柳永《雨霖淋》汉译英wurongzeke20150318

柳永 雨霖铃 汉译英 wurongzeke20150318 寒蝉凄切 对长亭晚 骤雨初歇 都门帐饮无绪 方留恋处 兰舟催发 执手相看泪眼 竟无语凝噎 念去去千里烟波 暮霭沉沉楚天阔 多情自古伤离别 更那堪 冷落清秋节 今宵酒醒何处 杨柳岸 晓风残月 此去经年 应是良辰好景虚设 便纵有千种风情 更与何人说 V1 Cicadas chill And drearily shrill We stand face to face at an evening hour Before the pavilion after a sudden shower Can I care for drinking before we part At the city gate Where we re lingering late But the boat is waiting for me to depart Hand in hand we gaze at each other s tearful eyes And burst into sobs with words congealed on our lips I ll go my way Far far away On miles and miles of misty waves where sail the ships Evening clouds hang low in boundless Southern skies Parting lovers would grieve as of old How could I stand this clear autumn day so cold Where shall I be found at day s early break From wine awake Moored by a riverbank planted with willow trees Beneath the waning moon and in the morning breeze I ll be gone for a year In vain would good times and fine scenes appear However gallant I am on my part To whom can I lay bare my heart V2 Cold cicadas are chirping plaintively The distant pavilion is veiled in dusk A sudden shower has just stopped Dispiritedly I drink farewell wine In the tent outside the capital gate Where I am so reluctant to part But the orchid boat hurries me up Holding hands staring at each other s tearful eyes We are too choking to breath out any soulful words I cannot help thinking of misty waves a thousand li away The southern sky is so broad with the heavy evening mist Since ancient times lovers have been distressed with parting sorrows How can we bear the sorrows in such a desolate and clear autumn Where am I when awaking from my drunken sleep tonight At the willow banks with dawning breeze and fading moon In the parting year fine moments and beautiful scenes mean nothing to me Though I have a thousand amorous feelings to confide no listener I can find V3 Chilled by the cicadas drige We reach the post station at evening Just after a sudden shower The banquet toasts at the gate seemed endless Here where we long to linger the boat impels you to be off You take my hands I see your tears through mine Words futile now catch in my throat I think of your going on and on a thousand li of mist and wave How dense the evening clouds how wide the Chu sky To love and part what age old anguish How can I bear clear autumn s desolation too Not knowing where you ll wake from wine tonight The willows along the bank The breeze at dawn a fading moon Without you the passing year Moments scenery all wasted Were they to rouse a thousand subtle feeling Who d understand V4 Mournfully chirr the ciadas As the shower of rain stops And we face the roadside pavilion at dusk We drink without cheer in the tent outside the city gate It is the moment when we are loath to part But the magnolia wood boat beckons me on Hands clasped together we see our tears So overcome unable to utter a single word Ahead lies a journey a thousand li of misty waves And the vast sky of Chu hangs with heavy evening haze Since time immemorial loves have grieved at parting Made more poignant in the fallow season of autumn What is this place where I have sobered from my drunken stupor The riverside is strewn with willow trees The morning breeze wafts in with a waning moon Our parting will last for years Fine hours and scenes of beauty have no appeal Even though my heart is filled with tender feelings But with whom can I share them V5 The chilled cicadas were shrill We sat facing a roadside pavilion in the faiing light A sudden shower having just passed In no mood to drink in the city gateside tent We d like to dawdle around a while But the orchid boat must go Holding hands and looking into each other s teary eyes We choked unable to utter words from the heart A thousand miles of misty waves would now keep us apart With the evening haze heavy under southern skies For emotional people parting has always been difficult Not to mention the season a lonely Harvest Moon Festival Where would I wake up tonight to my hangover A grassy bank of willows The breeze at dawn and a vanishing moon This parting would last for years Rendering good times and pleasurable moments to nought Even though I had delicate feelings to share Who can I speak to V6 A cold cicada sad and desolate Faces the long pavilion at twilight The showers having recently ceased Outside the city gate drinking in the tent continues without end I am about to linger awhile When the magnolia boat urges me to start my journey Holding hands we look into each other s tearful eyes Without words throats choked As I think of my voyage through a thousand miles of mists and waves Where the evening clouds are somber and the distant skies vast Lovers have suffered since ancient times the sorrows of parting How can I bear further my solitude in this clear autumn season Where shall I be when I wake up from my drink tonight Willow banks the breeze at dawn and the waning moon During this long year of separation All fine moments and lovely scenes will appear to me in vain Even if there are a thousand varieties of tender emotion To whom could I impart them now V7 Cicadas chill drearily shrill We stand face to face in an evening hour Before the pavilion after a sudden shower Can we care for drinking before we part At the city gate we re lingering late But the boat is waiting for me to depart Hand in hand we gaze at each other s tearful eyes And burst into sobs with words congealed on our lips I ll go my way Far far away On miles and miles of misty waves where sail the ships And evening clouds hang low in boundless Southern skies Lovers would grieve at parting as of old How could I stand this clear autum