鑑賞 · 第 17 首 / 共 17
題劍
Inscribed on a Sword
原詩The Poem
三尺蕩秦風，古來意縱橫。荊軻魂斷處，劍指九州同。鋒鈍韓非法，鞘藏黃老行。仲舒私己意，尼父斬浮名。技撼四方業，柄彪百世功。大國罕利器，天道允執中。君子刎一諾，泰山擲可輕。功名豈我欲，橫掃世不平。金殿配博帶，江湖系死生。破空逐日去，長嘯月聆聽。起舞重云亂，彈鋏待雷鳴。無邊暮色里，千載有余情。
作者英譯The Poet’s Own Translation
Three feet of steel still stir the winds of Qin;since ancient days, its purpose has ranged unbound.Where Jing Ke’s spirit was cut down,the blade points toward the Nine Provinces made one.Its edge was blunted by Han Fei’s law;within its sheath abides the Huang-Lao Way.Dong Zhongshu bent doctrine toward private ends;Confucius cut through the husk of fame.Its craft shakes the four directions;its hilt bears deeds renowned through a hundred generations.A great state seldom finds an instrument so keen;cut into the blade: Hold faithfully to the Center.For one sworn word, a noble man gives his life,tossing Mount Tai aside as though it weighed nothing.Were rank and glory ever what I wanted?I would sweep away the wrongs of the world.In golden halls, it rests beside the broad ceremonial sash;among rivers and lakes, it decides life and death.Cleaving the air, it pursues the sun;its long cry is heard by the moon.Raised in dance, it throws heavy clouds into turmoil;I strike the scabbard and wait for thunder.Within the boundless dusk,a thousand years of feeling remain.
註釋Annotation
- 三尺古詩文中常用來代指劍。
- 荊軻戰國時刺秦的人物，詩借其事寫決絕與承諾。
- 韓非、黃老分別關聯法家與黃老思想，在此參與鋒芒、藏鋒的對照。
- 仲舒、尼父董仲舒與孔子。
- 允執中、彈鋏前者為劍上銘文，意在守持中道；後者指彈劍而歌。
鑑賞Appreciation
劍既是手中的器物，也是衡量歷史與自我取捨的線索。荊軻、韓非、黃老與孔子等名字依次出現，使鋒刃同時面向力量與節制。「允執中」把題劍收回到自身的責任；末段仍有起舞與長嘯，卻將未盡之情留在暮色中。
The sword is both a physical object and a means of considering history and personal obligation. Names and traditions gather around its blade, bringing power into conversation with restraint. The inscription’s appeal to hold to the centre turns the poem back toward the speaker’s own responsibilities. Its closing dance and cry preserve the energy of the weapon while leaving its unfinished feeling in the dusk.