（古詩英譯）過零丁洋 – （元）文天祥

過零丁洋 – （元）文天祥

 

辛苦遭逢起一經，

幹戈寥落四周星。

山河破碎風飄絮，

身世浮沉雨打萍。

惶恐灘頭說惶恐，

零丁洋裏嘆零丁。

人生自古誰無死？

留取丹心照汗青。

 

Over Lonely Isle by Wen Tian-xiang (Yuan Dynasty)

 

O, from the ken of Classics did begin my rise,

Yet through four long years of war, all in dire waste lies —

Alas, the war-torn state scatters like blown catkins, 

My life like rain-battered duckweed drifts neath the skies.

Recalling perils at the fearful rapids,

Upon the Lonely Isle, a captive alone sighs —

Who hath ever ‘scaped grim death since days of yore?

To grace the Bamboo Annals, my pure heart ne’er dies...

 

Tr. Ziyuzile

04/12/2025

(To be revised)