楚辞英文翻译及讲解.ppt

Lecture4Chuci SujieLiSchoolofEnglish BISU2016 10 9 FamousLines 路漫漫其修远兮 吾将上下而求索 长太息以掩涕兮 哀民生之多艰 亦余心之所善兮 虽九死其犹未悔 与天地兮同寿 与日月兮齐光 吾不能变心而从俗兮 固将愁苦而终穷 AGeneralIntroduction TheEnglishfor楚辞ElegiesofChu SongsofChu TheVerseofChu ElegiesoftheSouth ChuciTimeforChuci theWarringStatesPeriod 475 221BC ElegiesofChuwerewrittenintheChulanguage chantedwithChupronunciation anddescribedplacesorobjectsinChu 楚辞是指兴起于战国时期 以屈原为代表所创作的诗歌样式 它具有楚国鲜明的地方色彩 是继 诗经 以后出现的一种新诗体 汉成帝时 刘向整理古文献 把屈原 宋玉的作品和汉代人仿写的作品汇编成集 成为 楚辞 辞 及文辞之意 也写作 楚词 从此 楚辞 既是一部诗歌总集的名称 也是一种文学体制的名称 Comparisonb wVerseofChuandBookofSongs BookofSongs The11th 6thcent BC W Zhou S AP AnonymousalongtheYellowRiverinNorthChina Qi Zheng Wei Qin theearliestanthologyofrealisticpoemswrittenbycommonpeopleUniversalthemesandsituationsQuiet subdued simple VerseofChu The5th 3rdcent BC WSP QuYuan SongYutheStateofChu alongtheYangziValley SouthChinatheearliestcollectionofromanticpoemswrittenbyofficialsornoblesLocalcharacteristics personalfeaturesPassionate flowery QuYuan QuYuan 340 278BC themostimportantChupoet thefirstgreatofChina thefounderoftheelegiesofChu QuYuan hadbothwidelearningandaretentivememory hadaninsightintopoliticalsituationandwasgiftedwithasilvertongue Alifeofpoliticalambitionsandfrustrations Unabletofulfilhispoliticaldreams hekilledhimselfbyjumpingintotheMiluoRiver Duanwufestival WorksofQu 离骚 Meaningofthetitle 东汉王逸释为 离 别也 骚 愁也 另一说 离同罹 遭遇 骚 忧愁 Englishtranslation SorrowafterDeparture TheLamentonEncounteringSorrows LiSaoAutobiographical373lines 2490words over70rhymes agreatlongpoem notonlyremarkableinChineselit butalsoawonderinworldlit Thepoemdescribesthepoet spatriotism hisdisillusionmentwithasocietyfallenintoevilwaysandhisimaginaryjourneyinachariotdrawnbyadragonandaphoenixtoasupernaturalworld OtherpoemsbyQu QuYuanhasfinished23poemsintotalInthreecategories 1 politicallyrics政治抒情诗 离骚 九章 TheNineElegies 2 lyricsinthenameofodestogods借祭歌以抒情的诗 九歌 TheNineSongs 招魂 Requiem 3 philosophicallyrics偏哲理的抒情诗 天问 AskingHeaven TheNineSongs 11 1 东皇太一2 云中君3 湘君4 湘夫人5 大司命6 少司命7 东君8 河伯9 山鬼10 国殇11 礼魂 1 TheAlmightyLordoftheEast2 TotheGodofCloud3 TotheLordofRiverXiang4 TotheLadyofRiverXiang5 TheGreatLordofFate6 TheYoungGoddessofFate7 theGodoftheSun8 TheGodofRiver9 TheGoddessoftheMountain10 ForThoseFallenfortheCountry11 TheLastSacrifice TheNineSongsaresongsdedicatedtogodsandgoddesses Theirformissuggestiveofdrama inwhichamaleorafemaleshamandonnedelaboratecostumeandmake up andsinginganddancing invitedthegodorgoddesstoanamorousencounter Assacrificetothegodswereoccasionsforcourtship thementionofloveinthesepoemsisnatural XuYuanchong 东皇太一 吉日兮辰良 穆将愉兮上皇 抚长剑兮玉珥 r 璆锵 qi qi ng 鸣兮琳琅 瑶席兮玉瑱 盍 h 将把兮琼芳 蕙肴蒸兮兰藉 奠桂酒兮椒浆 扬枹 f 兮拊 f 鼓 疏缓节兮安歌 陈竽瑟兮浩倡 灵偃蹇兮姣服 芳菲菲兮满堂 五音纷兮繁会 君欣欣兮乐康 TheAlmightyLordoftheEast Auspicioushour oh ofluckyday Withdeeprespect oh weworshipourlord Hisjadependants oh chimeondisplay Heholdthehilt oh ofhislongsword Jadeweightsfasten oh hismatdivineAdornedwithgems oh andflowerssweet Wepourpeppersauce oh andlaurelwineAnserveinorchids oh thespicedmeat Weraisetherod oh tobeatthedrum Thedrumbeatsrise oh intothecloud Inslowrhythm oh wesingandhum Topipesandflutes oh wechantaloud Infairarray oh ourlordappears Hisfragrancefills oh theritualhall Fivesoundsmingle oh andcharmourears Ourlordisglad oh andgladdensall 云中君 浴兰汤兮沐芳 华采衣兮若英 灵连蜷 qu n 兮既留 烂昭昭兮未央 謇 ji n 将憺兮寿宫 与日月兮齐光 龙驾兮帝服 聊翱游兮周章 灵皇皇兮既降 猋 bi o 远举兮云中 览冀州兮有余 横四海兮焉穷 思夫君兮太息 极劳心兮忡忡 TotheGodofCloud Bathedinorchid s oh sweet scenteddewsAnddressedinrobes oh ofvariedhues Withfleecyhair oh youslowlyriseTobeautify oh themorningskies Indeathlesshall oh yousayatnoon Yourwhitenessrivals oh sunandmoon Thedragonis oh yourcharioteer Youwaftandwander oh farandnear Inslive