译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪
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SNOW

　　                                         --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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　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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　　One single white immensity.

　　The Yellow River"s swift current

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　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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! O- T0 I. b& G8 W' T& D1 q　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

　　Vying with heaven in stature.

　　On a fine day, the land,

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　　Grows more enchanting.
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) x; B  v" j! U4 v) J! [2 @　　This land so rich in beauty

! r7 I2 _3 X  I　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti

　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu
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- B& R+ {) o# J6 O4 O, ^　　Had little poetry in their souls;
* ]8 o$ u8 m9 k' [- C$ m" W　　And Genghis Khan,
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　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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　　All are past and gone!

　　For truly great men

　　Look to this age alone.
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2 \2 w8 `0 W1 M, q　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:

　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.

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/ I" J* `6 F5 f! B  X- ?　　一九三六年二月
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6 d8 C' v' K' i* d　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽

! S: f  k3 t) T/ v: D' `" g　　大河上下 顿失滔滔 山舞银蛇 原驰蜡象 欲与天公试比高

　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆

7 X2 ]8 L1 Z5 z　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采

　　唐宗宋祖 稍逊风骚 一代天骄 成吉思汗 只识弯弓射大雕

　　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.