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

8 b* I, K7 I+ h) I9 G# J　　                                     February 1936
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　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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, U5 Z9 V- |. R0 K3 e3 t$ x) h　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.

　　Both sides of the Great Wall

5 J4 c7 L+ ~8 U　　One single white immensity.

( M& P& e7 {3 I+ L9 D　　The Yellow River"s swift current

　　Is stilled from end to end.
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　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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　　Vying with heaven in stature.
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+ q1 w- _0 [( w! K2 h; O+ w5 [4 f0 O  b　　On a fine day, the land,

　　Clad in white, adorned in red,

+ K$ b$ H8 [. Z8 f　　Grows more enchanting.

　　This land so rich in beauty

　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti

: D4 ?8 y; U+ A4 |: \4 Y　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

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　　And Genghis Khan,
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7 u# s( {$ z9 p　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,
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' Q* N: F) P- }0 M/ Z/ m" p4 d　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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　　All are past and gone!

" v, G: \& b0 Z* R0 b　　For truly great men

4 m* _6 _9 @) i$ s　　Look to this age alone.
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　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:

　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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　　沁园春 雪

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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
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6 _. j3 j7 g: `　　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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qsy

The Chinese is better than English!

connie

Yes, absolutely!!!

driver2004

史提夫

the English version like a shit.