Night Rain, a Letter North
李商隐
君问归期未有期
巴山夜雨涨秋池
何当共剪西窗烛
却话巴山夜雨时
jūn wèn guī qī wèi yǒu qī
bā shān yè yǔ zhǎng qiū chí
hé dāng gòng jiǎn xī chuāng zhú
què huà bā shān yè yǔ shí
You ask the date of return—there is none. Ba Mountain night rain fills the autumn pool. When shall we trim the west-window candle together and talk of this Ba Mountain night rain?
Homesickness folded into a future conversation.
君问归期未有期，巴山夜雨涨秋池。何当共剪西窗烛，却话巴山夜雨时。李商隐把离别写成延后的对话——缺席不是永别，是暂存。送别路径第三步，接阳关与枫桥之后：雨变成存在记忆里的一句约。今日：不装确定、但仍留一线的「改天再聊」。
You ask when I will return—no date yet; tonight’s rain is stored for the talk we will have by the western window someday. Li Shangyin turns farewell into deferred conversation: absence is not silence forever, only postponed. Third step on EastSage’s farewell path, after Yang Pass toast and Maple Bridge bells: the rain becomes a promise held in memory. Today: “when we meet again” messages that do not fake certainty but still keep a thread alive.
把今日的艰难存成将来的共同记忆：现在熬过的夜雨，会成为重逢时的话题。
Endure tonight as a story you will one day tell together.
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