《江城子》

[中]苏轼 作/莫晓羽 译

乙卯正月二十夜记梦

 

十年生死两茫茫，

不思量，

自难忘。

千里孤坟，

无处话凄凉。

纵使相逢应不识，

尘满面，

鬓如霜。

 

夜来幽梦忽还乡。

小轩窗，

正梳妆。

相顾无言，

惟有泪千行。

料得年年肠断处：

明月夜，

短松冈。

 

 

—Recording a dream I had at the night of the 20th day of the 1st lunar month, 1075

Su Shi

 

It’s been ten years since death has done us part;

The mere thought of it still wrings my heart.

Your lovely grave lies thousands of li away;

To whom shall I pour my sorrow and dismay?

Even if we could meet, you would not recognize me.

My face is weathered,

My sideburns are frosty.

 

In a shadowy dream I have a sudden visit home, where

By the boudoir window, I see you combing your hair.

We behold each other in silence,

With tears streaming down our face.

I know what thought breaks my heart in the future:

A moonlit night,

Your pine-studded sepulture.

 

　　苏轼　字子瞻，又字和仲，号东坡居士，宋代重要的文学家，宋代文学最高成就的代表。汉族，北宋眉州眉山（今属四川省眉山市）人。嘉祐（宋仁宗年号，1056～1063）进士。其诗题材广阔，清新豪健，善用夸张比喻，独具风格，与黄庭坚并称“苏黄”。

 

　　莫晓羽　英语语言文学硕士研究生，目前为自由译者，主要从事文学、文化与传媒方向的中英互译。