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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。9 g. g. F% |: N4 z
. }% @$ _- j% e7 iThe Midautumn Festival % B2 }- @9 B7 B6 B/ d
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”) 7 ~5 f1 E, s; D* |3 _$ z3 m/ [/ B; {
- i4 z8 v0 Q6 L# {$ P. b" M! gHow long will the full moon appear?
# y( {6 s$ r& z; k9 l1 F% }2 i/ {Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky. 1 O; }; U& n8 E
I do not know what time of year / j5 k, p3 |- U$ ~
‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high. , c* r( y: [; X ^" j- a$ i
Riding the wind, there I would fly,
) Z6 I1 L) o1 M! B' T4 m. bYet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be ; I: x. S! O: g- q% r3 u) D
Too high and cold for me. # q' T% H: r0 d$ a5 ?5 s
I rise and dance, with my shadow I play. # S& q3 R8 e! T( x
On high as on earth, would it be as gay? % p% \* y" w; M
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The moon goes round the mansions red ; Q4 x/ p) y. d7 _4 g$ p0 t, E5 _
Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed 0 b. ~8 B+ z/ A. F7 [
Her light upon the sleepless bed. % a+ X- U9 [/ q+ a6 G
Against man she should have no spite.
9 N; H( c% F _. j3 lWhy then when people part, is she oft full and bright? - I% m( w) w$ p1 t) V; J
Men have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again;
, {' B6 r! n1 e DThe moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane.
z; K# n5 v, b4 F% d4 y( mThere has been nothing perfect since the olden days.
4 J" A# W" h8 S, kSo let us wish that man will live long as he can!
: S) b9 `6 n" G- u/ P1 PThrough miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays.
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0 n. h c' p! x" Z翻译回来: ( L ]" ?+ a' l0 j2 V# y
" a1 p1 @' D2 f% E0 S% t `5 v" R明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?)
& @6 I+ r ^ L" r% @( n酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。)
1 y7 r3 A; _2 t! N7 L% f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。)
2 s1 l; d% t% a; ]& }3 L e# X- y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) : V- B' g$ A1 o4 `2 `
我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影) 3 _/ K3 Q* S; S+ D2 k( o3 ?: n
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)
: T8 k; g2 F1 J月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户) 7 O5 }0 y( {( }) E7 S
柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠)
9 c! M! o5 S* u0 W. i0 _( h对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨) ( M) v. y8 l: D8 x
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?)
* H2 M% \/ Z g, n' w人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合)
) w+ _8 n8 X- D) T月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺)
3 {4 x1 E6 X- ~ o+ |& X: z9 ]自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全)
9 ?0 T- }: }$ z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) 9 m, l* H; g% w! n+ f, F1 |1 @! B. _) Q
虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟) $ w4 h" e: ?/ f! n d3 Y
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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0 c" w5 N! e6 ~& w) q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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