姜夔·《长亭怨慢》英译

余颇喜自制曲。初率意为长短句，然后协以律，故前后阕多不同。桓大司马云：“昔年种柳，依依汉南；今看摇落，凄怆江潭；树犹如此，人何以堪？”此语余深爱之。<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

渐吹尽，枝头香絮，是处人家，绿深门户。远浦萦回，暮帆零乱向何许？阅人多矣，谁得似长亭树？树若有情时，不会得青青如此！

 

日暮，望高城不见，只见乱山无数。韦郎去也，怎忘得玉环分付。第一是早早归来，怕红萼无人为主。算空有并刀，难剪离愁千缕。

 

Complaint of the Pavilion of Adieu

 

Jiang Kui

 

Gradually the western breeze has blown

All fragrant willow catkins down.

The leaves so green

Hide houses like a screen.

The winding streams stretch high and low;

Where will the lonely sail in twilight go?

Who’s seen more people part

Than trees of the Pavilion of Adieu?

If they had a heart,

Would they grow green and lush anew?

 

At sunset I can’t see the city wall

But rugged hills which rise and fall.

Though I’ve left you, can I forget what you said

While putting on my finger your ring of jade:

“O first of all,

Come back as early as you can, for I’m afraid

None will take care

Of the peony red.”

In vain of scissors sharp have I pair;

Of parting grief how can I cut off thread on thread?