译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

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( `6 a* G. p; C& w- k　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun

　　                                     February 1936
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　　North country scene:
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4 L8 o1 D, H: w% A$ F1 a) ~& q　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,

+ G& P. ?/ v; [　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.

　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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　　One single white immensity.
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0 P+ s' Y. r  @" ~' ^. M　　The Yellow River"s swift current

　　Is stilled from end to end.

　　The mountains dance like silver snakes

0 \3 H& d  \" M& T1 g5 n　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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3 D: s3 R; d: d3 ?2 Y　　Vying with heaven in stature.

3 p1 j& H* F, n- f2 {; M' g. O　　On a fine day, the land,
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　　Grows more enchanting.

　　This land so rich in beauty

　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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　　Were lacking in literary grace,

　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

! i" I2 r% v: |+ |　　Had little poetry in their souls;
　　And Genghis Khan,
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　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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　　All are past and gone!
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- O5 C8 P9 Q( l7 d' B9 Q8 }9 e　　For truly great men
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# m5 @. b7 D/ v) d　　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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$ U4 o( e) g: I' h  K; K, ]% [　　一九三六年二月
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8 v8 q; k% s+ R9 L' M　　 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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$ p$ T+ L8 K" Q　　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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; c" s5 C8 l7 {: s) v6 w) K　　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

/ _: Y9 k& Z, _2 j$ s1 M) j3 U　　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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& b7 J8 X' ?) H# z4 H　　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.