李肇星·《爱丁堡》英译

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2001年11月1日，于英国爱丁堡飞法国里昂途中。

古堡千年，

装不尽

苏格兰的忧伤。

远客乍到，

唱不够

友谊地久天长。

注：爱丁堡自11世纪成为苏格兰王室住地，阅尽内外战乱。世界名曲《友谊地久天长》是苏格兰民间诗人彭斯作词的。

Edinburgh

Written on board my flight to Lyon, France from Edinburgh, UK on November 1, 2001.

Li Zhaoxing

Thousand-year-old castles

Cannot hold

The woes of Scotland.

A traveler from afar

Cannot sing enough

Of Auld Lang Syne.

Notes: As the royal estate of Scotland since the 11^th century, Edinburgh has seen over the years more than its share of war and suffering. “Auld Lang Syne”, written by Scottish poet Robert Burns, is one of the most familiar and best-loved poems in the English language.