思考题 Posted January 12, 2011 at 12:36 AM Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 at 12:36 AM Over the past 6 months I've taken an avid interest in Chinese language songs as a productive means of studying and supplementing my Mandarin. With friends' encouragement, I have undertaken the posting of English translations of both widespread classics and some of my personal favorites. My interest does not lie in literal, word for word translation. Certain words and phrases, though poignant in their native Mandarin context, sound ambiguous or halting in English. Rather I aim to express the feeling of each song -- as if the lyrics were as natural to sing in translated English as they were in the original Chinese. I am not avoiding literal interpretation, so much not allowing it to interfere with the tone or underlying concepts of each song. While I encourage any questions, 'quires and qualms, my hope is that rather than simple criticism, we instead make constructive suggestions with specific examples. My initial words are not the end all, but rather the instigation of further creation. ===================================================================================================================================================== Think of this song as the Chinese version of Merry Christmas: Congratulations 《恭喜恭喜》 For a online recording of the song, &cat=0&gate=1&ct=134217728&tn=baidumt,%B9%A7%CF%B2%B9%A7%CF%B2++&si=%B9%A7%CF%B2%B9%A7%CF%B2;;%D6%D0%B9%FA%CD%DE%CD%DE;;50065;;50065&lm=-1&mtid=2&d=7&size=3145728&attr=0,0&titlekey=869166978,447583122&mtype=1"]CLICK HERE 每条大街小巷。。。。。。。。。。。。。On every street and alley， 每个人的嘴里。。。。。。。。。。。。。The word everyone’s lips， 见面第一句话。。。。。。。。。。。。。The very first thing to you say, 就是恭喜恭喜Is。。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you! 恭喜恭喜恭喜你。。。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations, 冬天已到尽头。。。。。。。。。。。。。Winter is past 真是好的消息。。。。。。。。。。。。。What great news, 温暖的春风。。。。。。。。。。。。。。The warm spring air, 吹醒了大地。。。。。。。。。。。。。。Is finally coming upon us 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you! 恭喜恭喜恭喜你。。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you, 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you! 恭喜恭喜恭喜你。。。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you, 浩浩冰雪融解。。。。。。。。。。。。。The big snow has melted, 眼看梅花吐蕊。。。。。。。。。。。。。The plum blossoms are budding, 慢慢花也活络。。。。。。。。。。。。。The flowers are coming to life, 听到一声鸡啼。。。。。。。。。。。。。The birds are chirping, 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you! 恭喜恭喜恭喜你。。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you, 经过多少困难。。。。。。。。。。。。。The hard times are past, 历经多少磨练。。。。。。。。。。。。。We have been through trial and tribulation 多少心儿盼望。。。。。。。。。。。。。All the while hoping, 春天的消息。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。That spring will come upon us, 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you! 恭喜恭喜恭喜你。。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you, 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀。。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you! 恭喜恭喜恭喜你。。。。。。。。。。。。Congratulations, congratulations to you, As Spring Festival approaches this song is ubiquitous in public areas and shopping malls. It is a festive song that praises the coming of spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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