译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

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译文欣赏——沁园春·雪



SNOW

　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun

　　                                     February 1936

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2 _) o* f8 t) m: [1 f* F7 R% V0 _　　North country scene:
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　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,

: K/ z' b: k+ k0 H  I7 B3 v　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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' K' Y# Q6 g/ w/ D( m* G% w　　Both sides of the Great Wall

　　One single white immensity.
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　　The Yellow River"s swift current

7 a5 Z; F" g# |0 ^　　Is stilled from end to end.

1 d" `. [! T" U* B　　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.

& S. j) b4 Q# V　　On a fine day, the land,
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　　Clad in white, adorned in red,

　　Grows more enchanting.
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　　This land so rich in beauty

5 R$ B4 r( h. B/ V　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

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

0 }( y' J! Q( k6 |8 V6 u　　Were lacking in literary grace,

　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

　　Had little poetry in their souls;
　　And Genghis Khan,
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　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,
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　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched

+ a3 L. N$ Z# V' \4 ]; b- y　　All are past and gone!
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2 K, I5 F: m7 v: X　　For truly great men
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$ R9 k% a$ H/ Y  X6 b　　Look to this age alone.
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0 o8 ^3 m% t6 @5 B* U* V& S　　*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

3 a* T. ?5 e5 m+ s: o4 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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. w9 Y) R" z" K$ o3 A　　大河上下 顿失滔滔 山舞银蛇 原驰蜡象 欲与天公试比高

1 d9 X( ~7 h% t$ f　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆
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3 j% p) r; j% [2 X8 [; h4 M* c　　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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　　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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5 a# Y3 g' B, F: O  b! T[ 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.