钱凤纶·《满庭芳·湖庄观游女》英译

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红催芍药，

纷纷尽斗鲜妍。

小楼妆罢，

独坐悄无言。

自汲流泉煮茗，

香细细清兴泠然。

捲帘看，

日高烟敛，

一抹淡春山。   

 

堤边。

游女伴，

娟娟楚楚，

弱柳风前。

更澄波弄影，

恍若飞仙。

怪杀斜阳西堕，

空目断远水长天。

愿化作萋萋芳草，

轻衬一双鸳。

 

Man ting fang:

While at the Lake Cottage, I Observe Some Girls on an Outing 

Qian Fenglun

             

Green is dyeing banana leaves

Red inflaming the peony;

At every turn, bright beauty exhausts its wonders.

In this small house, finished with dressing

I sit quietly apart, talking to no one.

I draw water for myself from the flowing stream

And prepare some aromatic tea.

Exquisitely fresh!

It makes my mood calm.

I roll up blinds to see the sunlight;

Up above, where mist motions for something to lean on,

Spring hills look tranquil.

By the river dike, a group of girls on an outing,

So graceful, so vivid,

More innocent than fragile willow wands before a breeze.

Plied by the river’s current, their reflections waver

Until they look like immortals in flight.

Fantastic!

The setting sun falls westward through the void;

As far as eye can see

Distant waters, endless skies.

I would like to be,

Resting in the long, lush, sweet grass,

One of a pair of mandarin ducks.

 

（Maureen Robertson 译）