译文及注释

Translation:
In the deep and secluded courtyard at night the pond is quiet and serene. I can't sleep so I hang the curtains on the curtain hooks. The sight that meets my eyes is the shadow of pear blossoms on the trees. I hold the strings of the ancient zither with my fingers but in the darkness I can't even touch the zither's soundboard let alone tune the notes. The incense in the censer has burned out and I'm too lazy to add more fragrance. Even sitting next to the screen I can still feel the coldness inside the room.

The phoenix-shaped hairpin leans to one side of my hair and the cicada-shaped sideburns are messy and disheveled. The color of the makeup on my haggard face immediately fades and I'm too lazy to look in the mirror. Under the moon the cuckoo's cries urge the return and unintentionally the beautiful springtime of the year easily comes to an end.

Annotations:
Tasha Xing: A famous poetic form. Also known as Treading Snow. It consists of 58 characters in a dual tone with three oblique rhymes in each section. The first two lines of each section often have parallelism.
Deep and secluded: Deep and hidden. Me Yaochen a poet from the Northern Song Dynasty wrote in his poem Sui Yin Tang: How deep and hidden is the magnificent universe only the sound of the list of books can be heard.
Curtain hook: A hook used to hang curtains. Wang Changling a poet from the Tang Dynasty wrote in his poem Green Building Complaint: The heart is broken the mountain pass cannot be explained lingering under the remaining moon hanging on the curtain hook.
Treasured zither: A beautiful name for the zither. Nian: Originally meant to pinch and rub things with fingers. Here it refers to the techniques of plucking winding and picking when playing the zither. Achieve: An auxiliary word used after a verb predicate to indicate the realization of an action. Can be flexibly translated.
Goose: Goose pillar refers to the pillar on the zither face that holds the strings arranged in a formation like a flock of geese. The goose pillar is used to adjust the pitch. Lv Wei Lao a poet from the transition period between the Northern Song and Southern Song Dynasties wrote in his poem Bo Xing: No words leisurely playing the Qin zither tears full uneven geese.
Seal (zhuàn) incense: Incense that is wrapped into a curved shape. Li Qingzhao a poet from the transition period between the Northern Song and Southern Song Dynasties wrote in her poem Full Court Fragrance: The seal incense burns out and the shadow of the sun falls on the curtain hook. Consume: Same as 销 to consume. Mountain: Refers to the mountains painted on the screen. Empty: In vain without effect.
Phoenix hairpin: Refers to a hairpin with a phoenix shape. Hairpin: A piece of jewelry worn by ancient women on their hair bun made up of two hairpins. Li Dong a poet from the Tang Dynasty wrote in his poem Presenting to the Buddhist Monk in the Palace: Because it was a summer day the palace ladies took off their phoenix hairpins. Lean (qī): Slanting leaning to one side.
Temple cicada: Also known as cicada temples a hairstyle of ancient women with sideburns as thin as cicada wings hence the name. It can also refer to women in general. Xiao Yi a poet from the Southern Dynasty of the Liang Dynasty wrote in his poem Climbing the Old Pavilion in Yan Garden: After putting on makeup the temple cicada smiles and lowers her eyebrows.
Faded red: Fallen flowers. Here it metaphorically refers to the remaining makeup on a haggard face. Immediately: Adverb. Immediately right away. Zhou Yao a poet from the Tang Dynasty wrote in his poem Sending Off the Official Going to the Border: Taking up the pen a man's duty fame and fortune. 《踏莎行·院落深沉》译文及注释详情»

创作背景

这个创作背景发生在绍兴十五年（1145年），地点是临安。洪迈中在临安参加试词科三考试后，考试结束后，他和几个朋友一起去妓楼游玩。在妓楼里，孙氏让宾客们各自赋一首词。洪迈写了一首词，宾客们都说洪迈一定会高中进士。后来果然，洪迈考上了进士。 《踏莎行·院落深沉》创作背景详情»

赏析

作主人公的心情。杜鹃啼月，是春天的景象，而这里却是“一声声”，显得孤寂而凄凉。这一句也是整篇词的高潮所在。

结尾的两句是对主人公的总结。“独自怜花影”，主人公独自怜惜着花影，表现出她对美好事物的向往和渴望。而“无语问青天”，则是主人公对命运的无奈和对上天的疑问。整篇词以主人公的孤寂、寂寞、相思之情为主线，通过环境的描写和形象的反映，将主人公内心的痛苦和无奈表达得淋漓尽致。