就當今美國經濟，讀嶽飛《滿江紅》有感

由於兒子學中文，這兩天讀了嶽飛的《滿江紅-寫懷》，我順口說出了“三十投資塵與土，八百萬豪宅拍不出”，恨不得“駕長車，踏破華爾黑街。壯誌饑餐精英肉，笑談渴飲騙子血”。大不了，“待從頭、收拾舊包袱，回天朝。”

 

扯遠啦，言歸正傳，兒子學中文，有一篇關於嶽飛小時家境貧寒買不起紙筆而用沙盤練字的故事。兒子問我知不知道中國古代百戰百勝的將軍嶽飛。我說當然知道，難道你不記得我和你四年前到過“嶽王廟”嗎？我翻出了幾年前我倆在嶽飛銅像前拍的照片。嶽飛威風凜凜地站在大廳中央，背後是他流轉千古的詩篇《滿江紅-寫懷》。嶽王廟中的《滿江紅》是草書，不宜讀懂。

 

我非常喜歡嶽飛的這首詩（經濟低迷時讓人精神振奮）。為了讓兒子更深刻地理解嶽飛，我和女兒一起把《滿江紅-寫懷》翻成了英文。雖然參照了一些已有的譯文（http://www.crazyenglish.org/zhuantiyingyu/duanyujiangjie/20081014/24046.html），但有許多地方不滿意。請網友指正。

 

nù fā chōng guān，

怒發衝冠,

My raging hair pushes off my helmet,

píng lán chù, xiāo xiāo yǔ xiē

憑欄處、瀟瀟雨歇。

Grasping the fence, pounding thunderstorm has ceased.

Tái wàng yǎn

抬望眼，

Lift my gaze and look to the frontier,

yǎng tiān cháng xiào

仰天長嘯，

And I roar towards the sky,

Zhuàng huái jīliè

壯懷激烈。 

Great ambitions boil inside my chest.

sān shígōng míng chén yǔ tǔ

三十功名塵與土,

Time flies, thirty years’ achievements and glory are already dust and soil;

bā qiān lǐ lù yún hé yuè

八千裏路雲和月。

Defending my country, I have marched eight thousand li with clouds and moon.

mò děng xián

莫等閑、 

Do not idle away your days,

Bái le shào nián tóu

白了少年頭，

By the time a young man’s hair turns white,

kōng bēi qiè

空悲切。

Regret would have come too late.

 

Jìng kāng chǐ

靖康恥,

The nation’s shame in the year of Jing Kang,

Yóu wèi xuě

猶未雪。

Is yet to be wiped away.

Chén zǐhèn

臣子恨，

The hate towards the enemy as a minister and citizen,

hé shímiè

何時滅。

When can it end?

jià cháng jè

駕長車,

Let us drive our chariots,

tà pò hè lán shān quē

踏破賀蘭山缺。

To crash the He-Lan mountain pass.

zhuàng zhìjīcān hú lǔ ròu

壯誌饑餐胡虜肉，

Fighting with enormous will, we feast on invaders’ flesh when hungry;

Xiào tán kě yǐxiōng nú xiě

笑談渴飲匈奴血。

Laughing and chatting, we quench with Xiongnu’s blood when thirsty.

dài cóng tóu

待從頭、

Let us start and wait for the day

shōu shi jiù shān hé

收拾舊山河，

To take back all our lost land and rivers,

cháo tiān què

朝天闕。

And report our final victory to the Heavenly Palace.