【美語壇春之聲歌曲活動】 老生常談？ --- 翻譯《Edelweiss》歌詞

翻譯《Edelweiss》歌詞

“In German, 'edel' means noble and 'weiss' means white. The symbolic meanings of the edelweiss flower are daring, courage and noble purity. These meanings are derived from the plant’s ability to grow in harsh mountain climates and from its pure white coloring. ”    From-- http://www.uwec.edu/centers/vball/upload/VB_13_Program.pdf

 Compare the original lyrics and the different translations:

The Sound Of Music - Edelweiss (The Captain) Lyrics Edelweiss, Edelweiss Every morning you greet me Small and white, clean and bright You look happy to meet me Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow Bloom and grow forever Edelweiss, Edelweiss Bless my homeland forever.

A Typical Translation   雪絨花, 雪絨花 清晨迎著我開放 小而白，潔而亮 向我快樂地搖晃 白雪般的花兒願你芬芳 永遠開花生長 雪絨花, 雪絨花 永遠祝福我家鄉.

My Translation   雪絨花,雪絨花、 每天清晨你迎接我 小而白，潔而亮 你總是歡欣見到我 漫天的飛雪在祝福你 祝你成長開放 雪絨花，雪絨花 保佑我祖國安康.

Up to the time of my writing all the translations that I have seen treated the line "Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow" as "Blossom of snow(暗指雪絨花),  may you bloom and grow".  The result of this miss-interpretation was that the symbolic characterristic of the Edelweiss,  the courage and the endurance,  originally in the English lyrics was omitted from the translation.   The miss-interpretation also led to repetition, which makes listener to feel chowing on some thing over and over.

I love this song and I know that it will survive me.   That is why I dare to "老生常談" one more time.  I simply want to present a full image of the adorable flower according to the song writer's English lyrics. 

Thank 【美語壇春之聲歌曲活動】,  which provides a platform for me to deliver my thought.


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[南山鬆]

非常好的翻譯的演唱，很欣賞！