Books Review

  今年的读书升级上平板了。包括『书香云集』在内的网站可以找到许多专为手机和平板设计的文件格式或排版尺寸(A7)。由于爱问资料的服务有些问题,最近的电子书都转到了新浪微盘上。

以下是部分中文書目───
海 宴:《琅琊榜》
鲜 橙:《阿麦从军》、《和亲公主》
随波逐流《一代军师》(重读)
蘇 蘇:《夙夜宫声》(好多「坑」啊)
潇湘冬儿《十一处特工皇妃》
桐 华:《步步惊心》(太自恋,後更拍成电视剧尽得其髓)
小 春:《不负如来不负卿》
猫 腻:《间客》(太长了)、《朱雀记》(没读完)
严歌苓:《铁梨花》、《第九个寡妇》
何 伟:《消失中的江城》
新垣平:《剑桥倚天屠龙史》(修订本)
魏 新:《东汉那些事儿》(第一部)
王晓磊:《卑鄙的圣人》(第一部)
吕 峥:《明朝一哥王阳明》
介 末:《裸婚》


★下载★天碟书架爱问资料新浪微盘微盘搜索百度云盘

电视剧《民兵葛二蛋》

时下草根茂盛,这算是今年的贺岁剧吧。虽然仍是一般的故事套路,但着点略异,又是多位实力型演员加美女(如享有『小章子怡』之称的童瑶),热闹非凡。


导 演:韦大军、林 柯;
编 剧:束 焕、朱 林;
主 演:黄渤高虎童瑶阎娜李梦男汤晶媚
资 料:百度百科


Adele Lyrics

Since earlier 2012 started translating "Set Fire To The Rain" (to Chinese), then getting into more Adele lyrics in last couple months, finally done 12 songs based on her "Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)" DVD (There is no BlueRay edition yet and the DVD quality is not the best, although it includes a bonus CD). Left a few songs (e.g. "Love Song") not translated, this project has come to close.

In general, Adele songs are great music to listen (specially due to her voice). But the lyrics (in original English) are not very poetic (in the sense of poetry prospect of Chinese literature). Without liking the performance so much, it would be hard to complete the translation for so many of her songs. Now Adele has become another great accomplishment in my Chinese lyrics collection after ABBA and Boney M.

  阿黛儿的词曲和唱功确有其实力,以如此年轻成就乐坛,更不知有多少人翻唱或重新演绎过她的歌曲。从翻译的角度,若仅以歌词而论,虽不乏佳句,但其诗境绝非上品。这里固然有语言和文化方面的差异,可能与其社会生活背景有极大关系。就像『皇家艾伯厅演唱会』上,即使身处高雅乐堂,阿黛儿仍是掩不住频频的『口头禅』。好在为人性情直白,率真自然,加之其歌唱入情入戏,又和观众有良好的互动,纵有微瑕不能掩瑜。

  说到此次歌词的转释,诚所未有之挑战。初时叹其歌意,似有神传,惟难入中文诗韵。余乏乐理,仅随曲而吟,以自然口语入词,又求文字工整,暗合音律。古人诗歌有『比、赋、兴』之说,先辈翻译追『信、达、雅』之则。自宋以来,曲词的发展虽依托乐律,但词之本身独咏成长短句。那么今天结合流行歌曲传唱广泛的要求,个人以为最佳之境在於守古法而出新词,重曲调而随原韵。以下数例正是这种追求原韵和节奏,即可依调而歌,又能读行成诗的尝试:

沒留下一词,你如此地绝情,  No final kiss to seal anything,
在爱与恨之间我分不出输赢。  I had no idea of the state we were in

若非兩情成永愛(有時兩情終成愛),  Sometimes it lasts in love but
惟余傷心和無奈(有時只剩下傷害)。  Sometimes it hurts instead

你的愛还有没有,    There's a side to you
譲我猜不透、猜不透;  That I never knew, never knew
你所有的安慰,     All the things you'd say
從来難信守、難信守。  They were never true, never true

你的机会,再给我一次  So come on and give me the chance
来证明我注定伴你一世  To prove that I'm the one who can
和你厮守直到轮回复始  Walk that mile until the end starts

In order to enjoy the songs or the live concert, all lyrics have been converted to *.srt subtitile files and uploaded to skydrive (see link at the bottom). The subtitles are in both English and Chinese (UTF-8 encoded). At the same time, for poetic reading, visit Divertida LZ's blog where most such translated lyrics are posted. Wish this entertains to cover Adele songs in Chinese poetic way!

★附:部分歌词見《没頭腦·札記·阿黛儿歌词集

★阿黛儿《皇家艾伯厅演唱会》曲目:

00:00:39 - Hometown Glory /《故国荣光》#
00:06:05 - I Will Be Waiting /《我会一直等候》#
00:10:58 - Don't You Remember /《無愛的挽歌》#
00:17:16 - Turning Tables /《旋转之桌》#
00:21:23 - Set The Fire To The Rain /《雨落情逝心已焚》#
00:27:49 - If It Hadn t Been For Love /《如果不是为了爱》#
00:33:28 - My Same /《依然是朋友》#
00:38:40 - Take It All /《让一切都带走》#
00:43:47 - Rumour Has It /《流言无忌》#
00:47:39 - Right As Rain
00:52:46 - One & Only /《爱的唯一》#
01:00:55 - Lovesong /《爱之歌》
01:07:25 - Chasing Pavements /《追逐》
01:12:03 - I Can't Make You Love Me /《无能为力》
01:17:55 - Make You Feel My Love /《让你感到我的爱》
01:26:39 - Someone Like You /《此情依旧/如你一样》#
01:33:08 - Rolling In The Deep /《沦陷回忆里》#
#加注:十二首为舟山填词,其他仍保留原碟字幕。

★视频:天碟目录 (to download video and *.srt subtitle files)