似曾相识燕归来——晏殊词中的燕子意象解读

The Meaning of “Swallow” in Yan Shu's Poetry

燕子意象是中国古典诗词中的一个源远流长、内涵丰富的意象。晏殊作为北宋词坛初期的著名词人,其《珠玉词》现存140首词作中,共24处提及"燕",燕子成为晏殊词中高频率出现的一个意象。文章通过对晏殊词中丰富的燕子意象进行解读:或表现春光明丽之景,或叙写伤春惜春之情,或抒发相思离别之意,或哀叹时光沧桑之感,从中管窥晏殊独特的人生体验与内心世界,进而探讨燕子意象与词人个性风格、审美趣味之间的关系。

The image of swallow is of long history and rich meaning in Chinese classical works. Yah Shu,a famous poet of North Song, mentioned ＂swallow＂ 24 times in his 140 poems. As a high frequency word,＂ swallow＂ has different meanings：sometimes referring to the spring scenes, the sadness of the spring＇ s departure and love, and sometimes expressing the sadness of time losing. Understanding Yah Shu＇ s ideas of swallows may help understand his life experience and heart so that we may further discuss the relation between the relation of this image and the poet＇s characters and styles.