#花结/flower knot

[chinesehanfu]

【Historical Reference Artifacts】:

Stone Carving from The Tomb of Xue Jing薛儆 (Emperor Ruizong's son-in-law) & Tang Dynasty Female Figurines:

[Hanfu · 漢服]China Tang Dynasty (960–1127 AD) Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu & Hairstyle Based on Tang Dynasty Relics【沉寂千年的光阴】

Around the beginning of Kaiyuan period (708-724 AD) woman fashion & hairstyle

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[garden-ghoul]

Happy gushiwensday shabbes, we have for you a delightful little jewelry box of a poem by Li He, titled "At Su Xiaoxiao's Grave."

pale orchids' honeydew, dripping like tears; the true lovers' knot is not woven for her, but the flowers by her grave defy shears--- grass for her mattress, pine needles to cover her; wind-skirted, belt jewelled with droplets of water. the bright-lacquered palanquin's waiting at dusk for her, cold bluegreen foxfire to light her way home. under westhill she sleeps now, safe from tempest and storm.

Notes and original text under the cut!

苏小小墓

幽兰露，如啼眼。 无物结同��，烟花不堪剪。 草如茵，松如盖。 风为裳，水为佩。 油壁车，夕相待。 冷翠烛，劳光彩。 西陵下，风吹雨。

Su Xiaoxiao was a famous courtesan and writer in the Qi Dynasty, a couple hundred years previous to this poem being composed. Her tomb is at the border of Jiaxing and Hangzhou. We're not sure what's up with this poetic form! Never seen anything like it before. I find the single five-syllable-line couplet enchanting.

pale orchids --- interesting word choice here! The orchids are 幽 remote or serene, although the word also has a connotation of ghosts or the underworld. I've chosen pale as a word that's associated with both stillness and a corpselike complexion.

true lovers' knot --- according to Gushiwen, 结同心 is a symmetrical knot woven from flowers that symbolizes the steadfastness of love; similar concepts exist in Europe. My interpretation is that she doesn't get one because she never married or anything similar; she died at age 19, so the tone of this might be a little sad.

the flowers by her grave --- referred to as fireworks for their bright colors, which is a bit of a joyful contrast to the first part of this line! They're bright, they're loud, they may ward off demons, and they CANNOT be cut.

to light her way --- an interesting one! As far as I can tell the literal 劳光彩 is something like "working hard to shine brilliantly."

under westhill --- I have no particular reason for not rendering this as Xiling, which is the name of the area around Xiling Bridge in Hangzhou, except that I don't think the emphasis pattern works with these tones.

safe from tempest and storm --- literally 风吹雨 wind blowing and rain; "safe" is editorializing and to make it fit the meter. I might have liked to use the more neutral "while storms blow overhead" but I'm not satisfied with the way it sounds, and home/storm is a nice slant rhyme.

[leahsfiction]

The Tomb of Su Xiaoxiao - Li He

somewhere, dewdrops—the orchids weep no promises and no garlands are made—even so, don't cut the flowers!

her bed is all the grasses, its canopy the dark pines the winds, her skirts; a river chimes upon her belt

her painted carriage made ready at dusk cold jade wicks throw their light

by her western tomb, the wind whistles, the rain blows.

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苏小小墓

幽兰露，如啼眼。 无物结同心，烟花不堪剪。 草如茵，松如盖。 风为裳，水为佩。 油壁车，夕相待。 冷翠烛，劳光彩。 西陵下，风吹雨。

Su Xiaoxiao was a famous courtesan and poet who lived in the Southern Qi dynasty. She died young of a terminal illness (like Li He himself), and was buried at West Lake in modern Hangzhou.

Several phrases in this poem reference the Music Bureau poem attributed to Su Xiaoxiao: the 油壁车 lacquered carriage, the pines, and 结同心 tying a lovers' knot or promise.

I think Li He is writing in an ancient-style metre but I'm not 100% sure. There's some very striking imagery but the overall effect, to my eyes, is delicate like a fine engraving together with watercolours.

The first line took me a few tries -- I really wanted to keep 幽 in all its possible meanings in there. It can mean a quiet and beautiful place, or somewhere hidden and distant, or used euphemistically for the lonely, dark underworld.

The second stanza might be my favourite in how it makes Su Xiaoxiao kind of vast and yet almost absent from the scene.

[gwendolynlerman]

Mandarin vocabulary

Nouns

帐户 (zhànghù) – account

酸 (suān) – acid

演员 (yǎnyuán) – actor

广告 (guǎnggào) – advertisement

农业 (nóngyè) – agriculture

愤怒 (fènnù) – anger

踝 (huái) – ankle

回答 (huídá) – answer

弓 (gong) – arch

袖子 (xiùzi) – arm

腋窝 (yèwō) – armpit

脊椎骨 (jǐchuígǔ) – backbone

香蕉 (xiāngjiāo) – banana

胡须 (húxū) – beard

床(chuáng) – bed

水泡 (shuǐpào) – blister

血液 (xiěyè) – blood

���部 (fùbù) – belly

书 (shū) – book

男孩子 (nánháizi) – boy

脑 (nǎo) – brain

新娘 (xīnniáng) – bride

小昆虫 (xiǎokūnchóng) – bug

黄油 (huángyóu) – butter

洋白菜 (yángbáicài) – cabbage

小牛 (xiǎoniú) – calf

骆驼 (luòtuó) – camel

便帽 (biànmào) – cap

地毯 (dìtǎn) – carpet

胡萝卜 (húluóbo) – carrot

椅子 (yǐzi) – chair

变色蜥蜴 (biànsè xīyì) – chameleon

面颊 (miànjiá) – cheek

胸腔 (xiōngqiāng) – chest

公民 (gōngmín) – citizen

煤 (méi) – coal

海岸 (hǎi’àn) – coast

硬币 (yìngbì) – coin

颜色 (yánsè) – color

角 (jiǎo) – corner

懦夫 (nuòfū) – coward

母牛 (mǔniú) – cow

罪行 (zuìxíng) – crime

庄稼 (zhuāngjià) – crop

乌鸦 (wūyā) – crow

王冠 (wángguàn) – crown

保护 (bǎohù) – custody

舞蹈 (wǔdǎo) – dance

危险 (wéixiǎn) – danger

日期 (rìqí) – date

天 (tiān) – day

死亡 (sǐwáng) – death

装饰 (zhuāngshì) – decoration

鹿 (lù) – deer

部 (bù) – department

沙漠 (shāmò) – desert

狗 (gǒu) – dog

门 (mén) – door

疑问 (yíwèn) – doubt

十二个 (shí’èrgè) – dozen

梦 (mèng) – dream

衣服 (yīfú) – dress

饮料 (yǐnliào) – drink

落下 (luòxià) – drop

鸭 (yā) – duck

尘土 (chéntǔ) – dust

鹰 (yīng) – eagle

耳朵 (ěrduǒ) – ear

地球 (dìqiú) – Earth

东边 (dōngbian) – east

回声 (huíshēng) – echo

经济 (jīngjì) – economy

编辑 (biānjí) – editor

教育 (jiàoyù) – education

日食 (rìshí)– eclipse

肘 (zhǒu) – elbow

末端 (mòduān) – end

能量 (néngliàng) – energy

环境 (huánjìng) – environment

事件 (shìjiàn) – event

眼睛 (yǎnjīng) – eye

眼毛 (yǎnmáo) – eyebrow

面孔 (miànkǒng) – face

公平的 (gōngpíngde) – fair

扇 (shàn) – fan

农场 (nóngchǎng) – farm

父辛 (fùxīn) – father

火 (huǒ) – fire

手指 (shǒuzhǐ) – finger

鱼 (yú) – fish

旗 (qí) – flag

火焰 (huǒyàn) – flame

肉 (ròu) – flesh

飞 (fēi) – fly

地板 (dìbǎn) – floor

面粉 (miànfěn) – flour

花 (huā) – flower

花盆 (huāpén) – flower pot

长笛 (chángdí) – flute

泡沫 (pàomò) – foam

雾 (wù) – fog

脚 (jiǎo) – foot

额 (é) – forehead

堡 (bǎo) – fort

喷出 (pēnchū) – fountain

青蛙 (qīngwā) – frog

燃料 (ránliào) – fuel

作用 (zuòyòng) – function

将来 (jiānglái) – future

赌博 (dǔbó) – gamble

垃圾桶 (lèsètǒng) – garbage

花园 (huāyuán) – garden

女孩子 (nǚháizi) – girl

玻璃 (bōlí) – glass

手套 (shǒutào) – glove

胶 (jiāo) – glue

山羊 (shānyáng) – goat

上帝 (shàngdì) – God

金 (jīn) – gold

祖父 (zǔfù) – grandfather

祖母 (zǔmǔ) – grandmother

葡萄 (pútáo) – grape

坟墓 (fénmù) – grave

卫队 (wèiduì) – guard

客人 (kèrén) – guest

树胶 (shùjiāo) – gum

习惯 (xíguàn) – habit

头发 (tóufǎ) – hair

手 (shǒu) – hand

锤 (chuí) – hammer

危险 (wéixiǎn) – hazard

头 (tóu) – head

堆 (duī) – heap

心 (xīn) – heart

热 (rè) – heat

脚后跟 (jiǎohòugēn) – heel

臀部 (túnbù) – hip

历史 (lìshǐ) – history

孔 (kǒng) – hole

家庭 (jiātíng) – home

蜂蜜 (fēngmì) – honey

角 (jiǎo) – horn

马 (mǎ) – horse

小时 (xiǎoshí) – hour

丈夫 (zhàngfū) – husband

催眠状态 (cuīmián zhuàngtài) – hypnosis

重要性 (zhòngyàoxìng) – importance

工业 (gōngyè) – industrial

消息 (xiāoxī) – information

首饰 (shǒushì) – jewelry

钥匙 (yàoshi) – key

刀 (dāo) – knife

结 (jié) – knot

膝盖 (xīgài) – knee

知识 (zhīshì) – knowledge

实验室 (shíyànshì) – laboratory

夫人 (fūrén) – lady

羔羊 (gāoyáng) – lamb

土地 (tǔdì) – land

车道 (chēdào) – lane

语言 (yǔyán) – language

笑声 (xiàosheng) – laughter

法律 (fǎlǜ) – law

叶子 (yèzi) – leaf

皮革 (pígé) – leather

豹子 (baozi) – leopard

柠檬 (níngméng) – lemon

莴苣 (wōjù) – lettuce

生命 (shēngmìng) – life

退 (tuì) – leg

嘴唇 (zuǐchún) – lip

文学 (wénxué) – literature

锁 (suǒ) – lock

爱 (ài) – love

情人 (qíngrén) – lover

午餐 (wǔcān) – lunch

肺 (fèi) – lung

魔术 (móshù) – magic

女仆 (nǚpū) – maid

多数 (duōshù) – majority

人 (rén) – man

地图 (dìtú) – map

按摩 (ànmó) – massage

材料 (cáiliào) – material

饭食 (fànshí) – meal

药 (yào) – medicine

瓜 (guā) – melon

智力 (zhìlì) – mind

镜 (jìng) – mirror

纪念碑 (jìniànbēi) – monument

蚊 (wén) – mosquito

谋杀 (móushā) – murder

芥 (jiè) – mustard

奥秘 (àomì) – mystery

名字 (míngzì) – name

需要 (xūyào) – need

针 (zhēn) – needle

邻居 (línjū) – neighbor

巢 (cháo) – nest

新闻 (xīnwén) – news

夜 (yè) – night

鼻子 (bízi) – nose

脖子 (bózi) – neck

钉子 (dīngzi) – nail

人们 (rénmen) – people

胡椒粉 (hújiāofěn) – pepper

人 (rén) – person

枕头 (zhěntou) – pillow

地方 (dìfāng) – place

毒物 (dúwù) – poison

人口 (rénkǒu) – population

罐 (guàn) – pot

土豆 (tǔdòu) – potato

祷告 (dǎogào) – prayer

价格 (jiàgé) – price

检品 (jiǎnpǐn) – prize

王子 (wángzǐ) – prince

公主 (gōngzhǔ) – princess

问题 (wèntí) – question

兔 (tù) – rabbit

人种 (rénzhǒng) – race

原因 (yuányīn) – reason

难民 (nànmín) – refugee

居住 (jūzhù) – residence

河 (hé) – river

岩石 (yánshí) – rock

屋顶 (wūdǐng) – roof

根 (gēn) – root

玫瑰 (méiguī) – rose

神圣 (shénshèng) – sacred

薪金 (xīnjīn) – salary

盐 (yán) – salt

沙 (shā) – sand

蝎子 (xiēzi) – scorpion

时节 (shíjié) – season

她 (tā) – she

一片 (yīpiàn) – sheet

歌唱 (gēchàng) – song

皮 (pí) – skin

天空 (tiānkōng) – sky

拍 (pāi) – slap

蛇 (shé) – snake

社会 (shèhuì) – society

南 (nán) – south

匙 (shi) – spoon

东西 (dōngxī) – thing

股 (gǔ) – thigh

千 (qiān) – thousand

时间 (shíjiān) – time

足尖部 (zújiānbù) – toe

牙齿 (yáchǐ) – tooth

贸易 (màoyì) – trade

声音 (shēngyīn) – voice

腰 (yāo) – waist

星期 (xīngqí) – week

重 (zhòng) – weight

西 (xī) – west

轮 (lún) – wheel

风 (fēng) – wind

女人 (nǚrén) – woman

词 (cí) – word

工作 (gōngzuò) – work

世界 (shìjiè) – world

敬仰 (jìngyǎng) – worship

年 (nián) – year

昨天 (zuótiān) – yesterday

青年 (qīngnián) – youth

[dybgr]

Rough translation of the new S3 MDZS Audio Drama Ending theme

It doesn’t even have a title yet but the lyrics are giving me so many feelings and I need to share these feelings!!

Both: 飒飒世间 正邪两分几清浊 In this world, good and evil are separated 贪痴嗔恚最难洒脱 It's hard to be free of greed, ignorance and anger [1] 通天道 寸步寸险杀声破 On the heavenly path, every step is full of danger and broken by the sound of killing 恍然 不过茶余后谁说 A sudden realisation, but who to speak in their free time

WWX: 弦 今世前生在拉扯 Strings, pulling between this world and the past life [2] 初识 难算出谁善谁恶 At first meeting, it’s hard to tell who is kind and who is evil LWJ: 笑 平湖落石起清波 A smile, like a rock falling into a calm lake and causing ripples 惹心动 风流无羁客 Moving the heart, this free-spirited untamed visitor

WWX: 浩浩苍天人心陌 The heavens are vast, the human heart is unfamiliar 三千命数尽在谁手掌中 胡乱作消磨 Whose hands held the end of three thousand lives, recklessly expended LWJ: 云深起烽火 Flames of war begin in the Cloud Recesses 生作死别焚心似我 刻骨当胸烙 Separation burns the heart, ingrained like a burn mark on my chest

Both: 身似明镜 闲云之中一丹鹤 The body is like a mirror, a crane amidst the floating clouds [3] 谁晓 心事无人可托 Who knows, there's no one to entrust with my worries 两行泪 千般心思刹那过 Two streams of tears, a thousand thoughts flash past in an instance 黯然 轻歌为谁落 Quiet realisation of who the gentle song is for.

WWX: 轻狂也涉 玄武洞几番险恶 Experienced youthful recklessness, perils in the Xuanwu cave 折骨 到底五陵轻薄 Fractured bone, care-free till the end 如是我 性情胜那燎原火 If it were me, my disposition wins out over that wildfire 烦劳 毁誉祸福谁施舍 Who do I trouble with my reputation and fortunes [4]

LWJ: 归 怕你我同道殊途 Return, afraid that you and I are going different ways on the same road 来 寒月孤笛鬼同哭 Come, the ghost cry with the cold moon and lonely flute WWX: 驱 怨鬼恨灵一纸符 Disperse, vengeful spirits with a paper talisman 天无道 但由我做主 Heaven provides no path, but I am free to decide

LWJ: 半生风流尽尘土 鬼门往复 Half a life of wandering the dusts, coming and going through the ghostly gates 唯恐终有一日 得万劫不复 Only fear that one day, there will be no redemption WWX: 往事不可述 The past cannot be described 恩重在前 两夜痛楚如历历在目 There is a debt of gratitude before me, two nights of suffering like the past appearing before my eyes

Both: 回天乏术 穷奇道孤身环顾 Helpless, looking around alone on Qiongqi path 怕是 来时错 步步误 Fearing, I’ve arrived at the wrong time, made mistakes at every step 两行泪 千般悔恨刹那悟 Two streams of tears, a thousand regrets understood in an instant 自负 竟如锥刺股 Pride, is actually like a stab in the thigh [5]

魂消魄散 独你得扬灰挫骨 Soul torn asunder, only you get reduced to ashes 血洗 无惧业火烈酷 Bloodbath, fearless of hellfire torture 黄泉路 命数几何谁愿卜 The road to hell, who is willing to divine their fate? 只求 千番罪罚能与渡 Only wishing to go through the thousands of punishments with you

LWJ: 谁人风流贪杯亦贪欢 Who is free-spirited, loves drinks and loves enjoyment 心有结 身有戒 三十三 The heart has a knot, the body has warnings, thirty three [6]

Both: 谁人唤吾 夙愿纠缠魂归处 Who is calling, wishing and hounding for a spirit's whereabouts 大笑 往事恍如朝露 Laughter, the past is fleeting as morning dew 虽解得 是是非非层层雾 Although it can be understood, rumours are like layers of fog 不及 得一人相顾 Incomparable to having someone that you care for and cares for you in return

众生皆苦 所思所念留不住 All life suffers, unable to keep the things they care about 得道不过虚名沉浮 Getting no more than the falling and rising of a reputation 恨只恨 是与非 难得糊涂 Only hating that of truth and falsities, ignorance is bliss 落得 情仇恩怨皆作古 In the end, gratitude and resentment all pass

山远日暮 携手同行天涯路 Distant mountain sunsets, hand in hand we walk together to the end of the earth 心头 自有莲花满坞 In my heart, lotus flowers fill the pier 奢半生 幸得有君共寒暑 Rest of my life, fortunate to have you to share the seasons [7] 江湖 天子长��枕姑苏 In the pugilistic world, when drunk on Emperor's smile, I rest in Gusu

[1] Also known as the three poisons, “sandu” (like the name of JC’s sword). [2] Specifically strings of a musical instrument. [3] Both phrases are from sayings about being free from earthly matters, in the same vein as bichen or wangji. [4] lit. blames and praises, misfortunes and fortunes. [5] Probably related to a proverb about stabbing yourself in the thigh if you’re feeling sleepy when studying. Meaning that having vanity/pride/conceit comes with a price. [6] Having a knot in your heart means you have some unsolved troubles on your mind. [7] I translate 君 here as “you”, but it is also the Jun in Hanguang-Jun, meaning lord. It is used as a respectful form of "you" and is also a term of respect that a spouse may call their husband.

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01/02/2017 Bridging Translation

【编者按】春节是中国最盛大、最热闹的一个古老、最传统节日。说到这，那些中国传统词汇你会翻译吗？

元宵节  Lantern Festival

刺绣  Embroidery

重阳节  Double-Ninth Festival

清明节  Tomb sweeping day

剪纸  Paper Cutting

书法  Calligraphy

对联  （Spring Festival） Couplets

象形文字  Pictograms/Pictographic Characters

雄黄酒  Realgar wine

四合院  Siheyuan/Quadrangle

战国  Warring States

风水  Fengshui/Geomantic Omen

昆曲  Kunqu Opera

长城  The Great Wall

集体舞  Group Dance

黄土高原  Loess Plateau

红白喜事  Weddings and Funerals

中秋节  Mid-Autumn Day

花鼓戏  Flower Drum Song

儒家文化  Confucian Culture

中国结  Chinese knotting

古装片  Costume Drama

武打片  Chinese Swordplay Movie

元宵  Tangyuan/Sweet Rice Dumpling 

越剧  Yue Opera

火锅  Hot Pot

江南  South Regions of the Yangtze River

谜语  Riddle

《诗经》  The Book of Songs

《史记》  Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian

《红楼梦》  A Dream of Red Mansions

《西游记》  The Journey to the West

除夕  Chinese New Year’s Eve/Eve of the Spring Festival

针灸  Acupuncture

唐三彩  Tri-color Pottery of the Tang

Dynasty/ The Tang Tri-colored pottery

孔子  Confucius

偏旁  Radical

孟子  Mencius

亭/阁  Pavilion/ Attic

黄梅戏   Huangmei opera

火药  Gunpowder

农历  Lunar Calendar

印/玺  Seal/Stamp

腊八节  The laba Rice Porridge Festival

京剧  Beijing Opera/Peking Opera

秦腔  Crying of Qin People/Qin Opera

太极拳  TaiChi

《本草纲目》  Compendium of Materia Medica

天坛  Altar of Heaven in Beijing

小吃摊  Snack Bar/Snack Stand

红双喜  Double Happiness

文房四宝(笔墨纸砚）  The Four Treasure of the Study（Brush,Inkstick,Paper,and Inkstone）

春卷  Spring Roll(s)

莲藕  Lotus Root

罗盘  Luopan/compass

故宫博物院  The Palace Museum

相声  Cross-talk/Comic Dialogue

五行  Five Phases

北京烤鸭  Beijing Roast Duck

《桃花扇》  The Peach Blossom Fan

木偶戏  Puppet Show

敦煌莫高窟  Mogao Caves

电视小品  TV Sketch/TV Skit

甲骨文  Oracle Bone Inscriptions

古筝  Chinese Zither

杂技  acrobatics

门当户对  Perfect Match/Exact Match

《水浒》 Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh

除夕  Chinese New Year's Eve

国子监  Imperial Academy

兵马俑  Cotta Warriors/ Terracotta Army

旗袍  Cheongsam

中国古代四大发明 the four great inventions of ancient China

火药 gunpowder

印刷术 printing

造纸术 paper-making

指南针 the compass

泼水节 Water-Splashing Day

馄饨  Wonton

花卷  Steamed twisted rolls

羊肉泡馍  Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup

冰糖葫芦  A stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples,etc.)

八宝饭  Eight-treasure rice pudding

粉丝  Glass Noodles

豆腐脑  Jellied bean curd

小品  Witty Skits

孝顺  To show filial obedience

武术  Wushu(Chinese Martial Arts)

宣纸  Rice Paper

陶器  pottery/earthenware

佛教  Buddhism

中庸  The way of medium(Golden Means)

爆竹  firecracker

东坡肉  Dongpo Pork

中山陵  The Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

秦淮河  Qinhuai River

玄武湖  Xuanwu Lake

夫子庙  The Confucian Temple

鸭血粉丝  Duck blood fans

盐水鸭  Yanshuiya, or salted and baked duck

大煮干丝  Gansi

小笼包  Steamed buns

明孝陵  Ming Tomb

云锦  Nanjing brocade

来源：人民日报

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[garden-ghoul]

Happy Gushiwensday Shabbes! We have a new poet today, one Ouyang Xiu, with one of his many poems to the tune of "Jade Tower in Spring."

Before the banquet, let me say: I do mean to come back. I want to say it to your face before I choke on tears. To be a living person is to be a fool for love, but our pain doesn't matter to the wind and the moon. I'll sing you a goodbye without writing you new words; a tune can teach the heart to knot itself so tight. We must see all the flowers in Luoyang, that peony town before the spring wind bids farewell again.

original text and notes under the cut.

玉楼春·尊前拟把归期说

尊前拟把归期说，欲语春容先惨咽。人生自是有情痴，此恨不关风与月。 离歌且莫翻新阕，一曲能教肠寸结。直须看尽洛城花，始共春风容易别。

Not much to say about this one---in many ways this is a refreshingly straightforward poem compared to a lot of the ones we translate! My main objectives here were to make it sound and feel good to recite, thus the metered verse and some extra alliteration.

your face --- it says "spring face" here, which is part of a metaphor I confess I don't understand about charming women? I would have liked to get the word spring in my translation because it feels like a bit of a motif, but it's a little too awkward in English.

fool for love --- 情痴 as a binome means lovesick or infatuated, but literally translated is like "foolish passion."

the wind and the moon --- I know the moon is a famously romantic object, and this is the second time now we've seen spring winds and flowers as a metaphor about fleeting passion. So I feel like this is a comment on how humans imbue these natural things with a lot of meaning, but that meaning only exists to us, not to the things themselves.

without writing you new words --- refers to the practice of writing new lyrics to old tunes, as Ouyang Xiu has done for this poem. I feel like it implies all human sorrow about love is the same, within error.

a tune can teach --- 教 would be better read as make or cause, but like, alliteration.

the heart to knot itself so tight --- very evocatively reads "the intestines knot an inch wide," like all that length and softness is becoming a tiny hard tense ball of unnameable emotion.

that peony town --- from Gushiwen's annotations, Luoyang was famous for its peonies. I've added the epithet for meter.

the spring wind bids farewell --- Gushiwen's plaintext translation suggested that the speaker and his lover are departing from the spring wind, I think, rather than the other way around? But I feel like the thing winds DO is they come and go 容易 easily.