阅见友城 |《诗经》还能这样玩？翻译家笔下的春天

英国传教士

理雅各

James Legge

瑞典的汉学家

高本汉

Bernhard Karlgren

窈窕淑女，君子好逑。

参差荇菜，左右流之。

窈窕淑女，寤寐求之。

求之不得，寤寐思服。

悠哉悠哉，辗转反侧。

参差荇菜，左右采之。

窈窕淑女，琴瑟友之。

参差荇菜，左右芼之。

窈窕淑女，钟鼓乐之。

Of turtledoves are cooing;

There is a maiden fair

Whom a young man is wooing.

Water flows left and right

Of cresses here and there;

The youth yearns day and night

For the maiden so fair.

His yearning grows so strong,

He cannot fall asleep,

But tosses all night long,

So deep in love, so deep!

Now gather left and right

Cress long or short and tender!

O lute, play music light

For the fancée so slender!

Feast friends at left and right

On cresses cooked tender!

O bells and drums, delight

The bride so sweet and slender!

《郑风·溱洧》：交友活动预告

Overflow on their way.

The lovely lad and lass

Hold in hand fragrant grass.

"Let's look around," says she;

"I've already," says he.

"Let us go there again!

Beyond the River Wei

The ground is large and people gay.”

Playing together then,

They have a happy hour;

Each gives the other peony flower.

《周南·桃夭》：满分心动情书

之子于归，宜其室家。

桃之夭夭，有蕡其实。

之子于归，宜其家室。

桃之夭夭，其叶蓁蓁。

之子于归，宜其家人。

How brilliant are its flowers!

The maiden's getting wed,

Good for the nuptial bowers.

The peach tree beams so red;

How plentiful its fruit!

The maiden's getting wed;

She's the family's root.

The peach tree beams so red;

Its leaves are lush and green.

The maiden's getting wed;

On household she'll be keen.

《小雅·出车》：春日团聚，久别重逢

《小雅·出车》（节选）

喓喓草虫，趯趯阜螽。

GENERAL NAN ZHONG

 AND HIS WIFE (EXCERPT)

Hear insects sing;