译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪


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& ^5 u& u  T7 d% k% n) t5 m　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun

　　                                     February 1936

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0 u: o$ F" o0 C& x$ W2 \& Q& I  C7 s  _　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
' ?: @( t- O. X　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.

( X0 @( {) r" R0 x& P　　Both sides of the Great Wall

3 u- D5 K2 r6 \1 a  L/ q/ R+ u　　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

" P2 U+ P9 u( D& T　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

* }% |* m+ N& E, F6 S　　Vying with heaven in stature.
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　　On a fine day, the land,

　　Clad in white, adorned in red,

# c+ a1 M! M. m! p$ O* Y　　Grows more enchanting.
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# d' _% R8 t. i9 }- d% d* ?" V　　This land so rich in beauty
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　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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) q; J; t3 E* s. W$ D- u% f　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti

　　Were lacking in literary grace,

6 H% H0 N* T  q5 ^% c/ N8 b7 ^　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

9 W& p. X! j0 Q　　Had little poetry in their souls;
" `5 ^) D! V9 \4 Y　　And Genghis Khan,
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7 u* ~- d; \  \9 q* v, c　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

% R/ M! G: `! k$ n　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched

　　All are past and gone!
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. w/ Y8 u% u. w. f　　For truly great men
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　　Look to this age alone.
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. p9 B- \# S# w$ `, T, t; y- a　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:
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( K# ^5 Z- p) i# @2 w　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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' E7 p# A7 A7 ?7 J) ]　　沁园春 雪

　　一九三六年二月

　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽

* `' i. a2 v1 j. q/ r! l　　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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　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆

　　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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8 p, q# Y; O( O; E　　唐宗宋祖 稍逊风骚 一代天骄 成吉思汗 只识弯弓射大雕

; t# r: o5 T" L- {, a　　俱往矣 数风流人物 还看今朝
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qsy

The Chinese is better than English!

connie

Yes, absolutely!!!

driver2004

史提夫

the English version like a shit.