那么美的《春江花月夜》译成英文，依然美得让人窒息

春江花月夜（节选）

［唐］张若虚

翻译：许渊冲

春江潮水连海平，海上明月共潮生。

滟滟随波千万里，何处春江无月明！

江流宛转绕芳甸，月照花林皆似霰；

空里流霜不觉飞，汀上白沙看不见。

江天一色无纤尘，皎皎空中孤月轮。

江畔何人初见月？江月何年初照人？

人生代代无穷已，江月年年望相似。

不知江月待何人，但见长江送流水。

The Moon over the River on a Spring Night

Zhang Ruoxu

In spring the river rises as high as the sea.

And with the river’s tide uprises the moon bright.

She follows the rolling waves for ten thousand li;

Where the river flows, there overflows her light.

The river winds around the fragrant islet where ,

The blooming flowers in her light all look like snow.

You cannot tell her beams from hoar frost in the air.

Nor from white sand upon the Farewell Beach below.

No dust has stained the water blending with the skies;

A lonely wheel like moon shines brilliant far and wide.

Who by the riverside did first see the moon rise?

When did the moon first see a man by riverside?

Many generations have come and passed away;

From year to year the moons look alike, old and new.

We do not know tonight for whom she sheds her ray,

But hear the river say to its water adieu.

Away, away is sailing a single cloud white;

On Farewell Beach are pining away maples green.

Where is the wanderer sailing his boat tonight?

Who, pining away, on the moonlit rails would lean?

Alas! The moon is lingering over the tower;

It should have seen her dressing table all alone.

She may roll curtains up, but light is in her bower;

She may wash, but moonbeams still remain on the stone.

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当一江春水与一面大海邂逅，当一轮明月与一列海潮相遇，当柔情缱绻与激情澎湃相拥。

月光如白银的长卷在江面绵延，千里万里江水迤逦，万里千里明月相随。

江水在花草繁茂的两岸间静流宛转，月光照着素白的林花晶莹若雪珠子走过林间。

看那月色如霜，就算真的霜飞也如月光飞扬。

看那月光落在白色的沙洲上，风难分，云难辨。

看那夜空如一卷刚轻轻铺好的素宣，除了一轮明月，没有一丝云彩着墨，也不见一粒尘埃落款。

到底是什么人在江边初次见了月亮，江上的月亮又是哪一年初次照见了江边看月亮的人。

人世间的悲欢离合代代更迭无穷无尽，江上的月亮却循环往复年年重来。

月亮在天上寸步不挪，不知道在等谁无怨无悔。

江水静默着不停地奔流，一直向前头也不回。

出门的游子像一片浮云悠然渐远，剩下思念的女子在青枫浦徘徊哀怨。

谁家有人今晚泛舟欣然出行？什么地方有人在明月下的高楼里相思叹息？

可怜楼上的月光清静祥和，一片无言的清欢，照着合家欢的饭桌，也照着离人的妆台。

月光照亮了门帘，但无法和门帘一起卷走。月光照在捣衣砧上，掸了还来。

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《林深见鹿：美得窒息的唐诗》

陆苏 著

许渊冲 译

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