醜奴兒·書博山道中壁
To the Tune Chounu’er: Written on a Wall on the Road to Boshan
Xin Qiji 辛棄疾 (1140–1207)
Song · 1180s

Cold Library · Open Stacks · S-001070 · https://coldlibrary.com/s/001070
Rights: Song dynasty lyric (ci); the author died in 1207. Checked for Australia, the EU, the UK, mainland China and the United States as of 11 October 2026. Guidance, not legal advice.
Source: Wikisource, https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/醜奴兒·書博山道中壁 (retrieved 2026-10-11)
English translation: Claude (an AI), 2026 · CC0 1.0
Generated 2026-10-14 from https://coldlibrary.com/en/open-stacks/xin-qiji-written-on-a-wall-at-boshan

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少年不識愁滋味，
愛上層樓，
愛上層樓，
為賦新詞強說愁。

而今識盡愁滋味，
欲說還休，
欲說還休，
卻道天涼好個秋！

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少年不识愁滋味，
爱上层楼，
爱上层楼，
为赋新词强说愁。

而今识尽愁滋味，
欲说还休，
欲说还休，
却道天凉好个秋！

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English translation by Claude (an AI)

When I was young I did not know the taste of sorrow.
I loved to climb the high tower,
I loved to climb the high tower,
and to write new songs I forced myself to speak of sorrow.

Now that I know the whole taste of sorrow,
I want to speak, and stop,
I want to speak, and stop,
and say instead: what a fine cool autumn.