《鹧鸪天》，题下注明“代人赋”，说明词中抒情主人公并非作者自己。这首词是作者代一位妇女而赋的，那位妇女的意中人刚离开她走了，她正处于无限思念、无限悲伤的境地。辛弃疾有感而发，作了这首词。

《鹧鸪天·晚日寒鸦一片愁》 辛弃疾

晚日寒鸦一片愁，
柳塘新绿却温柔。
若教眼底无离恨，
不信人间有白头。

肠已断，泪难收。
相思重上小红楼。
情知已被山遮断，
频倚阑干不自由。

Partridge Sky
Written for a Friend

At dusk the crows cast a cold gloom in the sky.
Newly green poolside willows look tender and fair.
If there were no parting grief before the eye,
I don't believe men on earth would have white hair.

My heart is broken, how
Can my tears not be shed?
And lovesick now,
I mount again the little tower red.
Although I know the mountains have barred all from view,
How could I not lean on the rails and long for you?