爱华网昨天偶然听到了这首由美国三人组合peterpaul and mary演唱的男女生对唱歌曲Monday Morning.出自1965年发行的A song will rise这张专辑.有些年数了,但对我来说感觉还很清新,毕竟英语对唱的歌曲平时听得很少.听歌看英语歌词,再来看看中文翻译是我的习惯.
通过百度你能很轻松地搜索到中英对照的歌词,几乎所有的信息都来自一个相似的版本,然而这个版本里面的错误有几处很致命也很隐密.看到网上以讹传讹如此盛行,我感觉如鲠在喉,不吐不快.
我搜索了大约10个国外英语歌曲网站,与正宗的男女对唱版本对照听,歌词是完全一致的.网上还能听到男生吉他独唱的歌曲版本,歌词是相同的.
正确的歌词应该是这样的,也只能是这样的:
Early onemornin' one mornin' in spring
To hear the birds whistle the nightingales sing
I met a fair maiden who sweetly did sing
I'm going to be married next Monday morning.
How old are you my fair young maid,
Here in this valley this valley so green
How old are you my fair young maid,
I'm goin' to be sixteen next Monday mornin'.
Well sixteen years old, that's too young for to marry
So take my advice, five years longer to tarry
For marriage brings troubles and sorrows begin
So put off your wedding for Monday mornin'.
You talk like a mad man, a man with no skill
Two years I've been waiting against my own will
Now I'm determined to have my own way
And I'm going to be married next Monday mornin'
And next Monday mornin' the bells they will ring
And my true love will buy me a gay gold ring
Also he'll buy me a new pretty gown
To wear at my wedding next Monday mornin'
Next Monday night when I go to my bed
And I turn round to the man that I've wed
Around his middle my two arms I will fling,
And I wish to my soul it was Monday mornin'.
通过"千千静听"听这首歌,自动看到的是这样的中英文歌词版本,也是目前网上非常流行的版本,中文翻译我感觉还可以,但是对于歌词本身我认为有几处错误.(纠错和点评以红色字体表示.)
Early one morning one morning inspring.春日里的一个早晨
To hear the birds whistle.鸟儿在歌唱
The nightingale sing.夜莺在啼叫(nightingales 应该不是一只夜莺,也与上句的birds相对应)
I met a fair maiden who sweety did sing.我遇见一位淑女在婉转歌吟
(sweetly,词典中查不到sweety。推测为笔误)
I'm going 2 B married next Mondaymorning.下周一早晨我就要出嫁
How old are U my fair young maid.年轻的淑女芳龄几何
Here in this valley,this valley so green.住在这青翠的山谷之中
How old are U my fair young maid.年轻的淑女芳龄几何
I'm going 2 B sixteen next Monday morning.下周一我就年满16岁了
Well sixteen years old. 16岁结婚为时太早
That's 2 young 4 2 marry.听我一句再过5年还不迟
So make my advice five years later 2marry.婚姻会来麻烦(longer totarry,网上所有的中英对照版本这个地方都搞错了, tarry:耽搁)
For marriagebrings troubles & sorrows.悲伤从此开始
Begin so put off Ur wedding 4 Mondaymorning.奉劝你把周一的婚期推迟
(sorrows与begin断句错误,应该相连成句)
U talk like a mad man,a man with noskill.你说起话来像个无知的疯子
Three years I've been waiting against my ownwill.我已经违心等了整整两年(不明白,为什么非要将'three years' 译为'整整两年'不可)
And nowI'm determined 2 have my own way.现在我已下定决心
And I'm going 2 B married next Monday morning.下周一我一定要成亲
Next Monday morning the bells they'll ring.下周一早晨钟声将敲响
My true love'll buy me a gay goldenring.心上人带来的戒指金光闪亮
(gold, golden ring是镀金戒指, gold ring才是金戒指)
Also he'll buy me a new pretty gown.他还会捎上一件好看的新衣
To ware at my wedding next Mondaymorning.周一的婚礼我要把它穿起来
(wear ,ware是名词,用品物品之意,与穿衣没有任何关系。推测为笔误)
Next Monday night when I go 2 mybed.下周一晚当我走向婚床
And I turn around 2 the man that I've wed.回过身去面对我新郎
Around his middle my two arms I'll fling.我把双臂拥向他的腰身
And I wish 2 my soul it was Monday morning.衷心祈求此刻是周一早晨
歌词网址:http://www.clyric.com/lyrics/196583/PETER,+PAUL+&+MARY--MONDAY+MORNING
MP3下载网址:http://www.jointtone.com/...y_MondayMorning.mp3
听正宗歌曲,看正宗歌词,将英语歌曲翻译进行到底,累乎?乐乎?兼而有之.
