声声慢 寻寻觅觅

李清照《声声慢》（寻寻觅觅，冷冷清清）三种版本英译

【原词】

声声慢

李清照

寻寻觅觅，冷冷清清，凄凄惨惨戚戚。

乍暖还寒时候，最难将息。

三杯两盏淡酒，怎敌他、晚来（晓来）风急？

雁过也，正伤心，却是旧时相识。

满地黄花堆积，憔悴损，如今有谁堪摘？

守著窗儿独自，怎生得黑！

（守着窗儿，独自怎生得黑？）

梧桐更兼细雨，到黄昏、点点滴滴。

这次第，怎一个愁字了得！（？）

英译一（许渊冲译文）：

Slow,SlowTune

LiQingzhao

IlookforwhatImiss;

Imissnotwhatitis.

Ifeelsosad,sodrear,

Solonely,withoutcheer.

Howhardisit

Tokeepmefit

Inthislingeringcold!

Hardlywarmedup

Bycuponcup

Ofwinesodry,

OhowcouldI

Endureatduskthedrift

Ofwindsoswift?

Itbreaksmyheart,alas!

Toethewildgeepass,

Fortheyaremyacquaintancesofold.

Thegroundiscoveredwithyellowflowers,

Fadedandfalleninshowers.

Whowillpickthemupnow?

Sittingaloneatthewindow,how

CouldIbutquicken

Thepaceofdarknessthatwon’tthicken?

Onplane’sbroadleavesafineraindrizzles

Astwilightgrizzles.

OwhatcanIdowithagrief

Beyondbelief?

———摘自《宋词三百首鉴赏》（汉英对照），P682。

英译二（刘国善、王志江、徐树娟译）：

TotheTuneSlow,SlowStrains

Owhat’sitI’meking,eking,

AllaroundasI’mpeeping,peeping?

Withev’rythingdepressing,depressing,

Remainsonesick’ning,sick’ning,despairing,despairing!

Warmjustawhile,andchillye’erandanon.

‘Tishardtokeepfromfeelingafflictedandforlorn.

Whatlittlewarmthmysorrywine’sbegetting,

Ne’erguardsareme‘gainstthegaleatduska-raging!

Wildgeearecryingpast,andrufflingmythoughts;

They’reacquaintancesofold,Ithenfindout.

Aboutthegroundareyellowpetalsbestrewn,

Allfadedaway,decayedindismaysosoon.

Justwhereisasprayremainingunspoiltsofar,

Tobepluckedandbroughttome,displayedinmyva?

Besidethewindow,sittinginanguishstark,

HowcouldIbearthissolitudetilldark?

Ondryingleavesofplanetreesshouldtherebe

Adrizzlepattering,patteringtowardstheeve!

Howcouldthesaddestofsadwordsnotbefailing

TodepictthistrainofsaddeningscenesI’mfacing?

———摘自《历代诗词曲英译赏析》（汉英对照），P239。

英译三（朱纯深译）：

WhataDay

——TotheTuneofShengshengman

ByLiQingzhao

Searching,eking,endlessly.

Alone,lonely,

Moody,gloomy,

Iam,atthismostunrestfulmoment

Oftheday—nowwarm,thencold.

Wine,twoorthreecups—thinwine—

Howcanithold

Offthebitinggustsatdawn?

Overhead,aheart-rendingline—

South—boundwildgeeatmorn

Yetoldacquaintancesofmine.

Massingchrysanthemums,everywhere;

Yetlanguidandgrief-worn,

Whocouldbeoutthere

Buoyantingatheringmood?

Isit,insolitude,waiting,

Atthewindowsill,

Yetduskissofaroffstill!

Inadrizzlesolight

Dripping-droppingintotheoncomingnight,

Inthegardenwutongtreesstandblurred.

Whataday,

Howcanyoupackitaway

Inasingleword

DISMAY?

———摘自《名作精译》，P145-146。