（古詩詞英譯）吴王女玉歌 — 姬子玉

吴王女玉歌 — 姬子玉

南山有鸟，北山张罗。

鸟既高飞，罗将奈何。

On south hill, a bird doth reside,

On north hill, a still snare spreads wide.

Alas, the bird hath taken wing,

In vain the snare, though it full tried.

意欲从君，谗言孔多。

悲结生疾，命没黄垆。

Ah, I did long to follow thee,

Alack, slanders rose in ill-glee.

Grief and ire render me so ill,

Fie, the yellow earth consumed me.

命之不造，冤如之何？

羽族之长，名为凤凰。

Woe is me; my fate was ill-made,

Why grudge? Sith a spade is a spade?

The queen of all clans of feathers,

Hight phoenix — her bright accolade.

一日失雄，三年感伤。

虽有众鸟，不为匹双。

Ah, once she lost her beloved beau,

Three years she’d drown in lonely woe.

Though birds of every clan attend,

On none her deep love would bestow.

故见鄙姿，逢君辉光。

身远心近，何曾暂忘。

Likewise, though so lowly I am,

You are my sunshine sith you came.

Though torn apart, my love goeth on,

 I’ll ne’er forget thee, not a dram!

Tr. Ziyuzile

15/05/2025

(to be revised)