译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪
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SNOW
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　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun

　　                                     February 1936

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　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,

　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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# I6 b# l+ `1 m0 ~% A　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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　　One single white immensity.
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　　The Yellow River"s swift current

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　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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& m4 J/ D: s6 |# @/ H　　Vying with heaven in stature.
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- U" R; m) h/ B3 r　　On a fine day, the land,

2 e: V# Z: n3 \8 F$ I' F, q* i' m　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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# k0 c2 z; k& g' D) k　　Grows more enchanting.

+ v9 y* X* t  M& T" K　　This land so rich in beauty
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6 t! h$ J7 ~+ w　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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9 \$ F8 g$ X% u　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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% l1 f/ \' j' o6 K　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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2 N$ `( W& e. D8 N; X% \% L　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu
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, ~4 B2 x- s' [　　Had little poetry in their souls;
# Z% Z* o) Z2 f7 Z$ l　　And Genghis Khan,
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　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

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　　All are past and gone!

　　For truly great men

　　Look to this age alone.
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　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.

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　　一九三六年二月

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　　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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# \  v; ~; w1 {, }& M+ w　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采

" Q) c/ j* _2 A9 k　　唐宗宋祖 稍逊风骚 一代天骄 成吉思汗 只识弯弓射大雕
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　　俱往矣 数风流人物 还看今朝
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0 |& [; o8 g+ w[ 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.