倡女行 — （唐）乔知之
The Ballad of the Courtesan by Qiao Zhi-zhi (Tang Dynasty)
石榴酒，葡萄浆。
兰桂芳，茱萸香。
O, grape nectar, beyond compare —
Pomegranate: ruby wine,
Orchid and cassia spice the air,
And eke the cornel’s breath, so fine —
愿君驻金鞍，暂此共年芳。
愿君解罗襦，一醉同匡床。
文君正新寡，结念在歌倡。
Prithee, let thy gilt saddle rest,
And pause awhile to share our prime.
O, prithee, have me thus undressed,
To drown in our zestful bed and rhyme.
Like Wen Jun, newly widowed, yet blessed,
O, let me tie a knot in melodious time.
昨宵绮帐迎韩寿，今朝罗袖引潘郎。
莫吹羌笛惊邻里，不用琵琶喧洞房。
Last night, my silk drapes lured Han Shou, the comely lad,
This morn, Pan An, the glamour, my sheer sleeves enticed;
Play no plaintive pipe to stir those nearby — too sad,
Nor strum loud lute — its noise mars the nuptial tryst.
且歌新夜曲，莫弄楚明光。
此曲怨且艳，哀音断人肠。
O, let us sing a night song new —
The airs of Chu we pipe no more.
Their shining strains, too sad, too true —
Such plaintive notes wound to the core.
Tr. Ziyuzile
25/07/2025
(To be revised)
（古詩詞英譯）倡女行 — （唐）乔知之
ziyuzile (2025-07-25 05:25:28) 评论 (0)倡女行 — （唐）乔知之
The Ballad of the Courtesan by Qiao Zhi-zhi (Tang Dynasty)
石榴酒，葡萄浆。
兰桂芳，茱萸香。
O, grape nectar, beyond compare —
Pomegranate: ruby wine,
Orchid and cassia spice the air,
And eke the cornel’s breath, so fine —
愿君驻金鞍，暂此共年芳。
愿君解罗襦，一醉同匡床。
文君正新寡，结念在歌倡。
Prithee, let thy gilt saddle rest,
And pause awhile to share our prime.
O, prithee, have me thus undressed,
To drown in our zestful bed and rhyme.
Like Wen Jun, newly widowed, yet blessed,
O, let me tie a knot in melodious time.
昨宵绮帐迎韩寿，今朝罗袖引潘郎。
莫吹羌笛惊邻里，不用琵琶喧洞房。
Last night, my silk drapes lured Han Shou, the comely lad,
This morn, Pan An, the glamour, my sheer sleeves enticed;
Play no plaintive pipe to stir those nearby — too sad,
Nor strum loud lute — its noise mars the nuptial tryst.
且歌新夜曲，莫弄楚明光。
此曲怨且艳，哀音断人肠。
O, let us sing a night song new —
The airs of Chu we pipe no more.
Their shining strains, too sad, too true —
Such plaintive notes wound to the core.
Tr. Ziyuzile
25/07/2025
(To be revised)