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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。& [( u) [9 G5 H& f
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The Midautumn Festival " ^$ U O( ~* r) f
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”)
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How long will the full moon appear? 7 F) I% r8 H: _" O9 }, ^
Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky.
+ ]5 @9 m0 B9 t2 F$ C( @5 DI do not know what time of year
# @! E. s: H3 F" |/ X7 c$ z2 k‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high.
! n* I- ]2 x9 @. BRiding the wind, there I would fly,
7 d# s0 I! ^7 U3 J6 h$ AYet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be ) ~$ ^1 i! p. |& o+ {* N+ s
Too high and cold for me.
. {1 q' C/ p3 B2 K cI rise and dance, with my shadow I play.
0 o4 X& `( S6 F4 C3 bOn high as on earth, would it be as gay? ' n% B* a0 n5 f" M; z) t) N' L
( h1 r, V" l% [6 _* t. T. pThe moon goes round the mansions red
. b" U9 N4 ^% a. \) {+ W+ n EThrough gauze—draped windows soft to shed # t+ | O. w+ \- _& [- S1 {+ a
Her light upon the sleepless bed.
2 H7 c& K( y3 ?- TAgainst man she should have no spite. 7 v. z. x% e3 H
Why then when people part, is she oft full and bright? 2 y4 S: s Z. [% q- \7 C; S
Men have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again; ! i* O" {- u9 I: z/ j H$ ~
The moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane.
& V2 Z. w$ }8 b6 W! Z1 nThere has been nothing perfect since the olden days.
2 T) m+ I( U, l% c/ fSo let us wish that man will live long as he can! 3 b0 H# ]+ k% N/ o f: I' s- P, r
Through miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays. * b( z- V/ G0 z, h- \5 T: T6 N
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+ J" d& a/ U2 I明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?) 9 {9 h) e: k% I' z. i9 [6 T) t
酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。)
1 J f. L/ H9 Y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。) * n) N2 S, a. R V m9 S
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) 0 ]1 }0 e' p; i
我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影) ) D: X, s, N" u# x
和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间) . N# l% [; ?5 s# c5 c9 r0 N! m5 w
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月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁)
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5 o) R: ~& c5 W/ \6 @* m9 B# Y柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠) . w! X- o) j! B4 l* P
对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨)
( {' @6 r. c( i$ K3 S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?)
6 }6 R; D4 R3 q E, i0 |人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合) - e% C1 b/ h: n- t1 c
月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺)
9 `" O6 \9 |5 ]& B0 A自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全)
; V( T1 a3 \+ N5 a0 i' M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) 3 F. E0 D: Q* d/ F7 e9 s# Y
虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟) ! h% M- v; c+ B4 }# w5 @$ |! e- n
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。 , K) \5 R. o7 S8 i) @& U: A
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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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