刘禹锡(772~842),字梦得,洛阳(今河南省洛阳)人,唐代诗人。政治上主张革新,是王叔文派政治革新活动的中心人物之一。后被贬为郎州司马、连州刺史,晚年任太子宾客。
他的一些诗歌反映了作者进步的思想,其学习民歌写成的《竹枝词》等诗具有新鲜活泼、健康开朗的显著特色,情调上独具一格。语言简朴生动,情致缠绵,其代表作有《乌衣巷》、《秋词》、《竹枝》(六)、《浪淘沙》(一)、《浪淘沙》(八)、《杨柳枝》(一)、《西塞山怀古》、《酬乐天扬州初逢席上见赠》等,其中《竹枝》(六)中“道是无晴(情)却有晴(情)”句为著名的双关语,足见诗人之匠心独具。其诗结有《刘宾客集》。
蜀先主庙
天地英雄气,千秋尚凛然。
势分三足鼎,业复五铢钱。
得相能开国,生儿不像贤。
凄凉蜀故妓,来舞魏宫前。
In the Temple of the
First of King of Shu
Even in this world the spirit of a hero
Lives and reigns for thousands of years.
You were the firmest of the pot’s three legs;
It was you who maintained the honour of the currency;
You chose a great premier to magnify your kingdom...
And yet you had a son so little like his father
That girls of your country were taken captive
To dance in the palace of the King of Wei.