译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

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: M! ^4 r/ V) A5 S　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun

$ l7 p7 W" U3 e+ K　　                                     February 1936
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% T3 w! Y+ P, b3 P　　North country scene:
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　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.

　　Both sides of the Great Wall

　　One single white immensity.
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! @4 U/ Z0 e( Z6 O% W　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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7 ^" e; z5 D3 m' Z' H　　Is stilled from end to end.

　　The mountains dance like silver snakes

, e4 r* ?7 r! O　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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　　Vying with heaven in stature.

　　On a fine day, the land,
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　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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　　Grows more enchanting.
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+ r9 X) X/ F1 p5 D　　This land so rich in beauty
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( u4 S6 n' C6 p1 b　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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# \8 c/ U& f1 L% O& n0 d- s( y　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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* j# u' d: a/ u  u( s　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu
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　　Had little poetry in their souls;
; l! k% u( L( r2 ]　　And Genghis Khan,
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　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

2 p2 l. O: h& A7 Y6 l　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched

　　All are past and gone!

1 W, c2 t+ G  C) K9 R& ^　　For truly great men

' P9 J8 O, A1 i* b　　Look to this age alone.

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7 _; Z) [% X% m3 `& `  N1 ]　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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　　沁园春 雪
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　　一九三六年二月
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! {. i" B+ ^  X6 t2 ^" L/ m( _　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽

　　大河上下 顿失滔滔 山舞银蛇 原驰蜡象 欲与天公试比高

% _$ W8 L+ g0 J! E( I- F　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆

　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采

: z' U# Y6 `1 i) c! v) o　　唐宗宋祖 稍逊风骚 一代天骄 成吉思汗 只识弯弓射大雕

　　俱往矣 数风流人物 还看今朝

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qsy

The Chinese is better than English!

connie

Yes, absolutely!!!

driver2004

史提夫

the English version like a shit.