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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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The Midautumn Festival
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”) 4 y0 O: j" W2 K0 {
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How long will the full moon appear?
$ B% l7 m" y! V* G6 P2 DWine cup in hand, I ask the sky.
4 Y/ V$ O' X$ c6 q) N" fI do not know what time of year
$ ]. D. |4 q3 G3 ^; j4 k% D2 W8 Z‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high.
% r8 m& Y5 t, z1 C$ }Riding the wind, there I would fly,
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Too high and cold for me. ; w$ [+ i2 X1 p% }/ ]" d+ A
I rise and dance, with my shadow I play.
9 R. }0 W0 F6 J: I; T0 b7 _On high as on earth, would it be as gay? 2 y& _9 f# [3 I, h; {- r
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The moon goes round the mansions red 4 W' D0 c/ ]) r- y
Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed 7 v% d+ Q4 O6 R
Her light upon the sleepless bed.
% d2 b4 S6 [% K) e1 \. RAgainst man she should have no spite. # A7 P3 ^* q6 G3 Z' S( {* a
Why then when people part, is she oft full and bright?
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: ~- e6 c' ^5 K$ Q x# WThe moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane. - C. w* E5 U. f* k! z# t U& I8 y
There has been nothing perfect since the olden days.
) \, b3 i5 K- I& h' [& d- sSo let us wish that man will live long as he can! + T# [* Z* A* L8 l. I, t4 m6 D
Through miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays. / [+ J' d& Z1 O
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; ?+ z1 q0 ^; O. @- s* h明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?) 9 c( A2 j6 Q) M- R6 L k# S& _
酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。)
& d! H" f2 ~; _" l1 W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。) / A7 Y& `- ^4 O5 D9 K
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)
, T+ ^% z5 O) }6 X我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影) ; u1 g) y! [% E2 Q% H8 s
和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间) : @6 ~, ?7 P7 A' r
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月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁)
, D& @) T; l9 _* `% _4 i月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户) * H: ?! a+ w3 V( }2 T+ w
柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠) # k" M' L# n3 ~0 _- s8 ?
对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨)
7 u3 B, f5 z" @7 e9 o! K$ M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?) ' w6 ~0 d$ S! m
人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合)
3 ^( w: B. G' h y ^% ^$ \月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺) 4 X% A9 }1 e y
自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全)
; H5 b5 k( ]' y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) ! J) @) O; P- e# j( K
虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟) , M$ G0 l" y! e g
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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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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