“You asked the date of my return
but it’s not in sight.
“The rain in Bashan is swelling
The autumn pool tonight.
这是李商隐《夜雨寄北》中的前两句:“君问归期未有期,巴山夜雨涨秋池。”读来是不是很美呢?最近,香港大学客座副教授何中坚的新书《一日看尽长安花》,把许多我们所熟悉的唐诗,翻译成了文英版。何中坚说:“我一直非常喜欢唐诗,研究了很多年,出这英文译版唐诗,是想提高中国古诗词翻译质素,更想把中国珍贵的古诗词文化传播出去。”
曾有人说,中国古诗很难像其他国家的诗歌一样传播到世界各地,因为韵律很难翻译出来。但在这本《一日看尽长安花》中,每一首英译唐诗都是押韵的,翻译出了原著的美感。
下面是三首英译唐诗,你能猜出是哪一首的哪一句吗?扫码获知正确答案。
Boundless is the forest where leaves rustle and fall;
Endless is the Yangtze that comes rolling down with its powerful flow.
Green mountains stretch out from the shores;
A lone sail comes from the direction of the sun.
Threads in an affectionate mother’s hands
Are clothes on a son who’s going away.
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