試以古體詩形式翻譯歌詞

陳敬銘

詩與歌，從來都是關系緊密，不可分割。《詩·大序》曰：“詩者，志之所之也。在心為志，發言為詩，情動于中而形于言。言之不足，故嗟嘆之。嗟嘆之不足，故詠歌之。詠歌之不足，不知手之舞之足之蹈之也。”從《詩經》到唐詩宋詞元曲，或詩為曲而作，或曲中有詩歌。

今天的流行歌曲，也常常會直接采用或間接借鑒詩歌來作為歌詞，如鄧麗君的《虞美人》、毛寧的《濤聲依舊》等即是如此。而當代英文歌曲也不乏歌詞優美、極具詩歌韻味的例子。愛爾蘭著名樂隊Westlife 的《Seasons in the Sun》就是這樣一首歌。這首歌最初版本是法國歌手Jaques Brel發表于1961年的《Le moribond》（將死之人）。這首歌曲旋律輕快，但基調悲傷，歌詞內容讓人傷感。其歌詞經歷了多次再創造的不斷的改編，行成了現今的英文版。

筆者很喜歡Westlife的作品，同時也熱愛中國詩歌。一次聽罷《Seasons in the Sun》，深受觸動，于是將其歌詞試譯為五言古體詩。譯作五言詩顧及了歌詞“詩”的屬性，但很大程度上丟掉了其“歌”的屬性。作為一次嘗試性的翻譯，希望可以借此拓寬我們翻譯材料的來源，也希望能引起更多譯者對歌詞翻譯的興趣。

原文譯文如下：

Seasons in the Sun

Goodbye to you my trusted friend

We've know each other since we were nine or ten

Together we've climbed hills and trees

Learned of love and ABC's

Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees

Goodbye my friend it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that spring is in the air

Pretty girls are everywhere

Think of me and I'll be there

We had joy we had fun

we had seasons in the sun

But the hills that we clim！

bed were just seasons out of time

Goodbye Papa please pray for me

I was the black sheep of the family

You tried to reach me right from wrong

Too much wine and too much song

Wonder how I got along

Goodbye papa it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that the spring is in the air

Little children everywhere

When you see them I'll be there

We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

Goodbye Michelle my little one

You gave me love and helped me find the sun

And every time theat I was down

And get my feet back on the ground

Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky

Now that the spring is in the air

With the flowers everywhere

I wish that we could both be there

We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

今別離

揮手別摯友，相識在童年。

山水共游蕩，學堂做同窗。

青春懵懂時，不免曾心傷。

如今我別去，友誼恒久長。

百鳥啁啾時，又是好春光。

佳人處處在，心與君同往。

年少多暢快，山水盡歡享。

青春歌與酒，俱已隨風往。

昔日好時節，如今杳茫茫

揮手別父親，我非好兒郎。

諄諄教上進，卻為歌酒狂。

當初少年事，不忍再思量。

如今我別去，父子恒久長。

百鳥啁啾時，又是好春光。

孩童遍為歡，心與父同往。

年少多暢快，山水盡歡享。

青春歌與酒，俱已隨風往。

昔日好時節，如今杳茫茫。

再別鄰家妹，猶憶竹馬上。

兩小相親愛，你是我陽光。

失落總相伴，每每撫我傷。

如今將別去，愛情恒久長。

百鳥啁啾時，又是好春光。

芳花爛漫處，愿與君同往。

年少多暢快，山水盡歡享。

青春歌與酒，俱已隨風往。

昔日好時節，如今杳茫茫。