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 |
Category Archives: Poems – All
御街行 (宋) 范仲淹 (969-1052)
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)
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)
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!
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?
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)
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
采桑子 (宋) 歐陽修 (1007-1072)
群芳過後西湖好
狼籍殘紅
飛絮蒙蒙
垂柳欄幹盡日風
笙歌散盡遊人去
始覺春空
垂下簾右櫳
雙燕歸來細雨中
Tune: Picking Mulberries Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072) 江紹倫譯
Rid of colourful flowers the West Lake stays fair
Scattered red petals everywhere
Catkins fill the air like a mist veil
Wavy willows along rails invite breezes all day
Music and singers gone with visitors
Feeling spring empty
I lower the blinds in vain
A pair of swallows appear returning in drizzling rain
西江月 (宋) 司馬光 (1019-1086)
寶髻鬆鬆挽就
鉛華淡淡妝成
青姻翠霧罩輕盈
飛絮游絲無定
相見不如不見
有情還似無情
笙歌散後酒微醒
深院月明人靜
Tune: Moon on West River Sima Guang (1019-1086) 江紹倫譯
She has her hair done up in a bun fluffy
Wearing simple makeup she appears happy
Delightful as engulfed in a purple mist
Her graceful steps light as willow downs I shall miss
Before we part we already wish to meet
Our love appears casual it is by no means weak
Tipsiness overcomes there are no more songs
Nobody around in the deep courtyard the moon shines on
樂遊原* (唐) 李商隱
《詩經 鄭風》女曰雞鳴
《詩經 鄭風》女曰雞鳴
女曰雞鳴 士曰昧旦 子興視夜
明星有爛 將翱將翔 弋鳧與鴈
弋言加之 與子宜之 宜言飲酒
與子偕老 琴瑟在御 莫不靜好
知子之來之 雜佩以贈之
知子之順之 雜佩以問之
知子之好之 雜佩以報之
Hark Crows the Cock Book of Poetry 江紹倫譯
Hark crows the cock maiden says
‘Tis not yet dawn man says
Why not rise to watch the night sky
And see stars shining bright
Wild geese and ducks soar and fly
I will bring them down from high
Shooting games you are good
Cooking them I’ll make fine food
Together let us share this wine
Together we will grow old so fine
With zither by our side
Harmony we shall abide
I know you will tenderly care
Pearls are yours to wear
I know you will willingly obey
How could pearls ever repay
I know your committal love
Nothing more shall I ask
望海潮 柳永 (987-1053)
望海潮 柳永 (987-1053)
Tune: Watching the Tides Liu Yong (987-1053) 江紹倫譯
東南形勝 江吳都會 錢塘自古繁華
Southeast scenic splendor
Capital of ancient Kingdom Wu
Qiantang thrives today as ever
煙柳畫橋 風簾翠幕 參差十萬人家
Misty willows along painted bridges
Breezy windows their curtains green
To adorn a hundred thousand dwellings
雲樹繞堤沙 怒濤卷霜雪 天塹無涯 市列珠璣 戶盈羅绮競豪奢
Cloud-crowned tees surround the sandy banks
Roaring waves roll up a sky of snowy sands
This river extends to land’s end
Mounts of pearly jewels on display at the daily fair
Homes filled with splendid silk and satin array
Folks here compete in magnificent opulence
…
重湖疊瓛清嘉 有三秋桂子 十裏荷花
Layers of lakes reflect the peaks and serene towers
Autumn fragrances linger with osmanthus flowers
Ten thousand li of blooming lotus
羌管弄晴 菱歌泛夜 嬉嬉釣叟蓮娃
Northern pipes play with sunshine
Water chestnut songs sung on starry nights
Old fishermen and native maidens beam with delight
千騎擁高牙 乘醉聽簫鼓 吟賞煙霞
A thousand stallions hoisting flags to bid your arrival
Tipsy you may best appreciate melodies of flutes and drums
Chanting praises for this wonderful land beneath the sun
異日圖將好景 歸去鳳池誇
On a future date you might render this grand scene in flowery narrations
And boast your experience to the court with warm affection