卞之琳的译诗理论和实践

Bian Zhilin's Theory and Practice in Verse Translation

英诗汉译,中国从来就存在两派:一派是以白话来译,一开始效果就较好,例如胡适用白话试译的现代美国女诗人莎拉·替斯代尔(Sara Teasdale)的抒情诗《关不住了》(Over the Roofs)。另一派是以汉语旧体诗来译西方格律诗,效果多半不佳,因为旧诗清规戒律多,局限性较大,难以用来移植西诗形式,即使西诗的思想内容,它亦不易使之恰如其分地再现。削足适履,势所难免。请看下例:

Bian is the representative of the modern school, who has developed the principle advocated by the modern school systematically into a comprehensive and applicable theory, the core of which is to have 'dun' (顿) in place of foot (步) so as to transplant the English poetic form as much as possible. Meanwhile, he and his followers carry out the theory strictly and effectively. The original and translation of the poem The Solitary Reaper by Wordsworth are quoted in contrast to illustrate that the poet and translator is consistent in his theory and practice.At the end of the paper the author states as a conclusion that 'dun in place of foot' is a practical means in translating English verse and that 'resemblance in form' is an appropriate principle in English verse translation.