Selected English Poems with English-Chinese Translation

Author: Translated by: Sun Da-lu
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Publishing Date: 1999-10-01
Features: This book is a poetic translation by the renowned translator Sun Da-lu, featuring the most celebrated works of famous poets such as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and Browning. The translations employ Sun’s newly created poetic meter structure—syllable clusters—which vividly and authentically recreate the charm of the original works, serving as an excellent guide and companion for appreciating the originals. The book includes nearly a hundred timeless works by these great poets, all selected and translated by Sun Da-lu using his syllable cluster meter structure.
Excerpt: A Poison Tree [1]
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
[2]
And I watered it with fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
[3]
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.
[4]
And in my garden stole,
When night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
A Poison Tree [1]
I was angry with my friend:
I vented my anger, and it subsided.
I was angry with my foe:
I kept it silent, and it deepened.
[2]
I nurtured it with fear,
Day and night with tears I poured;
I basked it in smiles,
And with soft, deceitful tricks I fed it.
[3]
It grew both day and night,
Till it bore a bright apple.
My foe saw it gleam,
And knew it was mine.
[4]
When night veiled the world,
He stealthily stole into my garden;
In the morning, with joy I saw
My foe stretched beneath the tree.