无名氏《红绣鞋·一个日请千钟美禄》 -英译元曲-中英双语赏析-经典翻译

红绣鞋

无名氏

一个日请[1]千钟美禄，

一个家无担石之储。

天理如何有荣枯[2]？

一个三十二上居陋巷，

一个二十四考做中书，

都做了北邙山下土。

注释：

[1]日请：每天进账。

[2]荣枯：繁华与衰落的交替。

Tune: Embroidered Red Shoes

Anonymous

One enjoyed wealth all men adore;

Another had no food in store.

Is Heaven just or unfair?

At thirty-two one lived in a house bare;

Another became premier at twenty-four.

Now both are buried in the open air.