译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪
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　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
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　　                                     February 1936
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　　North country scene:
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　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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$ q9 `; ?% V4 N  q9 E# @$ ^" ]' W& U　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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+ n9 f' w) j2 S　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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　　One single white immensity.

　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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　　Is stilled from end to end.

0 l7 x' i: j, M) M$ T7 e　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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* C# h& T5 o8 F　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

/ h7 M3 a9 U  q$ d# k6 n　　Vying with heaven in stature.

/ K; u% {- S; Q　　On a fine day, the land,

　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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3 Q6 I1 j3 G8 D: d+ L" }, D7 @　　Grows more enchanting.

　　This land so rich in beauty
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. A! r# x$ G& R　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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3 D; q2 \+ v0 G: G* l4 W1 ~% W　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti

( U% P& `  V0 G  N* V　　Were lacking in literary grace,

　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu
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1 l1 V6 L3 t8 M　　Had little poetry in their souls;
1 Q  T" c) a, C: r/ S　　And Genghis Khan,

6 t8 \0 {/ i" I　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,
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1 w3 X" {: O% U. I' E3 m　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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　　All are past and gone!
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; b# m/ x) O- m+ m6 r2 {, K　　For truly great men
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　　Look to this age alone.

& b# O) T4 b8 c: D) F% y( _　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:
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　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.

　　沁园春 雪

　　一九三六年二月
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　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽

　　大河上下 顿失滔滔 山舞银蛇 原驰蜡象 欲与天公试比高
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　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆
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, j& V2 _/ @! b( d6 R$ o7 C　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采
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　　唐宗宋祖 稍逊风骚 一代天骄 成吉思汗 只识弯弓射大雕
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　　俱往矣 数风流人物 还看今朝
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qsy

The Chinese is better than English!

connie

Yes, absolutely!!!

driver2004

史提夫

the English version like a shit.