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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。6 y4 w; `# D% p
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The Midautumn Festival
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”)
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How long will the full moon appear?
3 h2 U; q4 j) e2 C% A% y8 K3 I# gWine cup in hand, I ask the sky.
! Y, I! b b9 ~I do not know what time of year
$ P3 J, X( k& ^6 j2 ^‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high. ' D) T$ l* _* o3 ~8 j" h7 A
Riding the wind, there I would fly,
5 o+ h4 _ B; b9 {" _Yet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be ( D9 V8 c) j7 H- e- @6 J4 \9 i
Too high and cold for me. H0 o0 H/ Q5 \( C W% {
I rise and dance, with my shadow I play. ! A8 X1 n8 d7 c8 E$ w+ B! D
On high as on earth, would it be as gay? 7 A' [7 J$ N" ?
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The moon goes round the mansions red % N, {; S+ w- Z0 B. A" T2 }
Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed
3 \1 m1 K* d1 j! @Her light upon the sleepless bed.
9 t$ H; U1 A1 t" p- U# b8 hAgainst man she should have no spite.
* F5 H$ c, T S z CWhy then when people part, is she oft full and bright?
" s4 [ e4 `5 E! ^. B) eMen have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again;
J4 z& S2 ?) j; D5 LThe moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane.
7 [ Q. ?% n3 O |6 EThere has been nothing perfect since the olden days.
; u/ i& _9 h# L) E( n) DSo let us wish that man will live long as he can!
0 T% K* o3 ` N0 p9 }; X5 t3 hThrough miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays.
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明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?) 8 L* j6 F+ V5 @/ V J3 v1 f* U1 x5 X
酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。)
* A/ Z) e& f. M G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。) % t2 }% G- R9 Q9 c1 |( U
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)
# j6 G/ _* U5 r; Y* M- T1 E- x我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影)
$ B5 I1 \# e0 m6 b" f和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间) 6 Z( F) _8 t/ }# Z
: d3 O' F; k/ D" n月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁)
5 h6 J2 P9 F0 T5 o5 F. H% L月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户)
+ ^( }3 E- ^0 A( U柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠) / \" n8 z A+ b& _
对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨) # V# k7 X4 i# v' i
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?)
2 D' D- g5 ?: B, e( ?; ~" s& w人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合)
7 d6 k/ z8 ] R, J: S3 i月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺) ) X( Z5 u( ?, U2 e* W/ Z
自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全)
* V( u, K( Z0 m0 J, h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) ' M2 Z& H% r7 l& ^
虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟)
9 _+ b! B8 |( m- @3 l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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8 X4 a2 v5 C" P* ^. `, V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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