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蜡烛在风中燃烧，夜露浸湿了花灯，街市上灯光交相映射。皎洁月光照着屋瓦，淡淡的云层散去，光彩照人的嫦娥飘然欲下。衣裳是多么精致素雅，南国少女个个都细腰如掐。大街小巷箫鼓喧腾，人影攒动，条条路上幽香阵阵。
不由想起当年京城的灯夜，千家万户张灯结彩如同白昼。姑娘们笑盈盈出门游赏，香车上不时有人丢下罗帕。有缘相逢的地方，必是打马相随尘土飞洒。今年的京城想必依旧，只是我旧日的情怀已全衰谢。钟漏轻移时间不早，赶快乘车回去吧，任凭人们去尽情歌舞玩耍。 注释
解语花：词牌名。相传唐玄宗太液池中有千叶白莲，中秋盛开，玄宗设宴赏花。群臣左右为莲花之美叹羡不已，玄宗却指着杨贵妃说：“那莲花怎比得上我的解语花呢？”后人制曲，即取以为名。
上元：正月十五元宵节。
绛蜡：红烛。
浥：沾湿。
红莲：指荷花灯。欧阳修《蓦山溪·元夕》：“纤手染香罗，剪红莲满城开遍。”
桂华：代指月亮、月光。传说月中有桂树，故有以桂代月。
素娥：嫦娥。
放夜：古代京城禁止夜行，惟正月十五夜弛禁，市民可欢乐通宵，称作“放夜”。
千门：指皇宫深沉，千家万户。
钿车：装饰豪华的马车。
飞盖：飞车。 Intelligent Flower
Lantern Festival
Zhou Bangyan
The candle flames redden with the breeze;
The lotus lanterns seem to freeze.
The sky brightens the fair and the fair the sky.
The titles are steeped in moonlight
When fleecy clouds disperse in flight,
The Moon Goddess would come down from on high.
In elegant dress appear
The southern maidens tender
With waist so slender.
The drums boom far and near,
The crowd's shadows rise and fall,
Fragrance wafts over all.
I remember the capital's lantern night:
A thousand doors overwhelmed with light,
People made merry in laughter.
From golden cabs silk handkerchiefs *ped down,
The gallants ran after
The cabs as dim dust raised by steeds in the town.
But years have passed,
Now I see only for my part
With an unfeeling heart
How time flies fast.
The cabs will not come back again
And people have sung and danced in vain.
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