<p class="ql-block"><b> 途 次 莆 田 </b></p><p class="ql-block"><b> A STAY IN PUTIAN ON MY TRIP TO </b></p><p class="ql-block"><b> SOUTHERN FUJIAN</b></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 郭沫若 著 By Guo Moruo</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 林庆扬 译Translated by Lin Qingyang</p> 荔城无处不荔枝，<br></br>No place in Putian is without lychee trees, <p class="ql-block">金覆平畴碧覆堤。</p><p class="ql-block">Surrounded are golden rice fields with river banks green.</p> <p class="ql-block">围海造田三季熟, </p><p class="ql-block">The reclaimed land promises three harvests yearly, </p> <p class="ql-block">堵溪成库四时宜。</p><p class="ql-block">And the reservoir ensures four-season growing.</p> <p class="ql-block">梅妃生里传犹在, </p><p class="ql-block">Legend of Meifei① remains here circulating, </p> <p class="ql-block">夹漈藏书有孑遗。</p><p class="ql-block">Jiaji Cottage② preserves great works down passing.</p> <p class="ql-block">漫道江南风景好, </p><p class="ql-block"> Don't claim Jiangnan③ having sole scenic beauty, </p> <p class="ql-block">水乡鱼米亦如之。</p><p class="ql-block">So is Putian a land no less abounding. </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Notes:</p><p class="ql-block">① Meifei: literally the plum blossom-loving concubine, whose real name is Jiang Caiping（710 A.D.— 756 A.D.), an intelligent beauty of Putian who later became a concubine of the 7th emperor of the Tang Dynasty.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">② Jiaji Cottage: a relic in Mount Jiaji of Putian, where the famous historian Zheng Qiao (1104 A.D.—1162 A.D. ) compiled his great works.</p><p class="ql-block">③Jiangnan: literally, South of the Yangtze River, usually referring to a fertile land with beautiful scenery, rich resources and outstanding talents. </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 诗歌背景:“1962年,适逢郑成功打败荷兰殖民主义者收复台湾300 周年，毛泽东主席指示郭沫若同志撰文纪念郑成功收复台湾,以促进祖国统一。为了写好纪念郑成功的文章，郭沫若要到福建泉州、南安、厦门实地考察。”（《郭沫若在莆田留下的八首诗篇》莆田文化网 2017-5-4） </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">又一说：“1962年的初冬，郭沫若一行应福建省文化厅及当时省里的部分领导之邀来福建做为期半个月的传统文化考察，当时福州到厦门的公路刚修通，还没有沥青路，从福州到厦门需要2-3天的行程，来莆田只是行程中的驿站。”（许凯声《郭沫若到莆田的一些故事（一）》莆田学院附属医院网站2014-12-22） </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">郭沫沫若来的时候是11月中旬，正是金秋时节。他视察了南北洋平原（20多万亩），金色的稻田一望无际（“金覆平畴”）。莆田市区附近的镇海、南门、赤溪、延寿溪以及新度、西天尾、涵江等乡镇河道两旁当时都是荔枝树，现在大多保留了下来。田野的尽头就是河流，河流的两岸都是荔枝树（“碧覆堤”）。 </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">莆田位于亚热带，春夏种水稻，秋季种小麦，此谓“三熟”。“四时宜”是指有了水库，一年四季都适合耕种，可以旱涝保收。（林庆扬）</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">摄影：陈力雄 马莉</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/wBaK4B_0o56I4t4wffNaSQ" >查看原文</a> 原文转载自微信公众号,著作权归作者所有