水调歌头.重上井冈山
Prelude To Water Melody
——Back to the Jingang Mountains
作者｜毛泽东 (Mao Zedong)
英译｜周柯楠 (Zhou Kenan)
久有凌云志，
I’ve long cherished high aspirations
重上井冈山。
To go back to the Jinggang Mountains
千里来寻故地，
Traveled a thousand miles to look for the old haunt
旧貌换新颜。
Which has taken on a new look
到处莺歌燕舞，
Orioles are singing and swallows dancing everywhere
更有潺潺流水，
What’s more,there’re gurgling brooks
高路入云天。
Roads extending to the high clouds
过了黄洋界，
Across the post Huangyangjie
险处不须看。
Precipitous as it is, it’s not difficult to climb
风雷动，
Windstorms are raging
旌旗奋，
Banners and flags fluttering
是人寰。
This is the world we live in
三十八年过去，
Thirty eight years have passed
弹指一挥间。
Just in a blink of an eye
可上九天揽月，
Going up to the sky to reach for the moon
可下五洋捉鳖，
Going down to the ocean to catch soft-shelled turtles
谈笑凯歌还。
Which can be successfully done in talking and laughing
世上无难事，
Nothing in the world is difficult to achieve
只要肯登攀。
As long as you’re willing to endeavour
