译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪


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SNOW
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$ M$ z  a, v+ T　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
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! u& |; [+ T7 J3 @$ F0 H' u. k& b　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
  w( f' G# |; G0 h$ E5 z　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,

6 e0 \  Q/ i( y) `6 I　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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　　One single white immensity.

　　The Yellow River"s swift current

　　Is stilled from end to end.

　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

　　Vying with heaven in stature.

　　On a fine day, the land,
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; E5 q& D) H. ^6 Z6 y% J$ b/ A, Y　　Clad in white, adorned in red,

- r% [5 a) r4 T6 I/ k5 A, F5 B. v6 p　　Grows more enchanting.
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　　This land so rich in beauty

7 V  k2 U& {4 @8 M. L　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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+ K0 r3 v8 O/ n　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu
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　　Had little poetry in their souls;
　　And Genghis Khan,

　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched

　　All are past and gone!

　　For truly great men
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) r6 r9 Q) P5 o# W　　Look to this age alone.

! ]- ?8 D- v: h　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:
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1 ?% v# N& n2 _# N  e  H; L6 }　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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　　沁园春 雪

　　一九三六年二月

6 |' X6 y( C, B2 W& l) W5 ~　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽
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& K& l3 h- j# R　　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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1 s) z9 G$ d0 u* {　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采

, _# D4 t2 w- H4 x- J. x　　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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[ Last edited by connie on 2004-10-8 at 02:30 AM ]

qsy

The Chinese is better than English!

connie

Yes, absolutely!!!

driver2004

史提夫

the English version like a shit.