《浪淘沙·山寺夜半闻钟》是由宋代词人辛弃疾所作，此词当是作者后期的作品，词虽以“万事皆空”总摄全篇，实充盈家国身世之感，风格沉郁悲凉。上片怀古，实叹喟今无英雄，秦汉盛世难再。下片歌舞匆匆者，亦少年盛事惟梦境再现。闻钟梦觉，只西风满窗而已。描写的是人到中年，有些凄凄惶惶心态，但又不趋炎附势的低姿态。

《浪淘沙·山寺夜半闻钟》 辛弃疾

身世酒杯中，
万事皆空；
古来三五个英雄，
雨打风吹何处是，
汉殿秦宫？

梦入少年丛，
歌舞匆匆；
老僧夜半误鸣钟，
惊起西窗眠不得，
卷地西风。

Life in the Cup
Xin Qiji

I will spend my life in my cup.
All else is empty to me.
From of old only a handful of heroes are known;
Wild-swept and rain-beaten, where are those
Palaces of Han and Castles of Qin?

In a dream I joined a band of youthful playmates,
Singing and dancing in a whirl.
At midnight the old monk mistakenly gave a ring of bells,
I was awakened beyond the western window and could sleep no more,
When a gust of autumn wind was heard sweeping by.