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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 3 K, P2 `* i3 \$ \ E
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”)
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- j* K. H7 n2 l4 ?1 [How long will the full moon appear?
% I) u, m% _1 {( @/ [Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky. 3 M" D9 T/ W {" n
I do not know what time of year
. d7 R- ~/ S! z‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high.
7 Y; T* M$ A/ P! k5 i8 iRiding the wind, there I would fly, - b4 ]8 ?3 H! a' i* Y- i
Yet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be 5 V( c% o* s5 }" x! x/ D5 b, U
Too high and cold for me. 1 N0 {& M" G+ ]0 ^5 `* m
I rise and dance, with my shadow I play.
5 w0 \: z: h8 VOn high as on earth, would it be as gay?
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The moon goes round the mansions red D8 f6 W6 }0 f0 H' c- K6 r
Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed
" w: m$ y. h2 h9 f4 G/ s1 S) _Her light upon the sleepless bed. 5 u& e. p- ~+ T' X$ }9 P1 L1 X
Against man she should have no spite. . l7 j! W+ k' X0 _8 ~
Why then when people part, is she oft full and bright?
4 ^1 |1 q4 e5 T5 C, @( w, w+ ?. n7 @Men have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again;
2 {+ z! z+ {- NThe moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane. 3 v9 J7 {. g: O' f3 {4 v( Y
There has been nothing perfect since the olden days.
- Q$ d! h1 y7 l7 N6 j/ Z; jSo let us wish that man will live long as he can!
5 M* J& m/ z; l: V1 sThrough miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays.
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5 e( x5 U0 P# J% [1 E翻译回来: 3 ?$ Z5 k7 J, \6 i' ^$ l
+ C K" E. E# s# N) z+ D明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?)
# z4 n3 e: D, [& L% r酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。)
- u9 m, Y, J5 S8 f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。)
9 i* A" [+ U1 P3 s2 U2 Q+ ~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) G- c3 l( |" ]( c
我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影) 1 `+ e3 \; ~# a; y
和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间)
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月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁) e! c. w, F' I5 K
月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户) : z0 v9 P$ _) C9 b
柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠) 1 M) {7 _* m, ?- ~
对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨) ) q4 f, ^$ G% c3 Q5 L- n* {4 Y4 x
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?)
* v' W W8 o3 f, d, y' Y5 v0 `人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合)
; @! i) ^) H- k% b% [6 I月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺)
6 }3 u/ d+ I% j+ N5 h+ H: i自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全) 0 o- w: @% m% q
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)
6 I* `% T4 _/ s* D虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟)
2 V( Y2 v6 |6 c7 R# @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。 7 r9 Z. L5 q0 l0 }& \# X
' P# r9 q7 _% `5 h6 f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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