元宵节经典诗词英译赏析

 　　农历正月十五夜元宵节，也称上元节。古代的元宵灯市热闹壮观，历代文人墨客赞美元宵花灯的诗句数不胜数。充满诗情和浪漫色彩的元宵节，也往往与爱情连在一起。历代诗词中，就有不少诗篇借元宵抒发爱慕之情。

　　元夕 苏味道

　　火树银花合，星桥铁锁开。

　　暗尘随马去，明月逐人来。

　　游妓皆秾李，行歌尽落梅。

　　金吾不禁夜，玉漏莫相催。

　　The Lantern Festival Night by Su Weidao

　　The light is brightly, tonight the no-go area is opening.

　　The horse gallop¹ that stirred up the dust,the moon seemed to follow the people.

　　The young singing girls look more beautiful, they walk and sing songs.

　　The capital guards does not work tonight, the drum will not urge the people back home.

　　生查子·元夕 欧阳修

　　去年元夜时，花市灯如昼。

　　月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。

　　今年元夜时，月与灯依旧。

　　不见去年人，泪湿春衫袖。

　　At Lantern Festival - Tune²: Song of Hawthorn³ by Ouyang Xiu

　　In the Lantern Festival night of last year,

　　The flowers market was bright as daylight.

　　When the moon hung behind the willows⁵,

　　Young people went out on dates under them.

　　In the Lantern Festival night of this year’s,

　　The moon and the lanterns were the same.

　　But I could not find last year's date of mine,

　　My sleeves of festival dress are wet with tears.

　　青玉案·元夕 辛弃疾

　　东风夜放花千树，更吹落，星如雨。

　　宝马雕车香满路，凤萧声动，玉壶光转，一夜鱼龙舞 。

　　蛾儿雪柳黄金缕，笑语盈盈暗香去。

　　众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首， 那人却在，灯火阑珊处。

　　The Lantern Festival Night - to the tune of Green Jade⁶ Table by Xin Qiji

　　One night's east wind adorns⁷ a thousand trees with flowers

　　And blows down stars in showers.

　　Fine steeds and carved cabs spread fragrance⁸ en route;

　　Music vibrates from the flute⁹;

　　The moon sheds its full light

　　While fish and dragon lanterns dance all night.

　　In gold-thread dress, with moth¹⁰ or willow⁴ ornaments¹¹,

　　Giggling¹², she melts into the throng¹³ with trails of scents¹⁴

　　But in the crowd once and again

　　I look for her in vain.

　　When all at once I turn my head,

　　I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.

1 gallop   

v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔；飞速发展

参考例句：

• They are coming at a gallop towards us.他们正朝着我们飞跑过来。
• The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop.那匹马跑了一大阵后慢下来缓步而行。

2 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

3 hawthorn   

山楂

参考例句：

• A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree.一只布谷鸟开始在一株山楂树里咕咕地呼叫。
• Much of the track had become overgrown with hawthorn.小路上很多地方都长满了山楂树。

4 willow   

n.柳树

参考例句：

• The river was sparsely lined with willow trees.河边疏疏落落有几棵柳树。
• The willow's shadow falls on the lake.垂柳的影子倒映在湖面上。

5 willows   

n.柳树( willow的名词复数 )；柳木

参考例句：

• The willows along the river bank look very beautiful. 河岸边的柳树很美。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Willows are planted on both sides of the streets. 街道两侧种着柳树。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 jade   

n.玉石；碧玉；翡翠

参考例句：

• The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
• He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。

7 adorns   

装饰，佩带( adorn的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Have adornment, the building adorns the product of material. 有装饰，就有建筑装饰材料的制品。
• In this case, WALL-E adorns every pillar. 在这段时间，Wall-E占据了各个显要位置。

8 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。

9 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

10 moth   

n.蛾，蛀虫

参考例句：

• A moth was fluttering round the lamp.有一只蛾子扑打着翅膀绕着灯飞。
• The sweater is moth-eaten.毛衣让蛀虫咬坏了。

11 ornaments   

n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
• Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 giggling   

v.咯咯地笑( giggle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• We just sat there giggling like naughty schoolchildren. 我们只是坐在那儿像调皮的小学生一样的咯咯地傻笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly. 她吃吃地笑，叫我真受不了，那样子傻透了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

13 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

14 scents   

n.香水( scent的名词复数 )；气味；（动物的）臭迹；（尤指狗的）嗅觉

参考例句：

• The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills. 空气中荡漾着山和海的芬芳气息。
• The winds came down with scents of the grass and wild flowers. 微风送来阵阵青草和野花的香气。 来自《简明英汉词典》