苏轼·《满江红·怀子由作》英译

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愁目断、

孤帆明灭。

宦游处、

青山白浪，

万重千叠。

孤负当年林下意，

对床夜雨听萧瑟。

恨此生、

长向别离中，

添华发。

 

一尊酒，

黄河侧。

无限事，

从头说。

相看恍如昨，

许多年月。

衣上旧痕馀苦泪，

眉间喜气添黄色。

便与君、

池上觅残春，

花如雪。

 

Man Jiang Hong¹

Missing Ziyou

Su Shi

 

The clear Ying River² eastward flows,

Shipping sorrows here,

And away the winged geese.

Distraught and distressed,

I see green mountains and white waves,

Range after range and swell after swell.

The promise of retiring is yet to be honored³:

To listen, from across our beds,

To the night rain,

In the soughing wind.

Hate myself for surviving separations

More than I would care,

Wilting white-laced hair.

 

A cup of wine,

By the Yellow River bank.⁴

Events endless

One by one recounted.

We look at each other just like yesterday,

So many months, so many years.

Old stains remain on our sleeves of bitter tears;

A bliss, though,

In between our brows,

Prophesies yellow⁵.

You and me

Seek in the pond what’s left of spring,

Flowers falling like snow.

 

1. This Ci was composed in the 7^th year of the Yuanyou reign (1092).

2. The Ying River: a branch of the Huai River.

3. The promise of retiring is yet to be honor.

4. “The Yellow River bank” was where the brothers met for a drink.

5. Yellow color between eyebrows was thought as an auspicious sign.