Intelligent FlowerLantern FestivalZhou BangyanThe candle flames redden with the breeze;The lotus lanterns seem to freeze.The sky brightens the fair and the fair the sky.The titles are steeped in moonlightWhen fleecy clouds disperse in flight,The Moon Goddess would come down from on high.In elegant dress appearThe southern maidens tenderWith waist so slender.The drums boom far and near,The crowd's shadows rise and fall,Fragrance wafts over all.I remember the capital's lantern night:A thousand doors overwhelmed with light,People made merry in laughter.From golden cabs silk handkerchiefs *ped down,The gallants ran afterThe cabs as dim dust raised by steeds in the town.But years have passed,Now I see only for my partWith an unfeeling heartHow time flies fast.The cabs will not come back againAnd people have sung and danced in vain.

　　这是词人飘流他乡，逢元宵节的忆旧感怀之作。先写元宵夜的灯节花市，巨大的蜡烛，通明的花灯，露水虽然灯笼纸打湿，可里面烛火仍旺。月光与花市灯火互相辉映，整个世界都晶莹透亮，嫦娥也想下来参加人间的欢庆。苗条的楚地姑娘在花市嬉戏，箫鼓喧闹，满路溢香。又写“昔日”京都的元宵。着重从大处着笔。“钿车罗帕”突出都市特点，与上阕“楚女纤腰”及“箫鼓”形成对照，脉络井然。“暗尘随马”写夜市繁华。从“年光是也”开始抒情，抒发今不如昔的际遇和伤感。此作结构缜密，厚重顿挫，极具匠心。