晚春辛棄疾(1140-1207)

Posted on June 20, 2010 by acyho

祝英台令

寶釵分桃葉渡煙柳暗南浦

怕上層樓十日九風雨

斷腸片片飛紅都無人管
倩誰喚流鶯聲住

鬢邊覷試把花卜心期才簪又重數

羅帳燈昏嗚咽夢中語

是他春帶愁來春歸何處卻不解將愁歸去

Late Spring Xin Qi Ji (1140-1207) 江紹倫譯
Tune: Hearing Zhu Ying Tai

Ever since our parting
As I pass the dock at Peach Leaf
Willows drawn the south bank with grief

I dread going upstairs again
Winds and rains are seen nine days out of ten

Red petals fall one by one so heart-rending
Who would care for my feeling
Who could ask the oriels to still their singing

Steeling a glance at my hairpin on head
I count the gathered petals your returning date I anticipate
Putting the hairpin back I again count and anticipate

In my curtained bed I see but the flickering lamplight
I choke even in dreams calling you as you take flight

Could grief be so much a part of spring I say
Whither goes spring
Why it would’nt carry grief away

“Caro mio ben” Giuseppe Giordani* (1744-98)

Posted on June 18, 2010 by YK 1965

“我至親愛的” (意) 吉什皮.吉奧爾丹尼曲

Tr. YK Chan 陳耀國譯 for Father’s Day

Comments: This seemingly simple Italian art song is in the common syllabus of a voice student. Pavarotti’s interpretation (link below) is very touching. His anguished lamentation of misunderstood love, be it filial or romatic, is aptly expressed. He has impeccably clear articulation and diction. Perfetto e’ bravissimo!

Pavarotti’s clip also include his rendition of Gluck’s Che faro’ senza Euridice (see http://blog.wykontario.org/?p=5718). It’s a pleasant surprise as the aria is usually sung by a mezzo or countertenor nowadays. He applies similar techniques in its interpretation.

Performed by Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB0wc0S2Q3k&feature=related

(Including his rendition of “Che faro’ senza Euridice?”)

By Fritz Wunderlich (tenor) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXkY9atjQ24 (sung in F major);

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVhSr9ds204&feature=fvw (sung in G major)

By Marian Anderson (contralto) http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/artsong/sng/Caro%20Mio%20Ben.mp3

By Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hlk8EDA02M&feature=related

By Ada Crossley (contralto) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVFACAzFoVo

Marian Anderson, "Caro mio ben!"

Caro mio ben,

我至親愛的，

Credimi almen,

最少要相信，

Senza di te languisce il cor.

沒有你我心雕萎憔悴。

Caro mio ben,

我至親愛的

Senza di te languisce il cor.

沒有你我心雕萎憔悴。

Il tuo fedel

你忠誠摯友

Sospira ognor.

無時不感嘆；

Cessa, crudel,

停息吧，如此忍心，

Tanto rigor!

這般惩罰！

Cessa, crudel,

停息吧，如此忍心，

Tanto rigor!

這般惩罰！

Tanto rigor!

這般惩罰！

Caro mio ben,

我至親愛的，

Credimi almen,

最少要相信，

Senza di te languisce il cor.

沒有你我心雕萎憔悴。

________________________

*There is evidence that the piece was actually composed by Tommaso Giordani (ca. 1738-1806; no relation). A 1782 collection lists only the last name, and someone may have selected the wrong composer.

卜算子 (宋) 王觀

Posted on June 18, 2010 by acyho

送鮑浩然之浙東

水是眼波橫
山是眉峰聚
欲問行人去那邊
眉眼盈盈處

才始送春歸
又送君歸去
若到江南趕上春
千萬和春住

To a Departing Friend (Song) Wang Guan 江紹倫譯

Tune: Song of Divination

Rippling waters stretch to beam the eyes
On arched brows mountains gather high
Should you ask wayfarers whither bound
Just search where beaming eyes are found

I’ve just seen spring depart
And now you and I must part
Down south if you should catch a spring day
Be sure to keep her with you always

《行路難》__(唐) 李白 (701-762)

Posted on June 16, 2010 by acyho

金樽清酒鬥十千    玉盤珍羞直萬錢
停杯投箸不能食    撥劍四顧心茫然
欲渡黃河冰塞川    將登太行雪滿山
閑來垂釣碧溪上    忽複乘舟夢日邊
行路難      行路難      多歧路      今安在
長風破浪會有時    直掛雲帆濟滄海

The Road of Life is Difficult Li Bai (701-762) 江紹倫譯

Golden bottled wine costs then thousand coins a barrel
Choice food in jade plates the same price to follow
Drinks ceased I raise my chopsticks in vain
My sword drawn I look around only to feel empty pain

I wish to cross the Yellow River it is frozen
I wish to climb Mount Taihang it is full of snow
In idle I enjoy time fishing by the blue stream
And dream of sailing a boat into the sunny horizon

The road of life is difficult
The road of life is difficult
Full of diverting paths
Whither should I go

The time will come whence I ride strong winds to cleave the waves
I will hoist my sail tall to triumph in the high sea.

《九歌-湘夫人》__ 屈原 (前335?-前296)

Posted on June 14, 2010 by acyho

九歌·湘夫人	屈原	Madam Xiang River Qu Yuan 江紹倫譯

帝子降兮北渚	目眇眇兮愁予	On Northern Islet you descend my dear
		Burdened by grief my eyes can’t see clear
袅袅兮秋風	洞庭波兮木葉下	Ceaselessly blow the autumn breezes
		On the Dongting Lake flow fallen leaves
登白薠兮騁望	與佳期兮夕張	Standing on White Clover I gaze afar
		Awaiting to meet you at twilight hour
鳥何萃兮蘋中	罾何爲兮木上	Could birds freely glide amid dense reeds
		What can nets do on top of the trees
沅有茝兮澧有蘭	思公子兮未敢言	In green creeks orchids thrive so meek
		I pine for thee daring not to speak
荒忽兮遠望	觀流水兮潺湲	Looking yonder I reach for my love of old
		I see but ripples gently flow
麋何食兮庭中	蛟何爲兮水裔	How could deers find food in closed doors
		What could dragons do when grounded ashore
朝馳餘馬兮江臯	夕濟兮西澨	Along riverside at dawn I hurry my steed
		At dusk to ride the rapids I heed
聞佳人兮召予	将騰駕兮偕逝	Answering your call I’ve come today
		Together we will ride on clouds away

築室兮水中	葺之兮荷蓋	In midstream a palace shall be made
		Its roof shall have lotus weaves for shade
蓀壁兮紫壇	播芳椒兮成堂	Up its purple terrace thymes will wall
		Fragrant pepper plants will spread the hall
桂棟兮蘭橑	辛夷楣兮藥房	Cassia pillars will stand like orchids upright
		And rooms smell herbal fragrance of clover white

罔薜荔兮爲帷	擗蕙櫋兮既張	I shall make ivy weaves for window screens
		And cover the floor with leaves so green
白玉兮爲鎮	疏石蘭兮爲芳	Cornerstones shall be made of white jade
		In the air orchid fragrance shall never fade
芷葺兮荷屋	繚之兮杜衡	In lotus houses let vetch be found
		With fresh azaleas blooming year round
合百草兮實庭	建芳馨兮庑門	Let the courtyard be filled with herbs of various kinds
		And corridors be frequented by perfumed minds
女嶷繽兮并迎	靈之來兮如雲	I will invite the gods of mounts nine measures high
		To set my soul free aboard clouds in the sky

揖餘袂兮江中	遺餘褋兮澧浦	I jump into the water awake from my dream
		With clothes sleeves and all in the stream
搴汀洲兮杜若	將以遺褋兮遠者	I pick sweet flowers from the landing in the bay
		To comfort whoever living far away
時不可兮驟得	聊逍遙兮容與	Time lost can’t be regained freely
		Let my heart roam intensely feeling for thee

《九章 – 橘頌》__ 屈原（前335?-前296）

Posted on June 14, 2010 by acyho

九章·橘頌	屈原	Ode to Orange (a gentleman) Qu Yuan 江紹倫譯

後皇嘉樹	橘徠服兮	A blessed tree between heaven and earth
		The noble orange stands
受命不遷	生南國兮	Destined to thrive in the south
		‘Tis not intended for any other land

深固難徙	更壹志兮	Roots firmly entrenched
		Your will a single strand
綠葉素榮	紛其可喜兮	Green leaves enshrine glorious blooms
		A sight in colourful beam
曾枝剡棘	圓果摶兮	On branches grow protruding thorns
		Glittering round fruits adorn
青黃雜糅	文章爛兮	Green and yellow a mix of harmony
		Flowery words sing tunes of fine melody
精色内白	類任道兮	External colours fine
		Internal purity divine
紛缊宜修	姱而不醜兮	A thousand charms inculcated
		Not a single shade of ugliness imbued

嗟爾幼志	有以異兮	You are out of the ordinary
		Even young you are exemplary
獨立不遷	豈不可喜兮	Independent will so free
		We watch in glee

深固難徙	廓其無求兮	Roots firmly entrenched
		You seek nothing unneeded
蘇世獨立	橫而不流兮	You proudly guard your virtue and vision
		Distancing vulgarity in all seasons
閉心自慎	不終失過兮	Discreet and cautiousness you keep
		No wrongs could to you creep
秉德無私	參天地兮	Virtuous and selfless
		In heaven as on earth you show uniqueness

原歲并謝	與長友兮	Willingly fade in year’s end
		I should like to be your friend
淑離不淫	梗其有理兮	Fair and upright
		Your trunk grows right
年歲雖少	可師長兮	Your age though few
		Even old folks may learn from you
行比伯夷	置以爲像兮	An example so inspiring
		All humble folks admiring

御街行 (宋) 范仲淹 (969-1052)

Posted on June 13, 2010 by acyho

紛紛墜葉飄香砌           夜寂静             寒聲碎
真珠簾卷玉樓空           天淡銀河垂地
年年今夜          月華如練          長是人千里

愁腸已斷無由醉           酒未到             先成淚
殘燈明滅枕頭倚           諳盡孤眠滋味
都來此事          眉間心上          無計相回避

Tune: Strolling on Royal Walk Fan Zhong Yan (969-1052) 江紹倫譯

On fragrant steps green leaves shower
In a night still
Broken sounds chill

Behind rolled up curtains an empty bower
From a pale sky the Milky Ways lower

This night every year
Bright moonlight near
We are a thousand li apart

…

A broken heart allows me not to get drunk
Before wines arrive
Tears have my face covered

I rest on my pillow alone in flickering light
To feel the sorrow of a lonely night

Griefs as they appear
On brows or deep in the heart
Unavoidable they are

踏莎行 (宋) 歐陽修 (1007-1072)

Posted on June 12, 2010 by acyho

候館梅殘溪橋柳細草薰風暖搖征轡

離愁漸遠漸無窮迢迢不斷如春水

寸寸柔腸盈盈粉淚樓高莫近危闌倚

平蕪盡處是春山行人更在春山外

Tune: Treading On Grass Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072) 江紹倫譯

Mume blossoms by the roadside are fading
Willow trees near the small bridge greening
Amid warm air and fragrant grass a rider is set to go

The farther he roams the heavier his parting grief grows
On and on like torrents in the spring river flow

Tender guts hurt inch by inch
On her teary face longing eyes are locked in
Against the railing up high she must not lean

To the end of the plain lies the spring hills
Her rider husband is already beyond her view

“Che farò senza Euridice?” Ranieri de’ Calzabigi (1714-95)

Posted on June 12, 2010 by YK 1965

Mezzo-soprano/counter-ternor/contralto aria from Gluck’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice

For the story of this opera, which is based on Greek mythology, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orfeo_ed_Euridice

”我沒有尤丽迪奇甚麼办？”

(意) 卡尔撒比基谱词

古鲁克歌剧” 欧非奥与尤丽迪奇”女中(低)音咏叹调

Performed by Janet Baker (mezzo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3rgeyMC-3Q&feature=related

By Jennifer Larmore (mezzo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFS9hnIAkes&feature=related

By Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXzFIBhUruk

By Giuletta Simonato (mezzo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IxT8RUg97w&feature=related

Tr. YK Chan 陈耀国译

Che farò senza Euridice?                            我沒有尤丽迪奇甚麼办？
Dove andrò senza il mio ben?                 沒有我的愛人我可上那兒去？
Che farò?                                                               我甚麼办？
Dove andrò?                                                        我可上那兒去？
Che farò senza il mio ben?                         我沒有尤丽迪奇甚麼办？
Dove andrò senza il mio ben?                 沒有我的愛人我可上那兒去？

Euridice! Euridice!                                          尤丽迪奇！尤丽迪奇！
O Dio! Rispondi!                                                 神阿！回答吧！
Rispondi!                                                                回答吧！

Io son pure il tuo fedele! 我完全忠心於你！

Io son pure il tuo fedel, il tuo fedele! 我完全忠心於你，忠心於你！

Che farò senza Euridice?                               我沒有尤丽迪奇甚麼办？
Dove andrò senza il mio ben?                  沒有我的愛人我可上那兒去？
Che farò?                                                                 我甚麼办？
Dove andrò?                                                          我可上那兒去？
Che farò senza il mio ben?                           沒有我的愛人我甚麼办？
Dove andrò senza il mio ben                     沒有我的愛人我可上那兒去？

Euridice! Euridice!                                            尤丽迪奇！尤丽迪奇！
Ah! Non m’avanza                                             呀！沒有再人给我
più soccorso, più speranza                          帮忙及希望，
nè dal mondo, nè dal ciel!                            不由地、不由天！

Che farò senza Euridice?                              我沒有尤丽迪奇甚麼办？
Dove andrò senza il mio ben?                   沒有我的愛人我可上那兒去？
Che farò?                                                                  我甚麼办？
Dove andrò?                                                           我可上那兒去？
Che farò senza il mio ben?                            沒有我的愛人我甚麼办？
Che farò?                                                                   我甚麼办？

Dove andrò?                                                           我可上那兒去？
Che farò senza il mio ben?                            沒有我的愛人我甚麼办？
Senza il mio ben?                                              沒有我的愛人？
Senza il mio ben?                                              沒有我的愛人？

采桑子 (宋) 歐陽修 (1007-1072)

Posted on June 11, 2010 by acyho

輕舟短棹西湖好
綠水逶迤
芳草長堤
隐隐笙歌處處随

無風水面琉璃滑
不覺船移
微動漣漪
驚起沙禽掠岸飛

Tune: Picking Mulberries Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072) 江紹倫譯

On a light boat pedaled by short oars the West Lake is fair
Crystal water white and clear
Beyond the blue grass appears the long dike
Light music echoes hitter and thither delight

Smooth as a mirror is the lake when no breeze blowing
One feels the boat not moving
Ripples their shimmering flare
Frightened water birds skim over the winding shore

“我至親愛的” (意) 吉什皮.吉奧爾丹尼 曲

Caro mio ben,

我至親愛的，

Credimi almen,

最少要相信，

Senza di te languisce il cor.

沒有你我心雕萎憔悴。

Caro mio ben,

我至親愛的

Senza di te languisce il cor.

沒有你我心雕萎憔悴。

Il tuo fedel

你忠誠摯友

Sospira ognor.

無時不感嘆；

Cessa, crudel,

停息吧，如此忍心，

Tanto rigor!

這般惩罰！

Cessa, crudel,

停息吧，如此忍心，

Tanto rigor!

這般惩罰！

Tanto rigor!

這般惩罰！

Caro mio ben,

我至親愛的，

Credimi almen,

最少要相信，

Senza di te languisce il cor.

沒有你我心雕萎憔悴。

*There is evidence that the piece was actually composed by Tommaso Giordani (ca. 1738-1806; no relation). A 1782 collection lists only the last name, and someone may have selected the wrong composer.

”我沒有尤丽迪奇甚麼办？”

(意) 卡尔撒比基 谱词

“我至親愛的” (意) 吉什皮.吉奧爾丹尼曲

(意) 卡尔撒比基谱词