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 浙江大学校歌英译

　　马一浮 词 应尚能 曲 洪钢 译
The First Stanza      第一节

Being vast need ne’er occasion complacence  大不自多
The Sea  will  a  myriad rivers  embrace  海纳江河
So  infinite is the  limitless  extent  of  knowledge  惟学无际
Infinite as space immeasurable 'tween Heaven an' Earth  际于天地
The Metaphysical forms the Tao, oh  形上谓道兮
The Under-Metaphysical as the Qii  形下谓器
Ceremony governs the way men shall differ, oh  礼主别异兮
Musicii establishes harmony  far and wide  乐主和同
Pray  consider, oh,  they come  as pairs inseparable  知其不二兮
Hearken all, as ye shall wise and marvellously able grow  尔听斯聪


The Second Stanza          第二节

There stands  a National University  国有成均
On the bank of the River of Zhe Shui  在浙之滨
'Qiu-Shi'iii was her official name of old  昔言求是
'Veritas' what it actually intended  实启尔求真
The virtues o' Kan Repeatediv cultivating  and the business o' teaching pursuing  习坎示教
The fabric hath taken shape of an academy into ambitious dimensions burgeoning  始见经纶

Say not that ye have attained the absolute perfection  无曰已是
Say not that ye have  exhausted the quest  for truth  无曰遂真
There is no change  that does not  involve  inheritance  靡革匪因
There is nothing established that does not entail renovation 靡故匪新
Whereby should renovation be introduced and made  何以新之
Search  every truth  to lead and benefit the people  开物前民
O worthy men  of ability and promise,  'pon ye I call  嗟尔髦士
Hark, and give every heed, 'tis what we hope and pray  尚其有闻

The Third Stanza          第三节

Oh, ye  who hear!  Upon learning shall ye  your thoughts constantly bestow  念哉典学
That your thinking may perspicacious be, your contemplation all-encompassing  思睿观通
There are the science subjects, social sciences and the humanities to pursue  有文有质
There are agriculture and engineering, 'mong other disciplines, to undertake  有农有工
There is indispensable  the extensive-systematic approach  to scholarship  兼总条贯
There is requisite the resolute perseverance in learning – first, midst and last  知至知终
For a student does not  attainv  but by continuing  till school is consummate  成章乃达
As in the case of gold, which, till molten in the Mould, does not conform or transform  若金之在熔
O that ye  identifying with community at large would achieve progress and go far  尚亨于野
Tread not an uphill narrow path 'cause to your kindred or clan ye fain would relate  无吝于宗
O this sweet homeland we shall construct and consolidate  树我邦国
All the world under heaven  Great Harmonyvi come true  天下来同

i Tao is the traditional transliteration of the Chinese character道(spelt Dao in Chinese Pinyin), the great Way of Heaven, or the ultimate law of the Universe, which governs as well as gives form to器 (spelt Qi in Pinyin), the Vessel, which denotes necessary physical existence.
ii Ceremony (礼, spelt Li in Pinyin) concerns principles (decrees, laws and regulations) that maintain order and organization of society; Music (乐, spelt Yue in Pinyin), by bringing out human goodness, is believed to be capable of arousing a harmonious feeling among people and contributes to a unified harmonious nation. ‘Ceremony and Music’ (“礼乐”), a term roughly approximating to the idea of the legal / moral code and cultural values, have together been the two fundamental tenets of government that most rulers in the traditional Chinese society have upheld, adopted and applied, since they were first introduced in the early Western Zhou Dynasty.
iii The name of the Academy (and later motto of the University)求是(spelt Qiu-Shi in Pinyin), meaning Seeking Truth, happens to coincide with the University motto of Harvard – Veritas, which means Truth.
iv Kan Repeated is the Kan Hexagram, symbolic of pitfalls or dangers. It is the hexagram of Shui, the water, which, in its context in易经 (The Book of Changes) and the interpretations thereof, represents such qualities as sincerity, perseverance and due action that should lead him to ultimately prevail and triumph in the face of obstacles or dangers.
v This refers to the process of learning whereby道, the Way, is eventually attained to. Here the Way is understood to be a reference to the teachings of the Sage, a morally correct way of conduct and life, and, for that matter, the requirements of the country. It is believed that the Way is achievable only as a result of one’s being educated and through the process of cultivating and perfecting one’s moral character and integrity. In broader interpretations, 道is the Law of Heaven and Earth, the Way of all things or the general truths of the world.
vi This同in 天下来同would be an obvious reference to 大同(spelt Da-Tong in Pinyin), the Confucian ideal of perfect society in which the State exists for the people and people enjoy universal equality, to mention a few of the visions embodied in the term. In the Taoist classics, this refers to the way of individual life that is brought into perfect harmony with the universe or nature, as a result of following the Tao.
（译者系浙江大学外语学院教师）