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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　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
6 |8 M1 N% `$ a　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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( k5 g) C' q  S, M- H7 m, I　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.

　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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. o3 k% W9 M& i　　One single white immensity.
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- E: r* g1 Y! W( g# T+ W4 S　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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　　Is stilled from end to end.

' |7 r  J7 m( O　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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1 O7 }2 A8 ?2 _  l0 u6 b" _. t$ o　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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　　Vying with heaven in stature.
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- z9 ?: }6 R) j. q5 T　　On a fine day, the land,

3 e: y' H& k: Y6 s6 g: i& j4 c; O　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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　　Grows more enchanting.

　　This land so rich in beauty
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　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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# o. d' [& {7 P) w/ v　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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　　Were lacking in literary grace,

; q* q( z2 T1 k　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu
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' |0 H7 o1 H$ D( @　　Had little poetry in their souls;
　　And Genghis Khan,
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$ F" S7 P8 ?9 i- Q( I; h5 `　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

+ X6 t) B5 U- ?　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched

　　All are past and gone!

　　For truly great men
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　　Look to this age alone.
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: M, u( |) _8 n$ v　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:
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　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.

! d* D" U1 s! o% F$ X1 P　　沁园春 雪

　　一九三六年二月
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, V. Z) d2 M5 G: e" c　　 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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6 G& T0 b: i& d) k: f+ O　　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

　　俱往矣 数风流人物 还看今朝
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[ 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.