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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　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun

　　                                     February 1936
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9 ?) Z! @- L) w, Z6 J+ A　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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* p* a% v- Q  F, B7 T% _; V　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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　　One single white immensity.
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　　The Yellow River"s swift current

　　Is stilled from end to end.
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　　The mountains dance like silver snakes

　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

　　Vying with heaven in stature.

( [$ h/ |  s/ |9 r% i4 B( k　　On a fine day, the land,

　　Clad in white, adorned in red,

$ }- [) `3 C: ^　　Grows more enchanting.
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　　This land so rich in beauty

　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti

/ H7 j  Q9 S0 Q, b- Q　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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! T, ~0 f+ y. N　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

　　Had little poetry in their souls;
　　And Genghis Khan,

　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,
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2 y- F' Q) W6 y  G- T6 q$ M　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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　　All are past and gone!
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　　For truly great men
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　　Look to this age alone.
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　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:
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　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.

　　沁园春 雪
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) t& {- ~# D- [& f　　一九三六年二月
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- n9 w0 o( e3 z7 o# M6 W8 j8 w+ {　　 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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　　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

9 m$ G; A3 ^; I* E; [8 v- s　　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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( X8 x' h0 m2 P$ O, `　　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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, A" o: _' w% q6 I9 U　　俱往矣 数风流人物 还看今朝

6 k2 g4 `+ N$ e; P[ 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.