【读诗赏译】 杜秋娘《金缕衣》及7个英译本(有W.J.B. Fletcher等译本)
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《金缕衣》是一首富有哲理、内涵深远、情感单纯却强烈的唐朝七言乐府。该诗作者不详，但因该诗在中唐时乃一首流行词，元和时镇海节度使李锜深爱此诗，并常常命爱妾杜秋娘于酒宴之上演唱此诗，故诸多唐诗选本将杜秋娘列为作者。该诗劝人们莫要追求荣华富贵而迷失方向，而应该珍惜少年时光。最后两句含义更加丰富，可以解读为诗人劝喻人们及时行乐，或碰到自己的爱情勇于追求，或奉劝人们要抓住时机，建功立业。这不禁让人想起了十七世纪英国著名诗人Robert Herrick所写的诗 "To Virgins, To Make Much of Time"中的诗句 ’Gather ye rosebuds while ye may‘ 。真乃异曲同工之妙。
此次林苑君选取了该诗的7个英文译本。译者分别为许景城、W.J.B. Fletcher、许渊冲、赵彦春、龚景浩、东海仙子。以飨读者。译本各有千秋，具体细节，望读者自赏自析。河北卫视新闻主播红叶、王益豪朗诵原汉诗，双语主播李强朗诵许景城的英译文，录音师张晖进行音频编辑。特此感谢。
（中文朗读：红叶、王益豪 英文朗读：李强 音频编辑：张晖 ）
汉语原诗
金缕衣
[唐] 杜秋娘
劝君莫惜金缕衣，
劝君须惜少年时。
花开堪折直须折，
莫待无花空折枝。
译本1：
Gold-Thread Garments
By Du Qiuniang
Tr. Peter Jingcheng Xu
许景城 译
Not for gold-thread garments, you should care,
But for prime, golden hours, you should spare.
Gather your sweet rosebuds while you may.
Never wait till the bloom is away.
译本2：
Gold-Thread Garments
By Du Qiuniang
Tr. Peter Jingcheng Xu
许景城 译
Care not for gold-thread garments;
Spare yet for golden moments.
Gather rosebuds while you may.
Wait not till the bloom's away.
Notes:
1.Du Qiuniang was born in the first year of Zheng Yuan during the reign of Emperor Tang Dezong(唐德宗贞元元年[791年]) in Runzhou(润州) which is now known as Zhengjiang,Jiangsu(江苏镇江). She was a charmingly smart beauty and geisha who could sing, dance, and even write lyrics and notes. She was popular in the southern regions of the Yangtze River in Tang Dynasty. This poem is one of the popular lyrics, frequently sung by Du during the banquets held by her husband Li Qi(李锜) a military governor in Zhenghai during the periods of Yuanhe (元和时镇海节度使).
2.Gold-Thread Garments refer to the clothes stitched with gold threads. It symbolizes wealth and rank.
3. The line "Gather rosebuds while you may" echoes "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may" in the poem "" by Robert Herrick.
Translated in Beijing Forestry University
2012-09-10
Revised in Bangor University
2016-4-10
译本3：
By Du Qiuniang
Tr. W.J.B. Fletcher
If you will take advice, my friend,
For wealth you will not care.
But while fresh youth is in you,
Each precious moment spare.
When flowers are fit for culling,
Then pluck them as you may.
Ah! Wait not till the bloom be gone,
To bear a twig away.
译本4：
The Golden Dress
By Du Qiuniang
许渊冲 译
Love not your golden dress, I pray.
More than your youthful golden hours!
Gather sweet blossoms while you may
And not the twig devoid of flowers!
译本5：
Clothes of Gold
By Du Qiuniang
赵彦春 译
Cherish not your clothes of gold;
Cherish your time ere you’re old.
Pluck your rosebuds while you may;
Wait not to pluck a bare spray.
译本6：
Garment Stitched with Gold Threads
By Du Qiuniang
龚景浩 译
Care not so much for expensive clothing;
You should treasure a lot more your prime years.
Pick the flowers while they are blooming.
Soon nothing'll be left save bare boughs and tears.
译本7：
Gold-Thread Dress
By Du Qiuniang
东海仙子 译
Never treasure a gold-thread dress.
Never idle away your youth in mess.
Pick flowers when they bloom best.
Wait not till empty twigs are left.
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