英诗汉译的音韵传神原则——从翻译叶芝诗作《湖中小岛茵尼斯弗里》谈起

Rehabilitating the Musicality of Poetry in the Translation of W. B. Yeats' The Lake Isle of Innisfree

音乐性不仅关乎诗歌的形式格律和审美效果,而且是作品思想内涵的载体,是诗歌翻译中不可忽视的重要因素。音韵传神的译诗原则主张尊重原诗的音律特点,通过重构音乐性使诗的内涵在译作中得到充分再现。叶芝早期诗作《湖中小岛茵尼斯弗里》的音乐性与其思想内容休戚相关,翻译的关键在于借助音乐性传达诗作隐含的思想内涵。

Musicality is an indispensable element of poetry, contributing not just to a poem 5 s aesthetic effect, but also to the transmission of its connotative meaning. The close connection between musicality and connotation is therefore a significant factor for poetry translation. A translator must try to rehabilitate the musicality of the original if he wishes to bring its connotation to life. This paper expounds the musicality principle in poetry translation by elaborating how such rehabilitation can be possible in the course of translating The Lake Isle of Innisfree, one of W. B. Yeats’ early poems.