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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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How long will the full moon appear?
( `2 O3 E8 X. SWine cup in hand, I ask the sky.
* x2 d8 K1 N' z3 Y8 Z* V( qI do not know what time of year
4 V( k' T G: i7 G: n- C3 h; d3 k‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high. : d& \+ f: O4 W% ` O
Riding the wind, there I would fly, 1 V+ [2 a2 Y2 Z1 C" j8 M
Yet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be + i0 |1 w% g0 N: ^! _, V
Too high and cold for me.
" S1 _7 {* i$ W0 B1 A8 [I rise and dance, with my shadow I play.
( o1 _0 | `& z; k& ]) LOn high as on earth, would it be as gay? B6 \6 B" S) E- `
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The moon goes round the mansions red % j0 E. L- a) T9 `. f8 D B1 I y. \
Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed
+ V, X, Y, @5 J) k, r; JHer light upon the sleepless bed. - i" F7 j; n2 ~; t+ T
Against man she should have no spite.
* ]5 F9 V/ b1 [9 k0 EWhy then when people part, is she oft full and bright? % ^2 d/ G6 y! a4 z, y9 Z9 F
Men have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again; 6 y( i F1 I/ k: D0 w
The moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane.
) l/ ]" I0 \4 z2 o6 y! m& K& [There has been nothing perfect since the olden days.
$ G" ^! f" k' ~; I& Y2 SSo let us wish that man will live long as he can! , {* V& p1 _/ r; z `+ w
Through miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays. 0 O8 z7 v0 @- s. c3 V3 `% ?
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明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?)
% W9 |" o: c6 Z6 E3 L' d酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。) 2 T( T5 o. @* q0 ?& e
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。) ( i$ U& v3 I0 s, l% |. A4 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 C: z$ H, H: }& s: j7 F& [
我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影) # U1 x" {0 S5 D/ f. G6 M
和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间)
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( P6 V& o1 e+ D, z* p) w# x月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁) * B: _8 {4 P) x. u* F m
月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户)
7 K! Q' ?6 c$ K( _1 ]8 o柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠)
: k0 K0 ]. O# v' H' c4 L4 k$ v对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨)
4 u9 D1 i4 z, V7 T) R. G6 U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?) 5 w* q) g! d# ]% V2 b
人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合) ) L8 @* ^! ?8 f; d: S
月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺)
1 ~1 P0 t- ?( }4 E自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全)
}/ b+ |( A& `) W. W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)
5 @; s0 J. i) R+ T/ |虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟) 9 U6 I1 G P0 b9 ~8 r/ m4 l1 v% r
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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