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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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: ~. s/ c# e5 V- }The Midautumn Festival
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”) - s& q* h6 Z( i. y0 h
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How long will the full moon appear? 9 H) `" l$ a9 h) j) V) Z$ b
Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky.
, M D( K# u* v7 d: x2 h( B$ T- P* xI do not know what time of year * ^: Q) C% `% C& O3 W9 t( U* ~
‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high. 1 Z. i* I6 P! }& m. p/ K6 s- e
Riding the wind, there I would fly, 0 c6 _' M9 q, i5 G1 i' S. D
Yet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be
; P, b$ G% U! m. I5 nToo high and cold for me. " D/ K4 q4 D9 Q% ]0 N, m% A! [% T
I rise and dance, with my shadow I play.
6 r8 V' d% w) R2 R4 EOn high as on earth, would it be as gay?
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The moon goes round the mansions red
. E, E* B" ^2 r, i% OThrough gauze—draped windows soft to shed / d2 F- L5 H2 h7 T5 l6 J" U4 g5 m$ ]
Her light upon the sleepless bed.
+ n( `8 e6 Q) @' F" ^0 S3 ~Against man she should have no spite.
2 X7 Z) m6 U* OWhy then when people part, is she oft full and bright?
q1 I g z; l, h4 J& \Men have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again;
. p' y. s" o5 d, W1 X. i# rThe moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane.
! e6 ] Z: ~! RThere has been nothing perfect since the olden days. ( H1 H- B5 r6 O
So let us wish that man will live long as he can! ! f: N5 ~$ q% o* @
Through miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays.
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6 x: A% b4 e t) i+ @" W, E明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?) $ B5 z/ u- @: m6 F4 K4 E. q' v
酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。)
; P2 i3 P( }3 l- V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。) 8 f' a; p0 ?7 k
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) - U: u6 j. t# d1 e* I$ n N
我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影)
/ V2 k1 I: Z- x& S0 g% a7 s( D和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间)
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) g \4 b, Q% H. [% U月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁)
5 x5 o( |5 D2 @* e月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户) 3 G, j5 \* X9 ?+ B3 Z6 {
柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠)
- X. L5 z" B+ p对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨)
$ i! w# T' Z& O8 [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?)
( C5 e3 {4 K% R: a6 y4 v: k人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合) 8 j; E4 m4 i6 Z% r" a* u9 r; c8 @8 B
月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺)
/ X2 T5 c' t- e9 d' G自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全)
+ Q/ U2 N1 ~* H6 n) k6 Y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)
+ j' _" c, I' m2 A6 b! n虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟) 7 \' X k, O5 w
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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N0 F. p* B ^$ g! d& ?6 t* t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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