译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪
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　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun

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3 k6 T9 {2 y5 ]! s) a4 R　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,

0 V9 V0 R& H$ E/ D　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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　　One single white immensity.

　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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　　Is stilled from end to end.

/ d- ~" v5 ?9 p& D6 _) `　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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' q) C5 I0 R" g" ]: u- _- F# N　　Vying with heaven in stature.

　　On a fine day, the land,
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6 X' v$ A% \3 T# e2 o! P7 t　　Clad in white, adorned in red,

　　Grows more enchanting.
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　　This land so rich in beauty

( }( }! t  T& D( d$ _/ L　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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& l) E$ a4 O* k, e% x6 g　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti

: G2 [% l; S/ h* ]　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

　　Had little poetry in their souls;
　　And Genghis Khan,

0 K5 I/ v8 n/ D# M& _" O% S, u　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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　　All are past and gone!
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% r3 ^% P, B2 P2 j' H　　For truly great men

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

　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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$ ]3 b& ~5 _; T) ^　　沁园春 雪

　　一九三六年二月

! _/ ~4 K2 ?/ K" w; Z　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽

　　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

/ J3 V5 v7 U; a' |0 K# _　　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

; @+ u5 e) p( G& k0 @　　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.