无心剑英译贾岛，《冬夜送人》

无心剑

冬夜送人

Seeing You Off on a Winter Night

贾岛

By Jia Dao

平明走马上村桥

花落梅溪雪未消

日短天寒愁送客

楚山无限路迢迢

On the village bridge at dawn I ride my horse slow,

Flowers fall in Plum Creek with not yet melted snow.

O short day and cold sky, I'm sad to see you off,

The way is so long the endless Chu Mountains know.

译于2025年1月18日

无心剑的英译较为忠实于原诗的意境和情感。首句“On the village bridge at dawn I ride my horse slow”准确传达了诗人在清晨送别友人时的缓慢行进，营造出一种宁静而略带忧伤的氛围。第二句“Flowers fall in Plum Creek with not yet melted snow”生动描绘了梅花溪边花瓣飘落、积雪未消的冬日景象，既展现了自然之美，又暗示了离别的凄凉。第三句“O short day and cold sky, I'm sad to see you off”直接表达了诗人因日短天寒而生的送别之愁，情感真挚。末句“The way is so long the endless Chu Mountains know”以楚山的遥远和道路的漫长，衬托出离别的不舍与无奈，使整首诗的意境更加深远。整体而言，无心剑的翻译在保留原诗韵味的同时，也符合英文的表达习惯，让读者能够较好地领略到原诗的情感与意境。