春泛若耶溪
幽意无断绝，
此去随所偶。
晚风吹行舟，
花路入溪口。
际夜转西壑，
隔山望南斗。
潭烟飞溶溶，
林月低向后。
生事且弥漫，
愿为持竿叟。
My reclusive mood can never fade away;
I drift along and let the boat choose its own way.
The evening wind blows on my moving boat;
A path of flowers leads to the creek's mouth remote.
As night arrives, I turn toward the western vale;
Across the hills I watch the Southern Dipper pale.
The mist on the pool flies thick and softly white;
The moon among the trees sinks low behind in flight.
Life's affairs are vast and vague, without a shore;
I wish to be an old angler forevermore.
逐句注释
幽意无断绝，
“幽意”指幽居、隐逸的情怀；“无断绝”写这种心绪绵延不断。开篇不写景而先写心，定下全诗超然闲适、向往隐逸的基调。以虚写起，为下文泛舟造境。
“Reclusive feeling” means the longing for a secluded life; “without break” suggests it flows on unceasingly. The poem opens with inner mood rather than scenery, setting a detached, leisurely tone and preparing for the boat journey to come. A device of starting with emotion before scene.
此去随所偶。
“此去”即此次泛舟而去；“随所偶”谓随缘任运，任舟所至。化用《庄子》逍遥游之意，表现不刻意、不执着的自由心境，也暗示诗人对人生出处采取随缘态度。
“This going” refers to the spring boating; “follow whatever it meets” means to drift with chance, letting the boat go where it will. It echoes Zhuangzi’s free wandering, showing a non-attached, spontaneous mind and hinting at an attitude of following fate in life.
晚风吹行舟，
点明时间在傍晚，以“晚风”吹动“行舟”入景。风与舟构成动态画面，简洁而有推进感；“行舟”暗含诗人自身漂泊、游赏的主体。
It marks evening and introduces motion: the evening wind blows the traveling boat. Wind and boat form a dynamic image, simple yet propelling the scene forward; the “traveling boat” also suggests the poet himself drifting and sightseeing.
花路入溪口。
写舟行所至：两岸花树夹溪如路，船进入若耶溪口。“花路”为春日典型意象，视觉与嗅觉交融；“入”字有渐入佳境、移步换形之妙。
It describes where the boat arrives: flowers on both banks form a path, and the boat enters the mouth of Ruoye Creek. “Flower path” is a typical spring image, blending sight and scent; the verb “enters” suggests gradually entering a beautiful realm, with the scenery changing step by step.
际夜转西壑，
“际夜”即到了夜晚；“转西壑”写船转向西边山谷。时间由暮入夜，空间由溪口转入山壑，章法上时空并进，画面渐深幽。
“As night arrives” marks the shift to night; “turning toward the western vale” means the boat turns into a western valley. Time moves from dusk to night, and space moves from creek mouth to mountain vale; the structure advances both time and space, making the scene deeper and more secluded.
隔山望南斗。
隔着山岭仰望南斗星，写夜行中的天象。“隔”字见山势阻隔，“望”字见仰观之远；以南斗定位或寄兴，增添幽邃、旷远之感。
Across the mountains the poet looks up at the Southern Dipper, an astronomical image on a night voyage. “Across” shows the mountain barrier; “looks” shows gazing into distance. The Southern Dipper adds a sense of profundity and vastness, perhaps also orienting the journey.
潭烟飞溶溶，
写溪潭上水汽如烟，弥漫飘飞。“溶溶”叠字，既状烟雾浓盛流动，又富音韵美；以动写静，营造朦胧夜色。
It depicts mist on the creek pool flying and spreading like smoke. The reduplicative “溶溶” describes dense, flowing mist and adds musical beauty; using motion to depict stillness, it creates a hazy night atmosphere.
林月低向后。
写舟行时林中月影低垂，仿佛向船后移去。“低向后”从动态视角写月，暗示船在前进，也写出夜深月斜。与上句一烟一月，一飞一低，对照成趣。
As the boat moves, the moon among the trees hangs low and seems to slip backward. “Low and backward” presents the moon from a moving viewpoint, implying the boat is advancing and the night deepening. With the previous line’s mist and this line’s moon, one flying and one lowering, the images form a nice contrast.
生事且弥漫，
“生事”指人生世事；“弥漫”本指水雾广远，此处喻世事纷繁渺茫、难以把握。由写景转入抒情议论，以水雾意象承上启下，表现对尘俗事务的疏离感。
“Life’s affairs” means worldly matters; “vast and vague” originally describes spreading mist, here metaphorically suggests that human affairs are complex, boundless, and hard to grasp. The poem turns from scenery to reflection, using the mist image as a bridge, expressing detachment from worldly concerns.
愿为持竿叟。
“持竿叟”即垂钓老翁，代指隐者、渔父。化用渔父意象，直抒归隐之志。以愿望收束全诗，回应开篇“幽意”，形成首尾圆合。
“Old angler holding a rod” stands for a recluse or fisherman-sage. Alluding to the fisherman archetype, the line directly expresses the wish to retire from the world. Ending with a wish echoes the opening “reclusive feeling,” making the poem complete from beginning to end.
今日赏析
綦毋潜，唐代开元间诗人，与王维、孟浩然等交游，曾入仕，后归隐。若耶溪在今浙江绍兴，为越中名胜，传说西施曾在此浣纱。此诗写春日夜晚泛舟若耶溪，从晚风入溪、际夜转壑、隔山望星，到潭烟林月，最后以愿作渔翁作结。诗中可见盛唐山水田园诗追求幽静、任运自然、向往隐逸的旨趣；可能作于诗人仕途失意或归隐前后，借泛溪抒写超脱尘事的心愿。
Qi Wuqian was a Tang poet active in the Kaiyuan era, associated with Wang Wei and Meng Haoran. He held office but later withdrew to a reclusive life. Ruoye Creek, in present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang, is a famous scenic spot in Yue, traditionally linked with Xi Shi washing silk. This poem describes a spring night boat trip on the creek: evening wind, entering the creek mouth, turning into a western vale at night, gazing at the Southern Dipper across the hills, mist and moon among trees, and finally the wish to become an old fisherman. It reflects the Tang landscape-pastoral ideal of quietude, spontaneity, and reclusion, likely written around the poet’s disappointment in office or before and after retirement, using the creek journey to express a desire to transcend worldly affairs.
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