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来看《水调歌头-但愿人长久》的英译,再来体会一下中文的优美。
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' H- U# M8 H$ K7 d% x- FThe Midautumn Festival ' P0 _) U; u+ H
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”)
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- A* T' d5 e: N( Z$ pHow long will the full moon appear? 2 Y0 L. e; B$ z5 a
Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky. ; f1 M. S7 \. \9 b7 G% b
I do not know what time of year & R# |$ e4 K! l+ ^: P, ?* i2 r
‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high. % `1 [% j: H& q* f% ~8 m, E
Riding the wind, there I would fly,
7 S- e9 Y/ A5 ~& qYet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be % w3 v d& _- H) z8 l5 [7 t+ P$ u
Too high and cold for me. % d/ w- x: c& u; A; j4 v; X: y
I rise and dance, with my shadow I play.
% t2 i/ a0 \* OOn high as on earth, would it be as gay? % M: I& o- X+ `" l9 K8 i' C
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The moon goes round the mansions red s _; Y" K" E" @0 `/ k
Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed
4 j5 d" l. p: HHer light upon the sleepless bed. ( ?! D2 [8 C( }
Against man she should have no spite.
. w+ W5 |) M P# X6 `Why then when people part, is she oft full and bright?
0 h* H) }1 s$ S3 C! wMen have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again;
D+ x4 ]4 B3 ]: t3 HThe moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane. ' R+ C: t+ G0 A* C
There has been nothing perfect since the olden days. : ]$ ?: H- y- F1 P* s8 a7 C3 u
So let us wish that man will live long as he can!
/ b z' U( A4 K# EThrough miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays.
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& u2 l$ G% ?# u* K/ u6 l; u* i7 B翻译回来: $ l& v: x [) Y a
' U/ d; ~% L# I. l [6 C明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?) 6 u- W! l) m; U% A) i2 a
酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。)
9 A8 s" ~8 e, H% ?+ X我不知道高处的宫殿现在是哪一年。(不知天上宫阙,今夕是何年。) ) q' t3 j5 j1 b6 J4 g7 [ t; X
我想飞,又怕天宫对我来说太高,太冷。(我欲乘风归去,又恐琼楼玉宇,高处不胜寒) 5 o) o) O7 v2 l4 @
我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影)
8 X/ u, q3 S) v1 Y和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间)
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/ ]- Z5 {% u" `0 R, I; r月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁)
' F) @7 E# T! \# j4 O- q6 Z月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户) ( Y! A$ s, j. O# r" Q/ H1 H
柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠)
: L; g& K! I% L+ L对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨)
! ^$ c, T" S1 V, X$ j @; r那为什么在人们离别的时候,她总是又圆又亮呢?(何是长相别时圆?)
% N* {$ k2 E7 |! I u! k! K# i人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合) , [+ i) k, X! `( B2 ~- B6 S
月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺)
' T$ M4 _# Z7 k, c自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全)
z: `: z0 K) ~0 o6 n所以,让我们祝愿,所有人都能尽可能地活得长久,(但愿人长久) 5 l3 H( N6 W" ^" q
虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟) 8 P) V& O; z1 S( D2 a
或许翻译回来有不准确,甚至有错误,(比如那个SO,应该翻译成“那么”,不是“所以”)。但敢保证,不管是谁,把英文翻译回来,韵也没了,都成散文诗了。境界也决不可能有苏东坡十分之一的。
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$ R3 `6 v" m( D3 y5 B8 J' N以上对比,中文之优美简练,一目了然,而且,一但翻译成英文后,想要再翻译回来,是不可能的了。 |
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