译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪
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( D; `( Q2 {$ [. Q7 s0 H　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
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　　                                     February 1936
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　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
7 E6 Z& I" C( ]& i　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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! |4 _6 l0 i0 c1 R6 S$ ?　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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3 D- ?* H: S' Z, W5 \* X　　One single white immensity.
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　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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. f  R2 v+ i8 k. d1 b* \9 h　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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4 k  ?8 ~" T& N8 C　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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6 Z) U+ r8 R& b* Z- p# {& R* O2 F　　Vying with heaven in stature.

" k6 s8 y( K. }$ Z　　On a fine day, the land,

　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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　　Grows more enchanting.

4 t$ T1 i" o0 m$ t　　This land so rich in beauty

　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

　　Had little poetry in their souls;
7 X& a) S( n; A/ H: L5 T& Y% i" m　　And Genghis Khan,

. R6 e1 `9 E, G　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

8 \7 x3 \/ r, N5 P9 m6 q　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched

　　All are past and gone!

/ {! |% c. @$ h7 X0 ?/ H, Q% C　　For truly great men
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　　Look to this age alone.

) L3 R$ u# v9 X: O  V　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:
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/ j0 b8 W& T2 M, \　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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　　一九三六年二月

　　 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
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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

　　唐宗宋祖 稍逊风骚 一代天骄 成吉思汗 只识弯弓射大雕

) j# A2 G9 G6 c6 t　　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.