风五十九首》乃其一生诗学思想与精神世界的总纲，堪称盛唐诗歌的“诗史”与“诗论”。今呈第一辑（1-15）十五首，既有“秦皇扫六合，虎视何雄哉”的历史追问，也有“我志在删述，垂辉映千春”的诗道传承；既有针砭徐福东渡寻长生不老药不归的政治讽喻，也有“太白何苍苍，星辰上森列”的宇宙观和生死观的探索；既有游仙问道隐逸禅意的向往，更有“谁怜李飞将，白首没三边”边塞征战诸题，大气磅礴，纵横古今，雄阔江海，气象万千。本辑以信达雅、功能对等、以诗译诗等理论为准绳，以精准典雅之译笔，将李白瑰丽的意象与深邃的哲思转化为英文世界可感的诗篇，为中国古典诗歌的跨文化传播架设了一座坚实的桥梁。
其一
大雅久不作，吾衰竟谁陈？
王风委蔓草，战国多荆榛。
龙虎相啖食，兵戈逮狂秦。
正声何微茫，哀怨起骚人。
扬马激颓波，开流荡无垠。
废兴虽万变，宪章亦已沦。
自从建安来，绮丽不足珍。
圣代复元古，垂衣贵清真。
群才属休明，乘运共跃鳞。
文质相炳焕，众星罗秋旻。
我志在删述，垂辉映千春。
希圣如有立，绝笔于获麟。
Old Airs, Poem No.1
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
The grand Odes long have ceased to sound,
My strength fades—who shall truth proclaim?
The folk lays lie in weeds unbound,
Warring states choked with thorn and flame.
Dragon and tiger hunt each other’s life,
Blade and spear rage till Qin’s fiercereign.
Pure orthodox song dims in strife,
Sorrowful odes rise from the poet’s pain.
Yang Xiong and Sima roused the fading tide,
Spreading verse’s stream o’er boundlesslands.
Though rise and fall through ages slide,
The ancient rites sink in shifting sands.
Since Jian’an’s bards began to write,
Gilded ornate lines deserve no praise.
Our sage age revives primeval light,
Plain sincerity our highest grace.
All gifted bards meet peace’s hour,
Riding fate to leap like scaled fish free.
Form and soul glow with equal power,
Autumn sky strewn with starry array.
My vow: to sort and codify verse,
Let radiance shine through thousand years.
If I attain the sage’s worth,
I end my brush when the unicorn appears.
Glossary Note:
1. "Great Odes" and "RoyalSongs": titles in the Book of Songs, representing the orthodox poeticstyle of ancient times;
2. Yang and Ma: Yang Xiong and SimaXiangru, masters of Han-style prose;
3. Jian'an: Jian'an literature ischaracterized by its ornate and flowery language, but Li Bai criticized it forbeing frivolous and showy;
4. Obtaining the Qilin: Confucius wrote hislast words in the Spring and Autumn Annals upon seeing the Qilin, symbolizinghis ambition to compile historical records and biographies.
其二
蟾蜍薄太清，蚀此瑶台月。
圆光亏中天，金魄遂沦没。
蝃蝀入紫微，大明夷朝晖。
浮云隔两曜，万象昏阴霏。
萧萧长门宫，昔是今已非。
桂蠹花不实，天霜下严威。
沈叹终永夕，感我涕沾衣。
Old Airs, Poem No.2
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
The toad creeps near heaven’s crystalsphere,
Gnawing the moon of jade bower high.
Its full bright glow fades mid-celestialsphere,
The golden orb sinks down the sky.
Rainbow arcs pierce the purple star hall,
The sun’s clear dawn light fades to pall.
Floating clouds veil both sun and moon’ssoft ray,
All creation drowns in misty grey.
Changmen Palace stands in bleak decay,
Once splendid, now all grace gives way.
Worms gnaw cassia blooms that bear nolight,
Heaven’s frost hurls harsh dominion’smight.
I sigh deep through the endless night,
My grief spills tears—my robe is wet withplight.
Glossary Note
1.Toad eats moon: ancient Chinese myth oflunar eclipse;
2.Ziwei (Purple Palace): the supremecelestial palace;
3.Two Luminaries: sun and moon;
4.Changmen Palace: residence of abandonedempress, symbol of neglected loyalists.
其三
秦皇（一作“秦王”）扫六合，虎视何雄哉。
挥剑“一作“飞剑””决浮云，诸侯尽西来。
明断自天启，大略驾群才。
收兵铸金人，函谷正东开。
铭功会稽岭，骋望琅邪台（一作“琅琊台”）。
刑徒七十万，起土骊山隈。
尚采不死药，茫然使心哀。
连弩射海鱼，长鲸正崔嵬。
额鼻象五岳，扬波喷云雷。
鬈鬣蔽青天，何由睹蓬莱。
徐氏（一作徐市）载秦女，楼船几时回。
但见三泉下，金棺葬寒灰。
Ancient Airs, No.3
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
The King of Qin swept o’er the sixfoldsphere,
What tiger-majesty, what lofty cheer!
He drew his sword to cleave the driftingcloud;
From east all lords journeyed west, subduedand bowed.
Clear judgment sprang from innate giftdivine;
His grand tact swayed all talents under hisline.
He melted arms to bronze colossi tall;
Eastward Hangu’s gate stood open unto all.
On Kuaiji crest his feats were carved instone;
From Langya Tower he scanned the seasalone.
Seventy thousand convicts toiled in fear,
Piling earth within Mount Li’s encirclingsheer.
He chased the herb that grants eternallife;
Vain wanderings stirred his soul withbitter strife.
Volleyed crossbows aimed at ocean’s giantprey;
A towering leviathan surged up to stay.
Its brow and snout rose like five peaks onhigh;
Its spout sent billows, thunder through thesky.
Its mane and fins veil all the blue expanse—
How might one reach Penglai’s fairyadvance?
Xu Fu embarked with Qin’s young maidens onmain;
When shall those towering argosies comeagain?
But only see beneath the Nine Springs deep,
A golden coffin holds cold ashes in sleep.
其四
凤飞九千仞，五章备彩珍。
衔书且虚归，空入周与秦。
横绝历四海，所居未得邻。
吾营紫河车，千载落风尘。
药物秘海岳，采铅青溪滨。
时登大楼山，举首望仙真。
羽驾灭去影，飚车绝回轮。
尚恐丹液迟，志愿不及申。
徒霜镜中发，羞彼鹤上人。
桃李何处开，此花非我春。
唯应清都境，长与韩众亲。
Old Airs, Poem No.4
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
The phoenix soars nine thousand fathomshigh,
Five-hued plumes hold all gem-like grace.
It bears divine scrolls, yet fruitlessnigh,
Flying through Zhou and Qin’s old space.
Across four seas its wings sweep wide,
No kindred bower to rest its frame.
I seek the womb elixir long denied,
Trapped in mortal dust a thousand years’claim.
Immortal herbs hide beneath mount and tide,
I gather lead by clear brook’s bank.
Oft climb Great Tower Peak, gaze far andwide,
To seek true immortals rank on rank.
Their feathered chariots fade from sight,
Wind-driven carts turn back no flight.
I fear my cinnabar brew lags in light,
My sacred vow can ne'er see light.
Grey hair alone greets my mirror’s gaze,
Ashamed before crane-riding seers.
Where peach and plum bloom in earthly haze?
Their spring is not the sphere I revere.
I long for pure celestial lands,
To dwell with Han Zhong hand in hand.
Glossary Note
1.Purple River Cart (紫河车): Taoist internal alchemy elixir;
2.Han Zhong: legendary ancient immortal;
3.Crane-riding seers: Taoist immortals.
其五
太白何苍苍，星辰上森列。
去天三百里，邈尔与世绝。
中有绿发翁，披云卧松雪。
不笑亦不语，冥栖在岩穴。
我来逢真人，长跪问宝诀。
粲然启玉齿，授以炼药说。
铭骨传其语，竦身已电灭。
仰望不可及，苍然五情热。
吾将营丹砂，永与世人别。
Old Airs, Poem No.5
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Great White Peak looms in blue-grey haze,
Rows of stars array its lofty crest.
Three hundred li it stands from heaven’sblaze,
Cut off from mortal world’s unrest.
A green-haired elder dwells therein,
Wrapped in cloud, beneath pine snow helies.
No laugh, no word escapes his chin,
Deep hidden in rocky cave’s disguise.
I come and meet this true divine,
Kneel long to beg his precious lore.
He smiles, unveils his pearly shine,
And tells me how to brew pure ore.
His words engrave my very bones,
Then he leaps up, gone as lightning’sflash.
I gaze aloft, beyond my moans,
All five passions burn in sudden dash.
I’ll grind red cinnabar to brew,
And bid all mortal men adieu.
Glossary Note
1.Great White Peak (太白): Taibai Mountain, sacred Taoist site;
2.Cinnabar (丹砂):core material for Taoist immortality pills.
其六
代马不思越，越禽不恋燕。
情性有所习，土风固其然。
昔别雁门关，今戍龙庭前。
惊沙乱海日，飞雪迷胡天。
虮虱生虎鹖，心魂逐旌旃。
苦战功不赏，忠诚难可宣。
谁怜李飞将，白首没三边。
Old Airs, Poem No.6
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
The Dai-bred steed ne'er craves the Yue'swarm ground,
Nor Yue-born bird pines for the Yan's coldshore.
For habit and our inborn nature's bound
To the native soil that shapes us evermore.
Once I departed Yanmen's Pass-gate high,
Now on the Dragon Court my watch I lie.
The whirling sand veils the sun o'er desertwide,
And drifting snow hides the frontier wildsinside.
Lice swarm within my plumed helm's oldcrest,
My soul still chases banners in the fray.
Hard-won campaigns bring no honour toattest,
My loyal heart finds no tongue to convey.
Who pities General Li, the Flying Knight?
White-haired, he wastes away on frontiers'height.
其七
五鹤西北来，飞飞凌太清。
仙人绿云上，自道安期名。
两两白玉童，双吹紫鸾笙。
去影忽不见，回风送天声。
我欲一问之，飘然若流星。
愿餐金光草，寿与天齐倾。
Old Airs, Poem No.7
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Five cranes fly forth from northwest skies,
Soaring through heaven’s pure expanse.
An immortal rides green cloud on high,
His name An Qi he doth advance.
Two jade-white boys stand side by side,
Blowing purple phoenix pipes in tune.
Their forms vanish where the breezes glide,
Wind bears celestial hymns up soon.
I yearn to question their divine train,
They drift away like shooting star rain.
I crave to eat gold herb of light,
My lifespan matching heaven's height.
Glossary Note
An Qi (安期生):renowned transcendental immortal of Qin-Han era.
其八
咸阳二三月，宫柳黄金枝。
绿帻谁家子，卖珠轻薄儿。
日暮醉酒归，白马骄且驰。
意气人所仰，冶游方及时。
子云不晓事，晚献长杨辞。
赋达身已老，草玄鬓若丝。
投阁良可叹，但为此辈嗤。
Old Airs, Poem No.8
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Xianyang’s second and third spring monthsunfold,
Palace willows wear golden boughs.
Who’s that youth bound in green turbanbold?
A pearl-peddling frivolous lout.
At dusk he staggers home with wine’s dullhaze,
His white steed gallops proud and fast.
All men admire his spirited displays,
He squanders youth in wanton blast.
Yang Xiong knew not the worldly art,
Late offered Changyang Rhapsody to thethrone.
His verse acclaimed, yet age tore himapart,
Hair thin as silk when writing Mystery’sTone.
He leapt from tower—sad fate to tell,
Mocked by such shallow rogues as well.
Glossary Note
1.Green turban: symbol of base, frivolousyoung dandies in Han-Tang;
2.Yang Xiong (子云):great Han litterateur, author of Tai Xuan; once attempted suicide by jumpingfrom tower amid court turmoil.
其九
庄周梦胡蝶，胡蝶为庄周。
一体更变易，万事良悠悠。
乃知蓬莱水，复作清浅流。
青门种瓜人，旧日东陵侯。
富贵故如此，营营何所求。
Old Airs, Poem No.9
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterflyfair,
The butterfly dreamed it was Zhuang Zhou.
One being shifts through every shape andair,
All mortal things drift slow and slow.
We see Penglai’s vast ocean tide,
Shall shrink to shallow brooks one day.
The melon-grower by Green Gate’s side,
Was once Lord Dongling in his sway.
Wealth and rank are fleeting mist at best,
Why chase vain cares with endless quest?
Glossary Note:
Lord Dongling: former Qin noble; after Qinfell, he planted melons outside Chang’an Green Gate, parable of transitoryglory.
其十
齐有倜傥生，鲁连特高妙。
明月出海底，一朝开光曜。
却秦振英声，后世仰末照。
意轻千金赠，顾向平原笑。
吾亦澹荡人，拂衣可同调。
Old Airs, Poem No.10
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
In Qi lived a bold, unrestrained sage,
Lu Lian stood peerless, pure and bright.
Like bright moon rising from ocean’s cage,
He blazed with radiance overnight.
He drove Qin's host, his fame spreadbright,
Later ages revere his lingering light.
He spurned a thousand gold's lavish gift,
Smiled at Lord Pingyuan with calm delight.
I too am free, unbound by earthly chain,
I shake my robes, to share his noblestrain.
Glossary Note:
Lu Zhonglian (鲁连):Warring States scholar; repelled Qin army, refused royal reward, symbol ofunyielding, lofty integrity.
其十一
黄河走东溟，白日落西海。
逝川与流光，飘忽不相待。
春容舍我去，秋发已衰改。
人生非寒松，年貌岂长在。
吾当乘云螭，吸景驻光彩。
Old Airs, Poem No.11
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
The Yellow River eastward churns to main;
The white sun plunges to the western seas.
Swift currents glide, swift beams of lightare ta'en—
They pause not, wait not for man'spleadings, please.
Spring's bloom has left me, vanished like aword;
Autumn frost now streaks these locks ofgrey.
Man is no pine that stands through winter'ssword—
How can his youth and looks endure for aye?
I'll mount the cloud-wreathed dragon, scalethe height,
Drink in the sunbeam's glow to keep mybeauty bright.
其十二
松柏本孤直，难为桃李颜。
昭昭严子陵，垂钓沧波间。
身将客星隐，心与浮云闲。
长揖万乘君，还归富春山。
清风洒六合，邈然不可攀。
使我长叹息，冥栖岩石间。
Old Airs, Poem No.12
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Pines and cypresses stand erect, alone—
They cannot flaunt the peach-plum'sfleeting blush.
Bright Yan Ziling, whose virtue brightlyshone,
Cast his lone line where waves in dimnessrush.
He hid his form beneath that star of state—
His heart as idle as the cloud that strays.
To the Son of Heaven he bowed, then turnedstraight
To Fuchun Hills, to end his earthly days.
Clear winds sweep all the six vast realmsof space;
His lofty peak no mortal may retrace.
I sigh long—lost in wistful, longing mood—
To dwell among the crags in solitude.
其十三
君平既弃世，世亦弃君平。
观变穷太易，探元化群生。
寂寞缀道论，空帘闭幽情。
驺虞不虚来，鸑鷟有时鸣。
安知天汉上，白日悬高名。
海客去已久，谁人测沈冥。
Old Airs, Poem No.13
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
Jun Ping withdrew from this our mortalsphere—
The mortal world, in turn, cast him aside.
He traced the Primal Change, made allthings clear,
Explored the Source where myriad beingsbide.
In silence wove his treatise on the Way;
Behind still curtains his deep passionslay.
The righteous beast appears not withoutcause;
The dark-plumed phoenix sings at destinedhour.
Who knows, above the Silver River's pause,
His lofty name shines with the sun's highpower?
The seafarer who sailed to far-off isles
Has long since gone—who fathoms his deepwiles?
其十四
胡关饶风沙，萧索竟终古。
木落秋草黄，登高望戎虏。
荒城空大漠，边邑无遗堵。
白骨横千霜，嵯峨蔽榛莽。
借问谁凌虐，天骄毒威武。
赫怒我圣皇，劳师事鼙鼓。
阳和变杀气，发卒骚中土。
三十六万人，哀哀泪如雨。
且悲就行役，安得营农圃。
不见征戍儿，岂知关山苦。
李牧今不在，边人饲豺虎。
Old Airs, Poem No.14
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
The northern passes choke with sand andgale—
A desolation stretching endless years.
Leaves fall, grass yellows on the autumnvale;
I climb the height and scan the foe thatnears.
Waste towns lie bare amid the vast desert,
No wall remains where border posts oncestood.
White bones through thousand winters stillexert
Their heaps, half-buried in the tangledwood.
Who wreaks this ruin, this oppressivemight?
The arrogant nomads kindle war's red light.
Our sacred sovereign, roused to righteousire,
Summons the troops, beats loud thewar-drum's choir.
The breath of peace turns to a murderousblast;
Levies are raised, the heartland's peace ispast.
Three hundred sixty thousand souls in pain
Shed endless tears like torrents in therain.
In sorrow they to war's harsh summons go—
How tend their farms, their gardens leftbelow?
Who knows the grief of mountain frontiersdread
Till they have seen the soldier's bloodbeshed?
Li Mu is gone—no guardian now remains;
The border folk are fed to wolves andjackals' chains.
其十五
燕昭延郭隗，遂筑黄金台。
剧辛方赵至，邹衍复齐来。
奈何青云士，弃我如尘埃。
珠玉买歌笑，糟糠养贤才。
方知黄鹤举，千里独裴回。
Old Airs, Poem No.15
By Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by Wang Yongli
King Zhao of Yan to Guo Kui bowed withgrace,
And raised the Golden Terrace, high andbright.
Ju Xin came over from the Zhao domain;
Zou Yan left Qi to bask in royal light.
Why then do these high-fliers of renown
Cast me aside like dust upon the ground?
Jewels and jade are spent for song andmirth,
While worthy men are fed on husks ofdearth.
Now I perceive—the crane shall spread itswing,
Roam a thousand leagues, still wandering.
十五首信达雅英译，忠实还原太白之诗心：上追风雅，下启百代，既有“文质相炳焕，众星罗秋旻”的文化担当，亦有“燕昭延郭隗，遂筑黄金台”对招纳贤士治国理政的思考，亦有“李牧今不在，边人饲豺虎”忧国忧民的考量，还有“拂衣可同调”的超然洒脱。总之这些诗作洋溢着深沉的家国情怀，不仅是李白个人情怀的写照，更是中华诗学精神的集中呈现。而本辑坚守信达雅、功能对等、以诗译诗等原则，以高质量的译笔，让这份璀璨的文化遗产得以跨越语言藩篱，走向更广阔的世界舞台——这正是经典重译、文化出海的意义所在。（翻译王永利）
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