《乡愁》英译文本比较研究.docVIP

《乡愁》英译文本比较研究 　　摘要：《乡愁》是一首风格典丽的现代诗。余光中先生以朴素、简明、隽永的语言和高超的艺术技巧，表达了台湾人民盼望海峡两岸统一的愿望，抒发了作者浓郁的思乡之情。以《乡愁》的5个英文译作为例，分析研究了不同译作在选词、意象、韵律和风格上的不同给读者带来的形音意差异的感受。 　　关键词：乡愁 选词 意象 韵律 风格 　　美国诗人Robert Frost有一句名言：Poetry is what is lost in translation（诗者，译之所失也），不管这句话是多么极端，它还是道出了诗歌翻译的难处。中文诗歌更因其语言凝练、节奏性强、意象丰富而成为翻译的通天塔。尽管艰难，还是有很多热衷于翻译的文学家努力探索，试图将中诗这一璀璨明珠送出国门。众所周知，所有翻译的前奏都是理解，而诗歌的理解更需多揣摩推敲、审词琢句，以期磨刀不负砍柴工，因为理解的深度和广度都会为后面的译作再现产生差异。本文将以台湾余光中先生脍炙人口的作品《乡愁》的5个不同译本为例来分析和品评不同译本的差异。 　　《乡愁》是一首风格典丽的现代诗。余光中先生以朴素、简明、隽永的语言和高超的艺术技巧，表达了台湾人民盼望海峡两岸统一的愿望，抒发了作者浓郁的思乡之情。诗人通过意象把抽象的乡愁具体化，给读者呈现了四幅鲜明而又具体的生活画面。第一小节：幼年求学，母子分离，借书信以慰别情；第二小节：成年后，告别新婚妻子，离乡背井，天各一方；第三小节：母亲去世，从此阴阳两隔，生死两茫茫；第四小节：同胞难得相聚，国家不能统一。通过这些不枝不蔓的意象、幽远深邃的意境、丰富含蓄的内容，诗人低回掩抑、如怨如述把对母亲、妻子、祖国的思念、眷念之情展现出来，让人回味无穷。 　　译文1：陈文伯译 　　When I was a child/my homesick was a small stamp/ Linking Mum at the other end /And me this. 　　When I grew up/I remained homesick/but it became a ticket/by which I sailed to and from my bride at the other end. 　　Then/homesickness took the shape of the grave/Mum inside of it/and me outside. 　　Now Im still homesick/but it is a narrow strait/ Separating me on this side/and the mainland on the other. 　　译文2：杨种琰译 　　When I was a child/Nostalgia seemed a small stamp/：“Here am I/ and there my mother.” 　　Then I was a grown-up/Nostalgia became a traveling ticket/：“Here am I/and there my bride.” 　　During the later years/Nostalgia turned to be a graveyard/：“Here am I/and yonder my mother.” 　　And now at present/Nostalgia looms large to be a channel/：“Here am I/and yonder my Continent！” 　　译文3：赵俊华译 　　As a boy /I was homesick for a tiny stamp/ I was here/Mom lived alone over there. 　　When grown up/I was homesick for a small ship ticket/ I was here/ My bride remained over there. 　　Later on/ I was homesick for a little tomb/ I was there/ Mother rested over there. 　　And to-day/ I am homesick for a shallow strait/ I am here/ The Mainland lies over there. 　　译文4：张智中译 　　When I was a child/ Nostalgia is a tiny stamp/I am hither/And Mother i