译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

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译文欣赏——沁园春·雪



SNOW

! ^: K2 O- k+ M/ e% o; u! h　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
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　　                                     February 1936
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　　North country scene:
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# \4 |$ H& ]) t　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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& ]5 a+ m9 B' ^0 |7 ~, y　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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, k# f/ D7 P- z# e) ]2 D: f; S) s　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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/ r. Q1 t* ?  {1 G  O　　One single white immensity.

) U9 l; F( m" G6 }　　The Yellow River"s swift current

+ c5 a- U5 H8 k& T4 I! \# m4 L　　Is stilled from end to end.
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6 H% \$ ?6 W, s# A- C% W0 S( ?　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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: V& w3 t5 s3 ]- q8 S2 T　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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1 f" c7 m, A# d& D2 d$ _4 @　　Vying with heaven in stature.

. G, u# d$ s' y/ s/ i　　On a fine day, the land,

4 {9 t2 [2 l9 q8 r　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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- T) K8 ]/ U, z2 }* y4 ?. T　　Grows more enchanting.
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% L# z1 F+ T* t6 W' @) H　　This land so rich in beauty
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　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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. h; B# d" I. J" r3 B# v　　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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1 s; t' o  Z- I& V　　Had little poetry in their souls;
: h4 q/ @( O4 P: f　　And Genghis Khan,

　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,
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　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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3 O( ~/ _* z4 C　　All are past and gone!
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　　For truly great men
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4 g. _6 l0 ?! X) q  ^6 C" U* J: w　　Look to this age alone.
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' n: }( {" _2 d& X　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:
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; k) L: ]3 q5 x7 g6 C　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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　　沁园春 雪

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1 f- \% e1 X* \, s, w　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽
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( ^6 _# V$ M# v: \& u( ~1 G. X　　大河上下 顿失滔滔 山舞银蛇 原驰蜡象 欲与天公试比高

　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆

3 }9 w7 D, t5 U7 K8 w$ \, X　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采
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　　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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[ 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.