2017年catti高級口譯:魚玄機·《代人悼亡》

　　曾睹夭桃想玉姿，帶風楊柳認蛾眉。

　　珠歸龍窟知誰見，鏡在鸞臺話向誰。

　　從此夢悲煙雨夜，不堪吟苦寂寥時。

　　西山日落東山月，恨想無因有了期。

　　Mourning for Another

　　YuXuanji

　　Freshpeaches I have seen

　　remindme of her delicate form;

　　inwindswept willows I recognize

　　herfeathery, moth-like brows.

　　Thepearl has returned

　　tothe dragon cave;

　　whowill see her now?

　　Themirror’s still here,

　　butthe phoenix is gone;

　　howcan they converse?

　　Onmisty rainy nights from now,

　　dreamswill be of sorrow;

　　noncecan bear the silent pain

　　whendesolate, alone.

　　Thesun has set and disappeared

　　beyondthe western slopes;

　　andnow the moon has risen

　　overthe eastern hills:

　　howbitter it is to think of how

　　theend can come without cause.

　　(Bannie Chow, Thomas Cleary 譯)

　　Elegy on Another’s Behalf

　　YuXuanji

　　Theyoung peach I glimpsed calls to mind her jade beauty,

　　Willowstrailing in the wind I recognize her moth eyebrows.

　　Thepearl has returned to the dragon’s cave, who shall see it again? 1

　　Themirror remains on the phoenix stand, but to whom shall I speak? 2

　　Fromnow on, in dreams I will grieve through nights of mist and rain,

　　Unableto bear bitter chanting when I am lonely.

　　Asthe sun sets on the western mountains, the moon rises in the east,

　　Butthere is no way to end my regretful thoughts.

　　1.Cf. Zhuangzi, chap. 32: “A pearl worth a thousand gold pieces certainly belongsin the nine-layered abyss, beneath the chin of a black dragon.”

　　2.According to legend, the king of Jibin (Kashmir) once bought a female phoenix.Despite being fed the most expensive delicacies, she refused to sing. Afterthree years the king’s wife said to him, “I’ve heard that if a phoenix sees itslike, it will sing. Why not hang a mirror in front of her?” The king followedher advice. The phoenix saw her reflection and cried out broken-heartedly.Spreading her wings, she rose into the air once and died.