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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' a: X3 F5 C1 N4 X6 B9 X　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun

　　                                     February 1936


　　North country scene:
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　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,

$ C: K  g5 o+ b　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.

　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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4 Q' h7 F( u- K+ z8 [$ y: \( e　　One single white immensity.
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　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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　　Is stilled from end to end.

　　The mountains dance like silver snakes

# B) y. d, p  V　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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　　Vying with heaven in stature.
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1 ?4 V4 K/ n$ u　　On a fine day, the land,

& d& d& U9 }6 Y& f8 Y6 c　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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# D; Z" E6 R! O3 g　　Grows more enchanting.

' K8 u0 g5 L) ?6 _9 f5 v9 v$ x( @9 H　　This land so rich in beauty
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　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti

　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

　　Had little poetry in their souls;
　　And Genghis Khan,

　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,
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　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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8 r8 L) R9 k, ]! Q% q! X! l7 v& {. J　　All are past and gone!

　　For truly great men
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) f: k' C0 P" h  E1 U3 E+ k2 I　　Look to this age alone.
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　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:

1 C, A8 _$ e2 |9 p　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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　　沁园春 雪

　　一九三六年二月
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; `1 w% O2 B& R$ O2 O$ l: j　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽

0 f5 L, H/ f; t" c9 S　　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

5 Y( s) r4 w& J. C7 ?　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采

9 M  Y  A6 C2 x/ {" s+ Y& w+ s　　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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[ 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.