译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪



SNOW

, g: o' ?8 Q& q6 z　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
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　　                                     February 1936
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  k0 B, `+ a9 d3 O) O: g/ I　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
9 ?) |( S5 a9 n' G# l9 z　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,

　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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- `" {( `8 O3 E) z8 L1 t( T　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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　　One single white immensity.

　　The Yellow River"s swift current

　　Is stilled from end to end.
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　　The mountains dance like silver snakes

　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

) T5 z5 W" E/ M  x　　Vying with heaven in stature.

, G6 L3 a4 Y: T/ \, e2 P) e　　On a fine day, the land,

　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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" r: _; {* y% ?5 C　　Grows more enchanting.

1 B1 n# s) C. M3 v6 x3 w　　This land so rich in beauty
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　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti

　　Were lacking in literary grace,

　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu
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　　Had little poetry in their souls;
- o; s( O2 C  h　　And Genghis Khan,
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( L1 p7 n$ `# ~+ ?1 n5 m4 o: U　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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　　All are past and gone!
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　　For truly great men

* U- w  t- N6 W& e6 t, q" f　　Look to this age alone.
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　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:
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　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.

　　沁园春 雪
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! c( H, w9 C$ R4 u+ N7 j　　一九三六年二月
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6 Z5 \" {" G. I: p  O: n" N　　 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
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6 {* d9 Y1 b5 J1 n( b　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆
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　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采

/ r" \4 \/ \5 i　　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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: Z. `  a* Z/ F" C# G% A[ Last edited by connie on 2004-10-8 at 02:30 AM ]

qsy

The Chinese is better than English!

connie

Yes, absolutely!!!

driver2004

史提夫

the English version like a shit.