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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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B0 C5 R( y) Q2 m) Q" pThe Midautumn Festival
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”)
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How long will the full moon appear? & l/ K! x5 U! E$ c/ L& c; J
Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky. 2 U: G- \* O- i6 k/ q5 c
I do not know what time of year
1 \* A, n7 I5 c/ P‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high. 1 Z" A8 @. C; h m
Riding the wind, there I would fly,
) d2 S1 B+ X/ O9 t6 I! h% h% qYet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be
2 Q% S6 ^4 ~) c SToo high and cold for me.
y/ b1 ?. B+ U5 r" D6 {I rise and dance, with my shadow I play.
5 A- T9 |3 @* t/ Q! I! z2 c: LOn high as on earth, would it be as gay?
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The moon goes round the mansions red ( i5 i4 M. [; D* k
Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed
, U; ?% u; I: K1 h8 L z$ w1 v7 fHer light upon the sleepless bed. ( [$ C- M- Z n R4 z0 }% X* S
Against man she should have no spite. $ r; u" b" {+ U! F& b
Why then when people part, is she oft full and bright?
! |0 z8 G- o6 I6 y. QMen have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again;
+ c& s5 o. U3 R( m$ [; G& d2 NThe moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane.
! Y; h, a6 I3 A9 t) ^9 yThere has been nothing perfect since the olden days. - Q6 S0 A$ n$ }% Y9 n
So let us wish that man will live long as he can! _" V: W1 V5 X% I
Through miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays. ' i, v6 s( U# d: {" l9 J
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翻译回来:
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: j3 p& {( F( {7 ?% s m0 ?明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?)
$ I6 R7 L. F) ?酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。)
* k0 ]6 @, k. ?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。)
! R9 ]0 \. `6 t7 c* _1 Y7 g5 l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)
$ l8 h2 B1 a4 ]/ n1 M( v我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影)
B% h: K! z8 p* t; T# w9 I# r和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间)
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& a8 M' o( ]1 H% Y月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁)
6 W/ D R% W& F5 l, Z: W月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户)
7 V/ q+ {/ H. ~: |3 l8 p柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠) / C2 n! N6 @/ A* y# S; S5 K& d
对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨)
) v, b5 s% j, D1 I; r7 N 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?) ' n C; [2 P5 v& W" P. B
人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合) |, j& \* M8 h9 }4 `! P
月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺)
- r: X. e+ P$ t, z K4 |. Z自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全)
) g0 r+ w2 D" e0 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) , N% I+ S( W6 [8 L
虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟) ! y) s: P0 Y5 D/ X! N
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。 ' `5 Q. B4 r# V i/ o7 T n
! L& C, T$ u6 H' M( _) Y0 c$ ?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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