无名氏·《菩萨蛮·枕前发尽千般愿》英译

枕前发尽千般愿，

要休且待青山烂。

水面上秤锤浮，

直待黄河彻底枯。

白日参辰现，

北斗回南面。

休即未能休，

且待三更见日头。

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Pusaman

Anonymous

Against my pillow, I’ve time and again—

Promised not to care for a certain man.

But this resolve is not for me to keep,

As a balance-weight sinks into the deep.

Could green hills break up and fall into decay,

Or evening stars appear during the day?

Would the Huanghe become thoroughly dry;

Or the pole star shift o’er to the southern sky?

The affection for him, I cannot forgo,

As I can’t wish the sun at midnight to glow.

（徐忠杰 译）