幽兰草 · 序

明 · 陈子龙

词cí者zhě,乐lè府fǔ之zhī衰shuāi变biàn,而ér歌gē曲qū之zhī将jiāng启qǐ也yě。然rán就jiù其qí本běn制zhì,厥jué有yǒu盛shèng衰shuāi。晚wǎn唐táng语yǔ多duō俊jùn巧qiǎo,而ér意yì鲜xiān深shēn至zhì,比bǐ之zhī于yú诗shī,犹yóu齐qí梁liáng对duì偶ǒu之zhī开kāi律lǜ也yě。自zì金jīn陵líng二èr主zhǔ以yǐ至zhì靖jìng康kāng,代dài有yǒu作zuò者zhě。或huò秾nóng纤xiān晚wǎn婉wǎn丽lì,极jí哀āi艳yàn之zhī情qíng;或huò流畅chàng澹dàn逸yì,穷qióng盼pàn倩qiàn之zhī趣qù。然rán皆jiē境jìng由yóu情qíng生shēng,辞cí随suí意yì启qǐ,天tiān机jī偶ǒu发fā,元yuán音yīn自zì成chéng,繁fán促cù之zhī中zhōng,尚shàng存cún高gāo浑hún,斯sī为wéi最zuì盛shèng也yě。南nán渡dù以yǐ还huán,此cǐ声shēng遂suì渺miǎo,寄jì慨kǎi者zhě亢kàng率shuài而ér近jìn于yú伧cāng武wǔ,谐xié俗sú者zhě鄙bǐ浅qiǎn而ér入rù于yú优yōu伶líng,以yǐ视shì周zhōu、李lǐ诸zhū君jūn,即jí有yǒu“彼bǐ都dū人rén士shì”之zhī叹tàn。元yuán滥làn填tián辞cí,兹zī无wú论lùn已yǐ。明míng兴xīng以yǐ来lái,才cái人rén辈bèi出chū,文wén宗zōng两liǎng汉hàn,诗shī俪lì开kāi元yuán,独dú斯sī小xiǎo道dào,有yǒu惭cán宋sòng辙zhé。其qí最zuì著zhù者zhě,为wéi青qīng田tián、新xīn都dū、娄lóu江jiāng,然rán诚chéng意yì音yīn体tǐ俱jù合hé,实shí无wú惊jīng心xīn动dòng魄pò之zhī处chǔ。用yòng修以yǐ学xué问wèn为wéi巧qiǎo辩biàn,如rú明míng眸móu玉yù屑xiè,纤xiān眉méi积jī黛dài,只zhī为wéi累léi耳ěr。元yuán美měi取qǔ径jìng似sì酌zhuó苏sū、柳间jiān,然rán如rú凤fèng凰huáng桥qiáo下xià语yǔ,未wèi免miǎn时shí堕duò吴wú歌gē。此cǐ非fēi才cái之zhī不bù逮dài也yě。巨jù手shǒu鸿hóng笔bǐ,既jì不bù经jīng意yì,荒huāng才cái荡dàng色sè,时shí窃qiè滥làn觞shāng。且qiě南nán北běi九宫gōng既jì盛shèng,而ér绮qǐ袖xiù红hóng牙yá不bù复fù按àn度dù。其qí用yòng既jì少shǎo,作zuò者zhě自zì希xī,宜yí其qí鲜xiān工gōng也yě。吾wú友yǒu李lǐ子zǐ、宋sòng子zǐ,当dāng今jīn文wén章zhāng之zhī雄xióng也yě。又yòu以yǐ妙miào有yǒu才cái情qíng,性xìng通tōng宫gōng徵zhǐ,时shí屈qū其qí班bān、张zhāng宏hóng博bó之zhī姿zī,枚méi、苏sū大dà雅yǎ之zhī致zhì,作zuò为wéi小xiǎo词cí,以yǐ当dāng博bó弈yì。予yú以yǐ暇xiá日rì每měi怀huái见jiàn猎liè之zhī心xīn,偶ǒu有yǒu属shǔ和hé。宋sòng子zǐ汇huì而ér梓zǐ之zhī,曰yuē《幽yōu兰lán草cǎo》。今jīn观guān李lǐ子zǐ之zhī词cí,丽lì而ér逸yì,可kě以yǐ昆kūn季jì璟jǐng、煜yù,娣dì姒sì清qīng照zhào。宋sòng子zǐ之zhī词cí幽yōu以yǐ婉wǎn,淮huái海hǎi、屯tún田tián肩jiān随suí而ér已yǐ,要yào而ér论lùn之zhī,本běn朝zhāo所suǒ未wèi有yǒu也yě。独dú以yǐ予yú之zhī椎zhuī鲁lǔ,鼎dǐng厕cè其qí间jiān,此cǐ何hé异yì荐jiàn敦dūn洽qià于yú瑶yáo室shì,奏zòu瓦wǎ缶fǒu于yú帝dì廷tíng哉zāi。昔xī人rén形xíng秽huì之zhī忧yōu,增zēng其qí跼jú蹐jí耳ěr。二èr子zǐ岂qǐ以yǐ幽yōu兰lán之zhī寡guǎ和hé,而ér求助zhù于yú巴bā人rén乎hū。