盛唐边塞诗坛群星璀璨，而王昌龄独得“七绝圣手”之誉，甚至被后世尊称“诗家天子”，是边塞七绝无可争议的巅峰宗师。
盛唐七言绝句成熟于王昌龄，他是第一位大规模以七绝书写边塞题材的诗人。王昌龄边塞诗兼具两种精神底色，一面是雄浑慷慨的报国风骨，“黄沙百战穿金甲，不破楼兰终不还” 道尽将士誓死破敌的铁血壮志；一面是细腻深沉的戍边悲情，羌笛秋月、万里闺愁、荒场白骨，写尽士卒久役离家、生死无依的孤寂苦楚。刚柔并济、情景交融、虚实相生，将边塞风光、战争纪实、相思闺怨、英雄壮志融为一体，确立“边塞七绝”专属范式，后世李白、李益边塞绝句皆受其滋养。
《出塞》其一被推为 “唐人七绝压卷之作”，历代选本必录；本次辑录其经典边塞军旅十四首，囊括《出塞》《从军行七首》《塞下曲》《塞上曲》《变行路难》《少年行》核心名篇，先梳理其文学史地位，再独创信达雅英文译本，辅以翻译说明，完整品读王昌龄笔下壮阔苍凉的盛唐边塞图景。
诗作者 王昌龄翻译 王永利
1. 《出塞二首·其一》
秦时明月汉时关，万里长征人未还。
但使龙城飞将在，不教胡马度阴山。
Beyond the Frontier I
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
The moon of Qin still lights the Hanfrontier wall,
Ten thousand li away, no soldier comes backat all.
If only the Dragon City's Flying Generalwere here,
No nomad steed would dare to cross MountYin, I fear.
2. 《出塞二首·其二》
骝马新跨白玉鞍，战罢沙场月色寒。
城头铁鼓声犹振，匣里金刀血未干。
Beyond the Frontier II
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
A chestnut horse with white-jade saddlegay,
The fight done, cold moon glows o'er thefray.
The city drums still thunder from the wall,
The golden sword still wet with blood fromthe fall.
3. 《从军行七首·其一》
烽火城西百尺楼，黄昏独上海风秋。
更吹羌笛关山月，无那金闺万里愁。
勘校：独上，一作独坐。
Songs of Military Service I
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
West of the beacon tower, a hundred-foothigh,
At dusk I climb alone, autumn sea-windssigh.
The Qiang flute plays “Moon o’er the Pass”so drear—
No way to ease the golden chamber'slonging, year by year.
4. 《从军行七首·其二》
琵琶起舞换新声，总是关山旧别情。
撩乱边愁听不尽，高高秋月照长城。
Songs of Military Service II
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
Pipa and dance bring new tunes to the ear,
Yet all are old farewells of mountain passdrear.
Border grief stirs and swirls, endless tohear,
The autumn moon shines high on the GreatWall clear.
5. 《从军行七首·其三》
关城榆叶早疏黄，日暮云沙古战场。
表请回军掩尘骨，莫教兵士哭龙荒。
Songs of Military Service III
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
The elm leaves by the pass turn sparse andsere,
At dusk, cloud-sand veils the oldbattlefield drear.
I plead to recall the troops and cover thebones with clay,
Lest soldiers weep in the Wild Dragon Wastefar away.
6. 《从军行七首·其四》
青海长云暗雪山，孤城遥望玉门关。
黄沙百战穿金甲，不破楼兰终不还。
勘校：不破，一作不斩。
Songs of Military Service IV
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
Over Qinghai, long clouds dim thesnow-capped height,
A lonely town gazes toward Jade Gate in thenight.
Hundred wars have worn our golden armorthin and bare,
Until Loulan is taken, we shall not returnthere.
7. 《从军行七首·其五》
大漠风尘日色昏，红旗半卷出辕门。
前军夜战洮河北，已报生擒吐谷浑。
Songs of Military Service V
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
Sandstorms darken the sun over the desertwide,
Half-rolled red banners march out from thecamp's side.
The vanguard fought north of Tao River bynight,
Word comes: the Tuyuhun chief is capturedin our sight.
8. 《从军行七首·其六》
胡瓶落膊紫薄汗，碎叶城西秋月团。
明敕星驰封宝剑，辞君一夜取楼兰。
Songs of Military Service VI
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
A nomad flask, a purple-sweat steed swiftas can be,
West of Suyab, the autumn moon shines roundand free.
The royal edict comes like shooting starwith sword in hand,
I take leave of my lord, and in one nighttake Loulan's land.
9. 《从军行七首·其七》
玉门山嶂几千重，山北山南总是烽。
人依远戍须看火，马踏深山不见踪。
Songs of Military Service VII
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
Jade Gate's mountain ridges rise inthousands of folds,
North and south of the hills, beacon firesare told.
Men on distant posts watch for the signal'sglow,
Horses tread deep in the hills, theirtraces no one knows.
10. 《塞下曲四首·其一》
蝉鸣空桑林，八月萧关道。
出塞入塞寒，处处黄芦草。
从来幽并客，皆共尘沙老。
莫学游侠儿，矜夸紫骝好。
勘校：出塞，一作复入塞；尘沙，一作沙场。
Ballads of the Frontier Below I
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
Cicadas chirp in empty mulberry woods,
On Xiao Pass road, the eighth month bringscold moods.
In and out of the frontier, cold winds blowall day,
Yellow reeds grow everywhere along the way.
From You and Bing, the warriors bold andgrave,
All grow old with dust and sand, none tosave.
Do not learn from the roving knights soproud,
Who boast their purple steeds and prancealoud.
11. 《塞下曲四首·其二》
饮马渡秋水，水寒风似刀。
平沙日未没，黯黯见临洮。
昔日长城战，咸言意气高。
黄尘足今古，白骨乱蓬蒿。
Ballads of the Frontier Below II
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
I water my horse and cross the autumnstream,
Cold water bites, wind cuts like a knife'sgleam.
Over the level sand, the sun has not yetset,
Dimly I see Lin Tao, in twilight's threat.
In old days by the Great Wall, men foughtwith pride,
All spoke of their high spirits side byside.
Yellow dust has covered both the past andnow,
White bones lie scattered 'mid the wormwoodbough.
12. 《塞上曲》
秋风夜渡河，吹却雁门桑。
遥见胡地猎，鞲马宿严霜。
五道分兵去，孤军百战场。
功多翻下狱，士卒但心伤。
勘校：鞲 / 鞴 古籍形近通写字，书局底本标准字为「鞲」，文档用后世俗写「鞴」，字义相同。
Ballad of the Upper Frontier
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
Autumn wind crosses the river by night,
It strips mulberry leaves at Yanmen height.
Far off I see nomads hunting the plain,
Horses are saddled, we camp in frost'schain.
Our troops split five ways to march to thefray,
Our lone army fights through a hundredbattles grey.
Those with most merit end up in jail'sgloom,
While soldiers only nurse their grief inthe room.
13. 《变行路难》
向晚横吹悲，风动马嘶合。
前驱引旗节，千里阵云匝。
单于下阴山，砂砾空飒飒。
封侯取一战，岂复念闺阁。
勘校：旗节，一作旌节。
An Altered Tune of Hard Marching
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
At dusk, flutes play a sad and plaintiveair,
Wind stirs, horses neigh together indespair.
The vanguard leads with banners and tallstaves,
War clouds gather for a thousand li, likewaves.
The Chanyu comes down from Mount Yin'sslope,
Sand and gravel rustle, empty of hope.
One battle wins a marquisate, if I dare—
Why think again of the boudoir's tendercare?
14. 《少年行二首·其一》
西陵侠年少，送客短长亭。
青槐夹两路，白马如流星。
闻道羽书急，单于寇井陉。
气高轻赴难，谁顾燕山铭。
Song of a Young Hero I
By Wang Changling (Tang Dynasty)
Translated by: Wang Yongli
A young knight from West Mound, bold andbright,
Sees off his friend at the short or longpavilion's light.
Green locusts line both sides of the road,
White horse dashes like a shooting star'sload.
He hears of urgent dispatches in the air,
The Chanyu raids Jingxing Pass with aflare.
High-spirited, he lightly faces the dangercall—
Who cares to carve his name on YanMountain's wall?
翻译说明：
1. 典故处理方式
历史专有名词分三类处理：地理关山直接音译+意译（Yinshan 阴山、Jade Gate 玉门关）；外族部族采用史学通用译法（Tuyuhun 吐谷浑、Chanyu 单于）；历史人物典故简化阐释，兼顾海外读者理解，不丢失文化内核。
为规避歧视色彩，原文“胡人”统一译作中性词nomads（北方游牧部落），摒弃barbarian、Tartar等带有贬义的旧式译法。
因水平有限，译作存在不足，敬请专家、学者、读者批评指正。译者愿意尽绵薄之力，为中华文化出海减少“文化折扣”做些许贡献。
本次英译力求还原唐诗文字、意境、风骨三重内核，打通中西诗歌审美壁垒，让海外读者亦可读懂盛唐边关的明月与风霜。王昌龄笔下的雄关、黄沙、羌笛、长城，早已超越时代，成为中华民族边塞精神与家国情怀不朽的文学符号，长久流传于诗词长河之中。（翻译王永利）
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