关雎译本对照

1、【原文】关雎关关雎鸠，在河之洲。窈窕淑女，君子好逑。 参差荇菜，左右流之。窈窕淑女，寤寐求之。 求之不得，寤寐思服。悠哉悠哉，辗转反侧。 参差荇菜，左右采之。窈窕淑女，琴瑟友之。 参差荇菜，左右芼之。窈窕淑女，钟鼓乐之。【今译】余冠英（今译）关雎鸟关关和唱，在河心小小州上。好姑娘苗苗条条，哥儿想和她成双。水荇菜长短不齐，采荇菜左右东西。好姑娘苗苗条条，追求她直到梦里。追求她成了空想，睁眼想闭眼也想。夜长长相思不断，尽翻身直到天光。长和短水边荇菜，采荇人左采右采。好姑娘苗苗条条，弹琴瑟迎她过来。水荇菜长长短短，采荇人左捡右捡。好姑娘苗苗条条，娶她来钟鼓喧喧。【英译】译文1-6与8-19，引自An

2、 Anthology of Translations: Classical Chinese Literature (Volume I: From Antiquity to the Tang Dynasty)，Edited by John Minford & Joseph S.M.Lau. Columbia University Press and The Chinese University of Hong Kong，2000译文7Witter Bynner，选自吕叔湘，中诗英译比录（修订本），中华书局，2002。译文20许渊冲引自，许渊冲，人间春色第一枝：诗经·国风欣赏Th

3、e First Branch Blooming on Earth，郑州：河南人民出版社，1992.译文21辜正坤引自，辜正坤，中西诗鉴赏与翻译教程（校内用自编教材），北京大学，1995. （清华大学出版社2003修订版）译文22汪榕培引自，汪榕培、任秀桦，诗经（中英文版），辽宁教育出版社，1995年6月. （1999重印）1. Kwan Tseu (1871)James LeggeThe ode celebrates the virtue of the bride of King Wen.Kwan-kwan go the ospreys, On the islet in the river.

4、The modest , retiring , virtuous , young lady: For our prince a good mate she. Here long, there short , is the duckweed, To the left, to the right , borne about by the current. The modest, retiring , virtuous, young lady: Waking and sleeping, he sought her. He sought her and found her not, And wakin

5、g and sleeping he thought about her. Long he thought; oh! long and anxiously; On his side, on his back, he turned, and back again. Here long, there short , is the duckweed; On the left, on the right, we gather it. The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady: With lutes, small and large, let us give h

6、er friendly welcome. Here long, there short, is the duckweed; On the left, on the right, we cook and present it. The modest, retiring , virtuous young lady: With bells and drums let us show our delight in her.2. The Song of the Ospreys (1874) An Accomplished Friend of Ernst Faber3. The Kuan Chü

7、 (1876) James LeggeHark! From the islet in the stream the voiceOf the fish hawks that oer their nest rejoice!From them our thoughts to that young lady go,Modest and virtuous, loth herself to show.Where could be found, to share our princes stateSo fair, so virtuous, and so fit a mate?See how the duck

8、weeds stalks, or short or long,Sway left and right, as moves the current strong!So hard it was for him the maid to find!By day, by night, our prince with constant mindSought for her long, but all his search was vain.Awake, asleep, he ever felt the painOf longing thought, as when on restless bed,Toss

9、ing about, one turns his fevered head.Here long, there short, afloat the duckweed lies;But caught at last, we seize the longed-for prize.The maiden modest, virtuous, coy is found;Strike every lute, and joyous welcome sound,Ours now, the duckweed from the stream we bear,And cook to use with other via

10、nds rare.He has the maiden, modest, virtuous, bright;Let bells and drums proclaim our great delight.4. The Ospreys Woo (1878) V. W. X.As the ospreys wooOn the river ait,So the graceful lassHas her manly mate.As the coy marsh flowersHere and there do peep,So the graceful lassIn his wakeful sleep.But

11、he seeks in vain,Brooding night and day,Ah me! ah me!Tossing rest away!As the coy marsh-flowerChosen here and there,So the graceful lass;He in tune with her.As the coy marsh-flowerGathered here and there,So the graceful lass,Bells now ring for her. China Review 18785. King Wens Epithalamium (1891) C

12、lement AllenThey sent me to gather the cresses, which lieAnd sway on the stream, as it glances by,That a fitting welcome we might provideFor our princes modest and virtuous bride.I heard, as I gathered the cress, from the aitThe mallards endearing call to his mate;And I said, as I heard it, “Oh may

13、this proveAn omen of joy to our masters love!”Long, long for his bride has the prince been yearning,With such desire has his heart been burning,That his thoughts by day and his dreams by nightHave had but her as his sole delight.But a doubt tormented his anxious brain,And sleep was banished by achin

14、g pain,As tossing in fear and distress he layTill the long night watches had passed away.And now he has won her, this lady fair,With her modest mind and her gracious air.Let our lutes and our music and feasting showThe love we to her and our master owe. The Preface to his Book of Chinese Poetry6. So

15、ng of Welcome to the Bride of King Wen (1891) William Jennings7. The Pure-Hearted Girl (1920) Witter BynnerOn the river-islandThe ospreys are echoing usWhere is the pure-hearted girlTo be our princess?Long lotus, short lotus,Leaning with the current,Turns like our prince in his questFor the pure-hea

16、rted girl.He has sought and not found her,Awake, he has thought of her,Asleep, he has dreamed of her,Dreamed and tossed in his sleep.Long lotus, short lotus,Pluck it to left and right,And make ready with lutes and with harpsFor the pure-hearted girl.Long lotus, short lotus,Cook it for a welcome,And

17、be ready with bells and with drumsFor the pure-hearted girl.8. The Ospreys (1932)9. Fair, Fair, Cry the Ospreys (1937)Arthur Waley"Fair, fair," cry the ospreys On the island in the river. Lovely is this noble lady, Fit bride for our lord. In patches grows the water mallow; To left and righ

18、t one must seek it. Shy was this noble lady; Day and night he sought her. Sought her and could not get her; Day and night he grieved. Long thoughts, oh, long unhappy thoughts, Now on his back, now tossing on to his side. In patches grows the water mallow; To left and right one must gather it. Shy is

19、 this noble lady; With great zithern and little we hearten her. In patches grows the water mallow; To left and right one must choose it. Shy is this noble lady; With gongs and drums we will gladden her. The Book of Songs10. Kuan tsü (1944-1945) Bernhard Karlgren11. The Mallards (1947) Robert Pa

20、yne et al.12. Kuan Kuan (1950) Wong Man13 Hid! Hid! (1954)Ezra Pound "Hid", "Hid" the fish-hawk saith,by isle in Ho the fish-hawk saith: "Dark and clear, Dark and clear,So shall be the prince's fere. Clear as the stream is her modesty;As neath dark boughs her secrecy, re

21、ed against reed tall on slightas the stream moves left and right, dark and clear, dark and clear.To seek and not findas a dream in his mind, think how her robe should be, distantly, to toss and turn, to toss and turn.High reed caught in ts'ai grassso deep her secrecy;lute sound in lute sound is

22、caught,touching, passing, left and right.Bang the gong of her delight. Classic Anthology Defined by Confucius14 Crying Ospreys (1955) Xianyi and Gladys YangMerrily the ospreys cry,On the islet in the stream.Gentle and graceful is the girl,A fit wife for the gentleman.Short and long the floating wate

23、r plants,Left and right you may pluck them.Gentle and graceful is the girl,Awake he longs for her and in his dreams.When the courtship has failed,Awake he thinks of her and in his dreams.Filled with sorrowful thoughts,He tosses about unable to sleep.Short and long the floating water plants,Left and

24、right you may gather them.Gentle and graceful is the girl,Hed like to wed her, the qin and se* playing.Short and long the floating water plants,Left and right you may collect them.Gentle and graceful is the girl,Hed like to marry her, bells and drums beating.l Two traditional Chinese musical instrum

25、ents, rather like the zither, the former has seven strings and the latter twenty-five strings.15. Epithalamium (1971) Arthur CooperWaterbirds onRiver islands!Shy the nymph ourShepherds chosen.WaterliliesWreathe around her,Shy the nymph heWaking, sleeping,Never reaches;Waking, sleeping,Longing, longi

26、ng,Turning, tossing.WaterliliesTo adorn her,Shy the nymph weGreet with zither,WaterliliesTo array her,To the shy nymphBell, drum bring glee*!*glee: 1.joy (乐le)；2.music（乐yue）Introduction to Li Po and Tu Fu16. “Guan!” Cries the Hawk (1971) William McNaughton17. Courtship Song (1976) John Turner18 Kuan

27、-Kuan, the Ospreys (1976)Wai-lim YipKuan-Kuan, the ospreys.On the river's isle.Delicate, a good girl:A gentleman's fit mate.Long and short, duckweeds.Fetch someleft and right.Delicate, a good girl.Waking, sleeping: seek her. To seek her and possess notWaking, sleeping: think of her.So distan

28、t, so deep;Toss and turn in bed.Long and short, duckweeds.Pluck someleft and rightDelicate, a good girl:With music to befriend her. Long and short, duckweeds.Pick someleft and right.Delicate, a good girl:With bells and drums to meet her. Introduction to Chinese Poetry19. Guan! Guan! Cry the Fish Haw

29、kes Burton Watson20 Cooing and Wooing (1992) Xu YuanchongBy riverside are cooing A pair of turtledoves; A good young man is wooing A maiden fair he loves. Water flows left and right Of cresses here and there; The youth yearns day and night For the good maiden fair. His yearning grows so strong He ca

30、nnot fall asleep; He tosses all night long, So deep in love, so deep! Now gather left and right The cresses sweet and tender; O lute, play music bright For the bride sweet and slender! Feast friends at left and right On cresses cooked tender; O bells and drums, delight The bride so sweet and slender!21. Ospreys (1995) Gu ZhengkunHark! The ospreys merrily callOn the islet off the river shore.The girl is lovely and slenderly tall,Whom the gentleman would adore.The water plants are long and short,Here and there they can be sought;The lovely girl is slenderly tall,D