【古诗英译】红楼梦诗词初译之二

普敬

卷一之五 贾雨村对月口占五言律
　　未卜三生愿，频添一段愁。闷来时敛额，行去几回头。
　　自顾风前影，谁堪月下俦。蟾光如有意，先上玉人楼。

No one/ foretells/ my pre-/vious life,
My inner-/most is /bearing /some so-/rrow.
Boring /makes her/ frown any-/how,
Gone with/ backward/ looking/ for times.
Stand a-/lone I/，gazing/ at shadow/ in wind,
Moon is/ rising/，who will /become/ my/ fellow？
Please she-/dding cool/ light as /you will,
On the/ chamber/ of my /precious /love.
卷一之六 跛足道人念的《好了歌》
　　世人都晓神仙好，惟有功名忘不了。古今将相在何方? 荒冢一堆草没了。
　　世人都晓神仙好，只有金银忘不了。终朝只恨聚无多，及到多时眼闭了。
　　世人都晓神仙好，只有娇妻忘不了。君生日日说恩情，君死又随人去了。
　　世人都晓神仙好，只有儿孙忘不了。痴心父母古来多，孝顺儿孙谁见了？
Well and Done
All yearn/ for a/ immor-/tal life,
Caring/ only /rank and /well done,
Where have/ been the/ ancient/ heroes?
Except/ the tomb/ with th' deep /of grass.
All yearn/ for a/ immor-/tal life,
Caring /only/ fortune/ well done,
Seldom /to be/ seized/ and kept,
Passing /away/ with them /so lone.
All yearn /for a /immor-/tal life,
Caring /only /darling /well done,
Missing/ her lov-/ing day/ and night,
Since death /marry /th' other /she will.
All yearn/ for a/ immor-/tal life,
Caring/ only /sons and /well done,
Parents/ with blind/ love for-/ever,
Have you/ found such / filial /juniors？
  

宛城卧龙

普敬兄  用功深啊  佩服佩服

周道模

钻研佛经多，翻译僧人歌。{:soso_e113:}

木樨黄谷

看得出普敬兄是以两个音节为一个单位{:soso_e100:}
不过在英诗中，虚词可以算半音或者不算的

morongpin

的确好帖子，推荐加精华

tsscjz

成人是过期的儿童，老人是失效的成人。
顶!!!!!!!!!!

木樨黄谷