A brief collection of my attempted English renditions of selected Chinese poems, both contemporary and classical. (Each original classical Chinese poem may be presented in both the traditional and simplified forms, followed by the English translation.) Comments and suggested amendments welcome. (But I may not have the time to respond to every comment.) I am a follower of Andrew W F Wong's excellent blog "Classical Chinese Poems in English".
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Whenever the moon and stars are set 每當月落星沉
"WINDY NIGHTS"
-- ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850-1894)
Whenever the moon and stars are set,
Whenever the wind is high,
All night long in the dark and wet,
A man goes riding by.
Late in the night when the fires are out,
Why does he gallop and gallop about?
Whenever the trees are crying aloud,
And the ships are tossed at sea,
By, on the highway, low and loud,
By at the gallop goes he.
By at the gallop he goes, and then
By he comes back at the gallop again.
"大風的晚上"
作者:羅拔 路易斯 史蒂芬遜
譯者:羨魚
每當月落星沉,
每當風高之夜,
整晚在漆黑和大雨中,
有一名騎馬者奔馳而過。
在夜深爐火已熄滅之時,
為甚麽他還要四處駢馳呢?
每當樹木在吶喊,
船艇在海上被拋來拋去,
不久,在路上他就發出低沉,大聲的噪音,
不停地縱馬奔馳。
不一會,他策馬直奔而去,然後
不久,他又騎馬奔馳回來!
-- ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850-1894)
Whenever the moon and stars are set,
Whenever the wind is high,
All night long in the dark and wet,
A man goes riding by.
Late in the night when the fires are out,
Why does he gallop and gallop about?
Whenever the trees are crying aloud,
And the ships are tossed at sea,
By, on the highway, low and loud,
By at the gallop goes he.
By at the gallop he goes, and then
By he comes back at the gallop again.
"大風的晚上"
作者:羅拔 路易斯 史蒂芬遜
譯者:羨魚
每當月落星沉,
每當風高之夜,
整晚在漆黑和大雨中,
有一名騎馬者奔馳而過。
在夜深爐火已熄滅之時,
為甚麽他還要四處駢馳呢?
每當樹木在吶喊,
船艇在海上被拋來拋去,
不久,在路上他就發出低沉,大聲的噪音,
不停地縱馬奔馳。
不一會,他策馬直奔而去,然後
不久,他又騎馬奔馳回來!
一老年人 誰能可見風?我你目皆空 Who has seen the wind?
謝謝 一老年人 及 金弓 上貼佳作,快刀勁箭齊發,鋭不可擋!
有誰見過風呢? Who has seen the wind?
"THE WIND"
-- CHRISTINA ROSSETTI (1830-1894)
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you;
But when the leaves hang trembling
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I;
But when the trees bow down their heads
The wind is passing by.
《五律~風》 一老年人
誰能可見風? 我你目皆空;
誰能可見風? 我你目皆空;
葉顫梢枝頂, 風穿灌木叢。
風姿誰有識? 你我眼無聰;
林樹躬身下, 風當偶越中。
金弓依韻雅和一首:
《五律‧風》金弓
怒吼經過處, 聲破空。
乘機掀海浪, 挾勢鼓船篷。
鳥獸皆潛避, 草叢俱鞠躬。
紛紛枝葉抖, 即見我威風。
Monday, 2 November 2015
有誰見過風呢? Who has seen the wind?
"THE WIND"
-- CHRISTINA ROSSETTI (1830-1894)
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you;
But when the leaves hang trembling
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I;
But when the trees bow down their heads
The wind is passing by.
"風"
作者:姬絲汀娜 . 羅契蒂 (1830-1894)
-- CHRISTINA ROSSETTI (1830-1894)
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you;
But when the leaves hang trembling
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I;
But when the trees bow down their heads
The wind is passing by.
"風"
作者:姬絲汀娜 . 羅契蒂 (1830-1894)
譯者:羨魚
有誰見過風呢?
但是, 當樹上葉子顫抖不停,
風正正在吹過!
有誰見過風呢?
你沒有, 我也沒有。
但是, 當大小樹木盡低頭,
風正正在吹過!
有誰見過風呢?
我沒有, 你也沒有。
但是, 當樹上葉子顫抖不停,
風正正在吹過!
有誰見過風呢?
你沒有, 我也沒有。
但是, 當大小樹木盡低頭,
風正正在吹過!
Sunday, 1 November 2015
Rose dreamed she was a Lily 玫瑰花夢見她是朶百合
莊周夢蝶又如何? 英詩中譯: 我佷高興我是我!
Dreams
-- Anonymous
Rose dreamed she was a Lily,
Lily dreamed she was a Rose;
Robin dreamed he was a Sparrow;
What Owl dreamed no one knows.
But they all woke up together
As happy as can be.
Each said: "You're lovely, neighbour,
But I'm very glad I'm me."
夢
作者: 佚名
譯者: 羨魚
玫瑰花夢見她是朶百合,
百合夢裡看自己是玫瑰。
知更鳥幻夢他是隻麻雀,
無人知道貓頭鷹夢見自身是甚麽。
但是, 他們都一起醒來了,
並且是快樂如昔,
各自說道: "我的鄰居, 你真可愛,
可是, 我佷高興我是我!"
Dreams
-- Anonymous
Rose dreamed she was a Lily,
Lily dreamed she was a Rose;
Robin dreamed he was a Sparrow;
What Owl dreamed no one knows.
But they all woke up together
As happy as can be.
Each said: "You're lovely, neighbour,
But I'm very glad I'm me."
夢
作者: 佚名
譯者: 羨魚
玫瑰花夢見她是朶百合,
百合夢裡看自己是玫瑰。
知更鳥幻夢他是隻麻雀,
無人知道貓頭鷹夢見自身是甚麽。
但是, 他們都一起醒來了,
並且是快樂如昔,
各自說道: "我的鄰居, 你真可愛,
可是, 我佷高興我是我!"
Saturday, 31 October 2015
英詩 "月亮是倦了嗎?" 三種精湛譯法 1 poem 3 translations
非常多謝 Alekloba,金弓 和 一老年人 分別費神用四言詩及五言律詩,中譯 CHRISTINA ROSSETTI (姬絲汀娜 . 羅契蒂) 的英文短詩 "月亮是倦了嗎?",現羅列如下,以饗讀者:
"Is The Moon Tired?"
"Is The Moon Tired?"
-- CHRISTINA ROSSETTI (1830-1894)
Is the Moon tired? She looks so pale
Within her misty veil;
She scales the sky from east to west,
And takes no rest.
Before the coming of the night
The Moon shows papery white;
Before the dawning of the day
She fades away.
《蒼蒼倦月》Alekloba
蒼蒼倦月
面紗朦朧
移動無止
轉西自東
夜將臨降
皓白嬌容
黎明已近
隱去無踪
《五律‧娥影》金弓
玉兔臉蒼白,朦朧如罩紗。
東升無稍息,西落即回家。
月亮天初黑,黎明曙尚遐。
遨遊河漢畢,悄悄隱天涯。
《五律~倦月》 一老年人
倦月白蒼蒼,輕紗罩素妝。
東西蓮步漫,歲月職司長。
暮幕空天降,金波潔紙光。
黎明將現際,蹤跡已消藏。
Friday, 30 October 2015
月亮是倦了嗎? 她看來如斯蒼白 Is the Moon tired?
Is the Moon Tired?
-- CHRISTINA ROSSETTI
Is the Moon tired? She looks so pale
Within her misty veil;
She scales the sky from east to west,
And takes no rest.
Before the coming of the night
The Moon shows papery white;
Before the dawning of the day
She fades away.
英詩四譯: 月亮是倦了嗎?
作者:姬絲汀娜 . 羅契蒂 (1830-1894)
月亮是倦了嗎? 她看來如斯蒼白,
在朦朧面紗背後。
她由天上東邊爬到西邊,
從沒有休息一會。
在黑夜尚未降臨之前,
月亮像紙樣潔白,
在黎明曙光未露之際,
她已經悄然隱去。
蒼蒼倦月 面紗朦朧
移動無止 轉西自東
夜將臨降 皓白嬌容
黎明已近 隱去無踪
《五律~倦月》 老年人
倦月白蒼蒼,輕紗罩素妝。
東西蓮步漫,歲月職司長。
暮幕空天降,金波潔紙光。
黎明將現際,蹤跡已消藏。
-- CHRISTINA ROSSETTI
Is the Moon tired? She looks so pale
Within her misty veil;
She scales the sky from east to west,
And takes no rest.
Before the coming of the night
The Moon shows papery white;
Before the dawning of the day
She fades away.
英詩四譯: 月亮是倦了嗎?
作者:姬絲汀娜 . 羅契蒂 (1830-1894)
譯者:羨魚
月亮是倦了嗎? 她看來如斯蒼白,
在朦朧面紗背後。
她由天上東邊爬到西邊,
從沒有休息一會。
在黑夜尚未降臨之前,
月亮像紙樣潔白,
在黎明曙光未露之際,
她已經悄然隱去。
《 蒼蒼倦月 》 Alekloba
蒼蒼倦月 面紗朦朧
移動無止 轉西自東
夜將臨降 皓白嬌容
黎明已近 隱去無踪
《五律‧娥影》 金弓
玉兔臉蒼白, 朦朧如罩紗。
東升無稍息, 西落即回家。
月亮天初黑, 黎明曙尚遐,
遨遊河漢畢, 悄悄隱天涯。
倦月白蒼蒼,輕紗罩素妝。
東西蓮步漫,歲月職司長。
暮幕空天降,金波潔紙光。
黎明將現際,蹤跡已消藏。
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