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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# l, G; T; L" T　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,

　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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2 M2 K# r& Q; g2 M8 ]* n　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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1 v5 s3 X7 K, ?　　One single white immensity.
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- V. a8 o( ^  Y3 A3 g  Y　　The Yellow River"s swift current

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　　The mountains dance like silver snakes

! A, j% I: ^) H/ K4 }7 T: E　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

; p4 S- H$ q( k! A7 u, o% Y　　Vying with heaven in stature.

　　On a fine day, the land,
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9 p) c7 f# D" ^5 ?/ Q0 \　　Grows more enchanting.
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; q% s" i# x+ Z0 B. k　　This land so rich in beauty
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1 R& h4 w6 R3 z7 ~9 Y　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

# N+ Z6 Y8 ]- G/ ]0 k　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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3 g% a; e# N1 h+ C' T% f- q　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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9 _, n9 N) @- z- k/ v　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu
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　　Had little poetry in their souls;
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　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,
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　　All are past and gone!
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　　For truly great men

　　Look to this age alone.
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　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:

　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.

　　沁园春 雪
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　　一九三六年二月
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" o' {' [2 @4 w$ Z　　 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
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　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆

　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采

9 n7 D+ k8 U9 Y2 h) A　　唐宗宋祖 稍逊风骚 一代天骄 成吉思汗 只识弯弓射大雕

1 P3 p+ E7 D9 _: k　　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.