“Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind”is taken from a play <As You Like It> by William Shakespeare. The lyric propounds a contrast between the benevolence of nature and the ingratitude of men. The theme is pervaded in this play.

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《吹吧，吹吧，凛冽的冬风》出自莎翁的喜剧《皆大欢喜》。这首诗主要阐释了大自然的友善和人们的忘恩负义的丑陋行径之间的鲜明对比。这个主题贯穿了整个喜剧。下面来看一下原诗和我的拙译。

Blow, blow, thou winter wind,

Thou art not so unkind

As man’s ingratitude;

Thy tooth is not so keen,

Although thy breath be rude.

Heigh-ho! Sing, heigh-ho!unto the green holly:

Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly,

Then, heigh-ho, the holly!

This life is most jolly.

 

Freeze, freeze, thou bitter shy,

That dost not bite so nigh

As benefits forget:

Though thou the waters warp,

Thy sting is not so sharp

As friend remembered not.

Heigh-ho! Sing, heigh-ho!unto the green holly:

Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly,

Then, heigh-ho, the holly!

This life is most jolly.

译文：

吹吧，吹吧，凛冽的冬风，

汝之风虽不甚友善，

却不及世人之薄情。

其为气也虽厉，

其牙却非锐器，

风萧萧兮无形。

且向冬青歌一曲，

友交逢场多作戏，

恩爱浓时太痴情。

噫嘘唏冬青！

唯有此生最得意。

 

冻吧，冻吧，冰冷的天空，

汝之寒虽不甚友善，

却不及人世之寡义。

其为冰也水面凸，

其为刺也虽锋利，

却不及友之不念旧情。

且向冬青歌一曲，

友交逢场多作戏，

恩爱浓时太痴情。

噫嘘唏冬青！

唯有此生最开心。