這位Bernhard Karlgren高本漢是瑞典皇家學會會員,著名漢學家,當代著名漢學家馬悅然德老師。他引用的唐詩應該是唐宋之問《綠竹引》。
青溪綠潭潭水側,修竹嬋娟同一色。
徒生仙實鳳不遊,老死空山人詎識。
妙年秉願逃俗紛,歸臥嵩丘弄白雲。
含情嗷睨慰心目,何可一日無此君。
- 青溪綠潭潭水側,修竹嬋娟同一色。
- By the green, clear pool, bamboo stands in green and jade,
- A single color, like a heavenly maiden’s shade.
- 徒生仙實鳳不遊,老死空山人詎識。
- Though immortal fruits are borne, no phoenix comes to fly,
- In empty mountains they live and die, unknown to man’s eye.
- 妙年秉願逃俗紛,歸臥嵩丘弄白雲。
- In my prime, I wished to flee the worldly strife,
- And live in seclusion, playing with clouds in high mountain life.
- 含情嗷睨慰心目,何可一日無此君。
- Their presence fills my heart, a comfort to my sight,
- How could I live a day without you, my dear delight?
這首詩表達了作者對隱居生活的向往和對竹子的深厚情感。詩歌描繪了一幅隱居山林的畫麵:清澈的溪水邊,翠綠的竹子筆直挺立,仿佛天上的仙子。詩人感歎竹子雖有仙姿,卻無人欣賞,隻能在空山中老去。這與詩人自身逃離塵世、歸隱山林的心願相符。最後一句抒發了詩人對竹子的深情,將其視為不可一日分離的知己。