译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪
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　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
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0 t) u$ X& f) B" A( }　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
) ?7 \" ?/ p+ n! P+ n+ r- }　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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- C" F7 f% R+ w" T* g　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.

　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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　　One single white immensity.

　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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　　Is stilled from end to end.

9 d/ I7 c  V; p" ?) T; ?2 S& o6 ]　　The mountains dance like silver snakes

　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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' y+ X! F8 b$ s; G　　Vying with heaven in stature.

9 [3 [! ^" T( o0 ]" [+ Y; `# A　　On a fine day, the land,

3 r4 B5 I# f6 ~4 i) g: b　　Clad in white, adorned in red,

　　Grows more enchanting.

　　This land so rich in beauty
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　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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; |: z1 ~6 k/ g) o　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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# _; I2 q# g" ]: L　　Were lacking in literary grace,

　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

　　Had little poetry in their souls;
: m  T' _& c+ T$ G5 d$ t7 Y9 l  _　　And Genghis Khan,
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3 N3 K, h% }8 m0 f# F4 x, P- z　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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　　All are past and gone!
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* N# v! ^6 q4 [, y- r% \/ ~& ^　　For truly great men

　　Look to this age alone.

　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:
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　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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　　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

, i9 z: @: G2 x: M　　大河上下 顿失滔滔 山舞银蛇 原驰蜡象 欲与天公试比高

* V# ^% ~" g: P$ d; F　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆
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  V0 i% d8 x" _4 {# Z　　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

, f5 o2 K! c8 T# q" R% o7 k　　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.