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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。
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The Midautumn Festival
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”)
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' ?, _) V, i6 c* Z% u# AHow long will the full moon appear?
" L A- ]7 }) e* K: o+ U/ S) FWine cup in hand, I ask the sky.
2 {6 i; s5 E, f& W6 B) QI do not know what time of year
3 R. r2 p; }* i1 H' `/ [‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high.
# G$ c: B \9 W$ _/ U' YRiding the wind, there I would fly,
9 W% i2 n$ u: ?0 W; [9 h4 @Yet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be
- O3 T( m5 R7 b/ {4 o$ {7 L! RToo high and cold for me.
' Y: I: V% n+ Q+ nI rise and dance, with my shadow I play.
3 F# T* V% g8 @: U9 n9 n, t; {On high as on earth, would it be as gay?
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* g3 ^5 W$ R# V! \6 mThe moon goes round the mansions red $ z0 H9 P. z) X9 ?4 j# G
Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed
; T) e4 h2 S+ A; a- UHer light upon the sleepless bed. ; P, s% ~9 a' ~" o6 n
Against man she should have no spite.
! V) W8 E: `9 d% CWhy then when people part, is she oft full and bright?
# h ^! i( H* l& BMen have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again; 3 T9 x, [4 R' z8 A2 K
The moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane.
% e; a' e2 R4 E% Y. p, [2 v4 LThere has been nothing perfect since the olden days.
C8 f3 X5 x# USo let us wish that man will live long as he can!
3 H9 i1 Q$ o! U0 {4 bThrough miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays.
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翻译回来: & y3 ]; Z$ O3 K; t
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酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。) & K$ `. m9 j: n( N/ Q/ {
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。) ' q3 [1 z: A% k- u! K& Z- i; A
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)
5 x9 l3 }: J' ]; p' s3 i# v1 J我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影) , U1 x6 V+ G5 p) j a6 _
和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间)
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月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁)
$ n( I+ L9 [3 C4 a# C月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户) 4 a, }4 e+ V9 U! ^3 L9 R
柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠) . l8 r5 O' Q7 z+ J& t6 w
对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨) ! S! K# c( f! m" R* H% }
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?) / L1 l: G$ C- ?2 l% ~; h
人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合) . O$ k T' i0 Z: i
月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺)
' O Z9 s1 S' I& ^2 O A自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全) 3 [3 l- B7 c- L, s: h# r7 R J a
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) + [ @: L0 h( S: W# P( ~
虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟)
! v+ V3 t2 }" V, E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。
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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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