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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。7 |; {' q: X* V# m* E5 j: f
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The Midautumn Festival
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(Tune: “Relude to Water Melody”)
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& h7 r- o% B2 }" o1 D$ R$ M# ]How long will the full moon appear?
! K( Z8 G% m; y8 LWine cup in hand, I ask the sky. , Y* ~! K N! Z
I do not know what time of year
$ U f5 }, ]8 I9 N0 ?0 i‘Twould be tonight in the palace on high.
- P4 s) u9 {2 j n* e1 B1 HRiding the wind, there I would fly,
, ~( c9 m6 j, ~% T! ]Yet I’m afraid the crytalline palace would be
( S. t7 \# A& E9 h) s& B* IToo high and cold for me.
! b, g: v' z6 S( A5 C+ vI rise and dance, with my shadow I play. 2 K' K8 o. b& w* T" t
On high as on earth, would it be as gay? % q: c) |. i# M E6 g
4 }3 j: Y' D" I* }The moon goes round the mansions red 0 H2 w4 ] l9 f6 L5 {
Through gauze—draped windows soft to shed & [7 T- w2 s* p( J
Her light upon the sleepless bed. 7 N3 _' ]3 M7 ~: i+ N
Against man she should have no spite. % c( [4 ]; p5 C% K* U$ \. k! y
Why then when people part, is she oft full and bright?
5 v/ d% x9 i4 u3 L8 B UMen have sorrow and joy; they part or meet again;
2 }, Y {7 w4 X* ^5 D8 e ]The moon is bright or dim and she may wax or wane.
% B$ D2 z! r3 ^+ O+ @- t0 ~. YThere has been nothing perfect since the olden days.
; u; z, c: i' U4 w" _6 J3 f% [So let us wish that man will live long as he can! 1 X7 Z2 y# [9 `* I$ a
Through miles apart, we’ll share the beauty she displays.
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明月什么时候会出现?(明月几时有?)
& k6 U4 f# ~$ y& h j+ X" r酒杯在手,我问苍天。(把酒问青天。) 1 m r( K, P1 P; o* f* j$ ?. i4 s- w' {
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。) 8 L; N* z) R0 p) e6 c, s
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)
e7 d( l5 B8 B9 \4 R9 R我站起身来,和自己的影子跳舞,(起舞弄清影)
3 n( V; s3 N9 ]# z5 S和在天上一样,难道不是很快乐吗?(何似在人间)
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月亮转过红色的楼,(转朱阁) : z& f7 m4 f5 D8 E. w( [
月光通过低矮悬挂的窗户,(低绮户)
. t- Z; O; u6 ?( A6 i& d8 k1 e柔和地照在难眠的床上。(照无眠) 8 f$ b; ~; c2 Z! j- Y9 w
对着人们她也许不会怨恨,(不应有恨)
" g9 A4 E/ a6 m' I+ g1 U& l" l" |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?)
* {* U9 ]( a, `' }9 z- O- K人们有悲伤和喜乐,他们回离别或重逢。(人有悲欢离合)
, F" n: }& r! i" W' x月亮会明亮或暗淡,会圆满或残缺。(月有阴晴圆缺) , K2 e! C, H5 Y! d0 R
自古以来就没有事是完美的。(此事古难全)
# B0 H* O: ]4 Y) c6 M- U1 `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)
0 u' Q4 ~# s* n/ m# J9 }! w( Z虽然相隔遥远,我们会分享她显现出的美丽。(千里共婵娟) ' f3 o8 Z1 P! t `8 A
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。 9 s L$ E% M$ `7 [
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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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