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来看《水调歌头-但愿人长久》的英译,再来体会一下中文的优美。0 D4 i: L) U0 f0 h# o3 \. J
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The Midautumn Festival 6 D( ]% P, T% q4 {3 m9 V
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”) y3 u0 }: @8 ] C' V6 h
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How long will the full moon appear?
! Y$ V0 b, o+ z2 @0 v* k9 _Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky.
4 [$ q G" q2 A. d$ r. iI do not know what time of year
& O j( |: Q. W‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high. # P9 `, R6 g7 O! y" ]
Riding the wind, there I would fly, 7 U1 w6 |6 t5 x$ Z7 e$ U
Yet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be ( a% A3 m: j( _! i* z0 U
Too high and cold for me.
+ A3 a# G) T6 k6 {- xI rise and dance, with my shadow I play. 7 T7 B: `4 R& H! g4 _
On high as on earth, would it be as gay?
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$ \1 P$ F7 p1 X* j tThe moon goes round the mansions red
3 V j0 K0 P, [Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed
; |; p$ c U1 C: ? X* j6 {Her light upon the sleepless bed. H/ q' U% B% J( g9 I2 E
Against man she should have no spite. D0 ]2 }! V3 `9 w
Why then when people part, is she oft full and bright? / U O ?3 z% T5 @6 e
Men have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again;
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There has been nothing perfect since the olden days. " G* w ^, s, b9 [* V7 k1 k5 x% [
So let us wish that man will live long as he can!
2 Q- B; ?2 x& ]5 @# y5 J- {0 wThrough miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays. ; L% J; U9 w$ L7 Z- d# w
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翻译回来:
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明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?)
% l. [3 T/ b3 d' I; B3 c酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。)
! a2 W! g- [$ c! p& w/ x我不知道高处的宫殿现在是哪一年。(不知天上宫阙,今夕是何年。)
- ]' }6 p( L4 D3 C) @/ y: t/ ~我想飞,又怕天宫对我来说太高,太冷。(我欲乘风归去,又恐琼楼玉宇,高处不胜寒) / b3 m' W" R( T, A' t$ |
我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影) : O* s! n( i0 M+ |- T
和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间) f& n H: h4 t2 E
7 y5 I( _1 q1 |8 k+ B月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁)
) D# |! l! l$ y3 T月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户)
# w; ]0 Y$ l5 A柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠)
& h# v$ P) J5 {8 d, s8 Y对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨)
4 Z" e' q) G7 E# s$ x, B那为什么在人们离别的时候,她总是又圆又亮呢?(何是长相别时圆?) ; m2 {8 e% A* r8 e7 }7 s4 p
人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合) 9 M% G" o8 L4 e- Y I2 q8 d
月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺)
9 [5 T- S6 c1 L: \" ~3 g9 S; o自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全) . a. J1 @/ \2 J3 U5 v
所以,让我们祝愿,所有人都能尽可能地活得长久,(但愿人长久)
D/ y5 ^# C, k5 D# |虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟) ' Y& A; i- t' H6 p) P: C
或许翻译回来有不准确,甚至有错误,(比如那个SO,应该翻译成“那么”,不是“所以”)。但敢保证,不管是谁,把英文翻译回来,韵也没了,都成散文诗了。境界也决不可能有苏东坡十分之一的。 2 c/ @$ g: l! I* q
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以上对比,中文之优美简练,一目了然,而且,一但翻译成英文后,想要再翻译回来,是不可能的了。 |
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