译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪



SNOW

　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
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　　                                     February 1936


# V/ X# l; Y' |; {* _) H　　North country scene:
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" Q' c4 G. l1 u4 G, c& _6 O- H　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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9 ~' q5 p1 O8 Q2 P; D3 q　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.

　　Both sides of the Great Wall

　　One single white immensity.
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) W* x  C! O% G5 b% g( Z3 g- J) q　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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" h9 U, a8 J7 A" `　　Is stilled from end to end.

2 ^8 V% G6 Q5 B" X4 H　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

　　Vying with heaven in stature.

8 a3 d0 d2 y" G, v; g# b# n% q　　On a fine day, the land,

. \' ^3 d% T1 n　　Clad in white, adorned in red,

　　Grows more enchanting.

　　This land so rich in beauty
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/ o( n: P6 E5 B! o6 a* D　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

5 A9 r0 X# v7 S# v$ |8 ?& w　　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;
3 T3 x3 U# a: i　　And Genghis Khan,

4 T# X2 _/ B1 f' S$ Y0 y　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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6 c- Q+ s  [4 h+ Q4 w: u$ ~　　All are past and gone!
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7 R; T) R2 }4 o! L! R# \　　For truly great men
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　　Look to this age alone.

　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:

　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.

6 [3 h- }8 f0 e( x! r　　沁园春 雪
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　　一九三六年二月

; P' q. ?  Y  C! j0 r$ v( S2 D　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽

$ s7 S& z( @" x! r8 B　　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
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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

　　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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: o- ?# j. h& k7 j( v& e+ 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.