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元曲汉译英赏析92:高祖还乡08-雎景臣(英汉对照)



Ju Jingchen (1303-?) alias Shunchen, styled Jingxian, was born in Yang-zhou. Ju was a diligent student ever since his childhood, but did not go very far in his official career. A fan of music, he was also a playwright, though none of his plays have survived. Three sequences of Sanqu poems have been preserved.

雎景臣(1303-?)一作舜臣,字景贤,扬州人。自幼好学,然仕途不得志。嗜音律,有杂剧行世,皆不传。散曲仅存套数三篇。

The First Emperor of the Han Dynasty Revisit His Native Place to the tune of Slow Chant Shaobian

哨遍·高祖还乡

VIII.

08

By freeing me from public service you can pay me back the money you owe me.

〔尾〕少我的钱差发内旋拨还,

By reducing my taxes you can repay the grain you owe me.

欠我的粟税粮中私准除。

I would never pester you for the debt, Liu San,

只道刘三谁肯把你揪捽住,

Why did you bother to change your name of your clan

白甚么改了姓、更了名、

To "Great-Grand-Father of Han?"

唤做汉高祖。