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韩翃·《寒食》英译

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摘要: 胡壮麟译

春城无处不飞花，寒食东风御柳斜。

日暮汉宫传蜡烛，轻烟散入五侯家。

"Cold Food" Festival (1)

Han Hong

All over the Capital catkins flew wantonly,

A scene of the spring so significant:

On "Cold Food" the east wind willfully

Made the imperial willows slant.

Now as the dusk approached quietly

Within the Han palace candles glowed

Towards the five mansions of nobility (2)

The silvery smoke of the tapers flowed.

(1)At the "Cold Food" festival which lasted three days in spring in ancient times, ordinary folks were told to take cold food without making any fire for cooking or other purposes.

(2)Both the catkins and the east wind allude to the "five mansions of nobility" or the emperor's favourite eunuchs who were in power during the Han Dynasty.