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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5 z# R  P, K9 y6 _7 q　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
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　　                                     February 1936


　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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9 z9 V' A0 W& e; U" {　　Both sides of the Great Wall

　　One single white immensity.
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7 U4 X/ R0 q% j; T5 e, `( J　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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2 _# Y$ C' g0 l9 l' U' J+ ^( X　　Is stilled from end to end.
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/ s( J5 k5 f. ~2 n　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

　　Vying with heaven in stature.

6 F" x% h+ O/ m. R　　On a fine day, the land,
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" S$ t* W/ X& o# t7 t* `　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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　　Grows more enchanting.

$ J2 F% G. p2 U' ?( L　　This land so rich in beauty
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　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

　　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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8 z; j# L- E+ M" b; T　　Had little poetry in their souls;
& l( V& }$ S( \* M" L5 U8 T　　And Genghis Khan,
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　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,
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　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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　　All are past and gone!

　　For truly great men
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　　Look to this age alone.
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4 q; K4 u4 U8 t: U　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:
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6 y% ]7 b8 U/ H/ W9 j　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.

5 _$ V8 u/ x2 |( a5 x3 N　　沁园春 雪
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% ^1 S$ H3 c- B, q　　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

  ?! z5 N+ _+ i: t% v6 u　　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
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　　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
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　　俱往矣 数风流人物 还看今朝

[ 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.