歌詞英_中 - 翻譯

Hamiltion avatar
By Hamiltion
at 2010-09-23T23:06

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歌曲是保羅賽門的戰時祈禱,很美的旋律,涵有詩意的、深切的關懷。

我自己照文義脈絡翻中。 但並不確定我是不是完全理解正確,尤其是副歌部分,
有幾點疑問標在原/譯文之後,希望版大提供糾正指教。

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Wartime Prayers (2006 `Surprise')
Music & Lyrics by Paul F. Simon
中譯: jurian0101

Prayers offered in times of peace    平靖時日獻出的祈禱
are silent conversations,   總是,寂然無聲的交流。
Appeals for love or love's release   祈求愛,或愛的結束
In private invocations   以隱秘的祝願。
But all that is changed now,   但一切不復從前。
Gone like a memory from the   像戰火來襲以前的記憶
day before the fires.    一樣一去難返。
People hungry for the voice of God   渴求聖恩神籲的人們,
Hear lunatics and liars   卻向狂人與騙徒傾聽。
Wartime prayers, wartime prayers    戰時祈禱,戰時的祈禱
In every language spoken,   以每種語言訴說、
For every family scattered and broken.   為每個失散破碎的家庭禱告。

Because you cannot walk with the holy,    因你不能與聖徒們並行,
If you're just a halfway decent man.   你只是個不完美的正直人。
I don't pretend that I'm a mastermind   而我不想假裝我是
With a genius marketing plan.   有著高明解決方案的謀略者。
I'm trying to tap into some wisdom,   我只想替智慧再增加一點火花,
Even a little drop will do.   即使再微小也有助:
I want to rid my heart of envy    我只想趕走心裡的嫉妒、
And cleanse my soul of rage    清空我靈魂之中的暴怒
Before I'm through.    直到我大澈大悟。

Times are hard, it's a hard time 時值艱困,正難度過的時間。
But everybody knows all about harder times.但人人都知道,更糟的還未到來。
The thing is, what are you gonna do? 實情是,你又奈他何。
Well, you cry and try to muscle through 只能掛著淚水,掙扎度過,
Try to rearrange your stuff 再試著重起爐灶。
But when the wounds are deep enough, 但若是創痕割的太痛太深,
It's all that we can bear, 我們能忍受的不過如此,
We wrap ourselves in prayer. 只好以禱告自我保護。

Because you cannot walk with the holy,   因你不能與聖徒們並行,
If you're just a halfway decent man.   你只是個不完美的正直人。
I don't pretend that I'm a mastermind   而我不想假裝我是
With a genius marketing plan.   有著高明解決方案的謀略者。
I'm trying to tap into some wisdom,   我只想替智慧再增加一點火花,
Even a little drop will do.   即使再微小也有助:
I want to rid my heart of envy   我只想趕走心裡的嫉妒、
And cleanse my soul of rage   清空我靈魂之中的暴怒
Before I'm through.   直到我大澈大悟

A mother murmurs in twilight sleep   母親在朦朧的夢中呢喃,
And draws her babies closer.   把孩子攜近身旁。
With hush-a-byes for sleepy eyes, 輕聲哄著惺忪的眼睛入夢,
And kisses on the shoulder.   又輕吻了他的肩頭。
To drive away despair   為了趕走絕望,
She says a wartime prayer. 她念著戰時的祈禱。

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Q:

)1. Because you cannot walk with the holy, if you're just a halfway decent man.
^^^^^^^ ^^ * * * * * * * * *

我翻成「因你不能與聖徒們並行,你只是個不完美的正直人。」但仍一直對原文奇特、
而且棘手的 Because...if 耿耿於懷,這搭配是怎麼回事?而且與文義理解也有關係。

這句要表達的是俗體凡胎,道德未臻完美的你我得不到救贖之類的嗎?

)2. I don't pretend that I'm a mastermind with a genius marketing plan.

翻成「而我不想假裝我是有著高明解決方案的謀略者。」我覺得這是保羅賽門稍帶幽默
地在自婊,是因為早期作品 Sound of Silence 當中有句歌詞 `Hear my words that I
might teach you, Take my arms that I might reach (out to) you. ' 似乎對聽者
暗示著詩人掌握著答案,但現在如果你問他,他只想跟你說答案他也莫宰羊 ^_^ 就醬

)3. Before I'm through

翻成「大澈大悟」有點私心了。直覺上這句放這有「直到審判日/redemption」的感覺。

不知道正不正確?

)4. twilight sleep

原來twilight sleep有朦朦朧朧的睡眠的義思,而不是我原本翻的「熹微晨光裡的淺睡」
翻譯常常不能望文生義XD

- - - 心得 - - -

詩意的歌詞難翻、口語化的歌詞很難翻、引用典故的超難翻、套用slang的無敵難翻...

結論是歌詞完全有所謂語言障礙,只有部分勉強能移植到中文。顆顆//

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All Comments

Hazel avatar
By Hazel
at 2010-09-25T23:33
because if you're just a halfway decent man, you cannot
Dorothy avatar
By Dorothy
at 2010-09-26T21:47
walk with the holy...
Kristin avatar
By Kristin
at 2010-09-30T23:47
所以是: 因為若你只是個不完美的正直人,你不能...
Olga avatar
By Olga
at 2010-10-01T02:51
跟兩段verse的最後一句一起看就瞭了,謝謝您
Donna avatar
By Donna
at 2010-10-02T13:17
halfway decent 夠好;love's release 也有死去愛人靈
Frederica avatar
By Frederica
at 2010-10-03T11:33
魂解脫(如 my love 指的是人),這是一解但不見得是正解
Poppy avatar
By Poppy
at 2010-10-07T12:34
不過 release 以釋放、解脫來看說不定會好些
Callum avatar
By Callum
at 2010-10-11T07:01
「祈求」似乎比較被動,appeals 幾近要求,企圖心較高
John avatar
By John
at 2010-10-11T23:16
halfway半調子,tape into借用/取用make use of,through掛掉
Joe avatar
By Joe
at 2010-10-15T00:21
kisses on the shoulder完全是為了押韻
Frederic avatar
By Frederic
at 2010-10-18T04:58
否則一般是forehead
Genevieve avatar
By Genevieve
at 2010-10-22T03:06
through 果然...XD
Hamiltion avatar
By Hamiltion
at 2010-10-25T02:57
tape--> tap

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