[原創] 我對翻譯詩詞的感想
Poetry translation for me is to have fun,
I know I am just a beginner, not a big gun.
My English sucks, hard to explain a pun
because I am busy, always on the run,
so many things there remain undone.
Starting next week I won't go online often.
When back again, I may back to square one,
I will leave my works here, under the sun.
If friends want to give me advice, welcome!
Enemies challenge me? I'd say: " Gun! "
(Gun is not the gun in English, it is the pinyin of 滾--get out!)
詩詞翻譯於我是為好玩，
我知道我是初學，不是大腕。
我英語很差，雙關語很難，
因為我很忙, 靠打工吃飯。
有很多事情還沒做完，
從下周起，我不會上網頻繁。
當再回來時，我可能又被原形打返，
我把習作留這，陽光底下，從早到晚。
歡迎朋友的建議，評論，讚和彈，
敵人要挑戰我? 我隻能說：“滾蛋！！”
（中英一韻到底 。 讀小草“我對翻譯的忠告” 有感）
About Translation My advice
'Tis great if you’d be concise and precise,
But I know you may have to throw a dice
To choose whether it’s“precise’ or “concise”,
You scratch your head as if you had head lice.
You don’t mind comments that you may entice
‘Cause you’ll use them as a special device
To catch those bloody hidden textual mice,
And also you’d fain take them as blocks of ice
To keep a cool head to do a job nice -
- Good better best until you’re free of vice,
Which you do for fun rather than for price,
Which you regard as nourishing brown rice.
No paradise without your sacrifice;
Above mentioned is my heartfelt advice.
我對翻譯的忠告
如果簡明精準最好，
可我知道，你不得不在兩者之間下賭，
選擇“精確”還是“簡潔”。
你撓頭，像長了虱子，
你毫不介意可以誘發的評論，
因為你會把他們用作特別的策略(建議？)，（device？or advice?）
用以捕捉那些很隱蔽的文鼠，
你也樂得用他們猶如冰塊，
用於保持冷靜的頭腦以做得細致——
好，更好，最好，直到你超脫惡習，
你為玩樂而做，而不為謀利，
你當作有營養的糙米。
沒有你的犧牲就沒有天堂。
上述所提，是我誠摯的忠告。
作者：小草
I know I am just a beginner, not a big gun.
My English sucks, hard to explain a pun
because I am busy, always on the run,
so many things there remain undone.
Starting next week I won't go online often.
When back again, I may back to square one,
I will leave my works here, under the sun.
If friends want to give me advice, welcome!
Enemies challenge me? I'd say: " Gun! "
(Gun is not the gun in English, it is the pinyin of 滾--get out!)
詩詞翻譯於我是為好玩，
我知道我是初學，不是大腕。
我英語很差，雙關語很難，
因為我很忙, 靠打工吃飯。
有很多事情還沒做完，
從下周起，我不會上網頻繁。
當再回來時，我可能又被原形打返，
我把習作留這，陽光底下，從早到晚。
歡迎朋友的建議，評論，讚和彈，
敵人要挑戰我? 我隻能說：“滾蛋！！”
（中英一韻到底 。 讀小草“我對翻譯的忠告” 有感）
About Translation My advice
'Tis great if you’d be concise and precise,
But I know you may have to throw a dice
To choose whether it’s“precise’ or “concise”,
You scratch your head as if you had head lice.
You don’t mind comments that you may entice
‘Cause you’ll use them as a special device
To catch those bloody hidden textual mice,
And also you’d fain take them as blocks of ice
To keep a cool head to do a job nice -
- Good better best until you’re free of vice,
Which you do for fun rather than for price,
Which you regard as nourishing brown rice.
No paradise without your sacrifice;
Above mentioned is my heartfelt advice.
我對翻譯的忠告
如果簡明精準最好，
可我知道，你不得不在兩者之間下賭，
選擇“精確”還是“簡潔”。
你撓頭，像長了虱子，
你毫不介意可以誘發的評論，
因為你會把他們用作特別的策略(建議？)，（device？or advice?）
用以捕捉那些很隱蔽的文鼠，
你也樂得用他們猶如冰塊，
用於保持冷靜的頭腦以做得細致——
好，更好，最好，直到你超脫惡習，
你為玩樂而做，而不為謀利，
你當作有營養的糙米。
沒有你的犧牲就沒有天堂。
上述所提，是我誠摯的忠告。
作者：小草
