雪中作

英文翻译：Composed in the Snow

The poem reflects the poet's feelings of homesickness and longing for his homeland. He is described as a sentimental traveler who has been away from home for many years. The mention of the cold bells and late Guo suggests that it is winter and the surroundings are desolate. The dense snow creates a deep sense of isolation and quietness. The shadow of a passing wild swan and the mournful chirping of birds in the forest signify the loneliness and sorrow the poet feels. Despite being in a foreign land, the poet can only find solace in a glass of wine, but even then, sitting alone, he cannot bring himself to pour it. This poem captures the emotional state of a traveler, stranded in a foreign place, yearning for the warmth and familiarity of home.

徐铉（九一七～九九二），字鼎臣，广陵（今江苏扬州）人。早岁与韩熙载齐名，江东谓之“韩徐”，又与弟锴并称“二徐”。仕南唐，累官至吏部尚书。入宋，爲太子率更令。太宗太平兴国初，直学士院。八年（九八三），出爲右散骑常侍，迁左常侍。淳化二年（九九一），以庐州女僧道安诬陷事，贬静难军行军司马。三年，卒于邠州，年七十六。着有文集三十卷，又有《稽神录》（一说出于门客蒯亮之手）、《质疑论》等。《宋史》卷四四一有传。　徐铉诗今存七卷，见于三十卷本《徐公文集》（一名《骑省集》）卷一、卷二、卷三、卷四、卷五、卷二一、卷二二。今以《四部丛刊》影印清黄丕烈校宋本（《徐公文集》三十卷）爲底本，校以影印文渊阁《四库全书》本（《骑省集》三十卷，简称四库本）、《四部备要》排印宋明州本（《骑省集》三十卷，简称备要本）、徐乃昌影宋重刊本（《徐公文集》三十卷，简称徐本），参校《全唐诗》（中华书局排印本）、《玉壶清话》（中华书局排印本）所收诗。并从《东轩笔录》（中华书局排印本）等录得集外诗，编附卷末。