马嵬[1]
(二首其一)
冀马[2]燕犀[3]动地来,
自埋红粉自成灰。
君王若道能倾国,
玉辇[4]何由过马嵬。
马嵬事变发生于唐玄宗天宝十四载(755年)安史之乱爆发之后。天宝十五载六月,安禄山攻破潼关,唐玄宗弃长安奔蜀,行至距长安百余里的马嵬坡时,守护皇帝的禁军启请诛杨国忠父子,之后,禁军仍不散,迫使玄宗诛死杨贵妃。如果玄宗能一早知道好色荒政有亡国的危险,那么后来的悲剧又从何谈起呢?
注释:
[1]马嵬:即马嵬坡,杨贵妃陨落之地,在今陕西省兴平市西。
[2]冀马:古冀州之北所产的马,泛指马。
[3]燕犀:燕地制造的犀甲,泛指坚固的铠甲。
[4]玉辇:天子所乘之车,以玉为饰。
On Lady Yang’s Death
(I)
When rebels came from north,trembled the western land;
The Beauty’s ashes were buried by Royal hand.
If the emperor had foreseen his own downfall,
He’d not have lost his throne and his Beauty at all.