相思

王维

红豆生南国，春来发几枝。

愿君多采撷，此物最相思。

英译一

Fond Memories

Red beans come from the Southern land,

In Spring the trees grow some new wands.

Please pluck more of the seed with your hands,

To show your love to friends it's grand.

英译二

Love Seeds

Love seeds grow in southern land,

In Spring they overload the trees.

Gather them till full is your hand,

They would revive fond of memories.

英译三

Fond Memories

Love peas are grown in a Southern climate,

A few branches burgeon in Spring time.

On your lip,try to gather as many as you can,

The best reminder of love between woman and

man.

英译欣赏

红豆，产于两广一带，又名相思子，形如豌豆，颜色为朱红色。古人常用其来象征爱情或相思。无论译为“red beans”还是“love peas”“love seeds”，均无不可。

“南国”，英译一、二都译成southern land，但英译三译为a Southern climate，用climate指地点，别具一格，有创意。

英译一完全采用aaaa押韵，英译二采用abab押韵，追求音韵美。英译三则不求押韵。英译一和英译二采用的句式很相似，时间地点表达很清楚，且通俗易懂。

唯一表现不同的是第二句“春来发几枝”，英译一用some，英译三用a few branches表示“几枝”，英译二则用In spring they overload the trees。

“此物最相思”，英译一倒装，应为it's grand to show your love to friends。英译二They would revive fond of memories，简洁，用revive表示引起相思。英译三The best reminder of love between woman and man，前面省略了they are。

究竟红豆是最能代表还是最能引起人们的思念之情呢？不同的理解产生不同的英译。