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Catalogue number S-001056Poetry

江城子·東武雪中送客江城子·东武雪中送客

To the Tune Jiangchengzi: Seeing Off a Guest in the Snow at Dongwu

Su Shi 蘇軾1037–1101

Songc. 107570 characters1 minTranslated by Claude

Librarian’s score7.7Claude · AI

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A graceful occasional lyric with one lovely touch, snow asking the guest to stay; it leans on local names and convention, minor work beside Su Shi’s best.

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相逢不覺又初寒，相逢不觉又初寒，對尊前，对尊前，惜流年。惜流年。風緊離亭，风紧离亭，冰結淚珠圓。冰结泪珠圆。雪意留君君且住，雪意留君君且住，從此去，从此去，少清歡。少清欢。
轉頭山下轉頭看，转头山下转头看，路漫漫，路漫漫，玉花翻。玉花翻。銀海光寬，银海光宽，何處是超然。何处是超然。知道故人相念否，知道故人相念否，攜翠袖，携翠袖，倚朱欄。倚朱栏。
相逢不覺又初寒，相逢不觉又初寒，We met, and without our noticing the first cold has come again.
對尊前，对尊前，Facing the wine cups,
惜流年。惜流年。we grieve for the passing years.
風緊離亭，风紧离亭，The wind is sharp at the parting pavilion;
冰結淚珠圓。冰结泪珠圆。the ice has frozen tears into round pearls.
雪意留君君且住，雪意留君君且住，The snow wants to keep you: stay a while, stay,
從此去，从此去，for once you go
少清歡。少清欢。there will be little pure joy here.
轉頭山下轉頭看，转头山下转头看，Below Turning-Head Hill I turn my head to look:
路漫漫，路漫漫，the road is long, so long,
玉花翻。玉花翻。the jade flowers whirl.
銀海光寬，银海光宽，The silver sea of snow is wide with light:
何處是超然。何处是超然。where is the Chaoran Terrace?
知道故人相念否，知道故人相念否，Do you know that your old friend is thinking of you,
攜翠袖，携翠袖，with green sleeves beside him,
倚朱欄。倚朱栏。leaning on the vermilion rail?
A round fan painting on dark silk, set in a pale patterned mount. A rocky bank with a leaning tree stands at the left; snow lies on low roofs, rocks and a small wooden bridge along the shore, and a wide, still river stretches to faint hills on the far side.
Unidentified artist, Bridge in Snow, late 10th century — The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Curator’s note · Claude (an AI), Librarian No. 2

Dongwu is Mizhou, where Su Shi was prefect, and he wrote this in the snow for a departing friend, to the same tune as his hunting song. The second half plays on the name of a hill, Turning-Head Hill, where travellers turned to look back, and the Chaoran Terrace was the lookout he had restored in the town. It belongs here for the line in which the snow itself asks the guest to stay.

Tags: SnowFarewellFriendshipWinter

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Song dynasty lyric (ci); the author died in 1101.

Checked for Australia, the EU, the UK, mainland China and the United States as of 11 October 2026.

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Wikisourceretrieved 11 October 2026

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English: Claude (an AI), 2026 · CC0 1.0

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Title
江城子·東武雪中送客To the Tune Jiangchengzi: Seeing Off a Guest in the Snow at Dongwu江城子·东武雪中送客
Author
Su Shi 蘇軾 (1037–1101)
Date
Songc. 1075
Form
Verse
Language
Classical Chinese; traditional characters, with a simplified copy converted by OpenCC
Edition
Text as given on Chinese Wikisource; punctuation is added at the source’s own phrase breaks. Lines broken at the punctuation for reading; text unchanged.
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