许渊冲先生在《诗书人生》中谈到自己对诗词的翻译。
许先生香港出版的《唐宋词一百首》中《长相思》译文如下：
See the Bian River flow
And the Si River flow!
By Ancient Ferry, mingling waves, they go;
The Southern hills reflect my woe.
My thought stretches endlessly;
My grief wretches endlessly.
Oh, when wil my husband come back to me?
Alone I lean on moonlit balcony.
许先生在《唐宋三百首》中《长相思》改译：
See Northern River flow
And Western River flow!
By Melon Islet, mingling waves, they go.
The Southern hills dotted with woe.
O how can I forget?
How can I not regret?
My deep sorrow will last till with you I have met.
Waiting from moonrise to moonset.
“李煜的“剪不断，理还乱，是离愁。别是一般滋味在心头”
Cut, it won’t break;
Ruled, it will make
A mess and wake
An unspeakable taste in the heart.
Such is the grief to part.
《临江仙》译文
Wave on wave the long river eastward falls away;
Gone are all heroes with its spray on spray.
Success or failure, right or wrong, all turn out vain;
Only green mountains still remain
To se the setting sun’s departing ray.
The white-haired fishermen sail on the stream with ease，
Accustomed to the autumn moon and vernal breeze.
A pot of wine in hand, they talk as they please.
How many things before and after
All melt into gossip and laughter!
八月Bayue
古诗词多有嚼字，嚼字根本没办法译，达到意境就行了，文化互通需要这样的翻译家，莎士比亚翻译成中文也损失了好多，但损失不意味着不去欣赏异国文化呀，毕竟不能为了来阅读和欣赏就去精通一门语言。
李世铭SFE
好
linden_yo
From hill to hill,no bird is in flight. From path to path,no man is in sigth. A lonely fisherman afloat is fishing sonw in lonely boat.
linden_yo
作为学英语的，我们早就知道了许老。我还有一本英译唐诗三百首。我喜欢他的翻译。尤其喜欢他翻译的“江雪”。可惜，我不是学翻译的。知道他去世了，我把他的著作，永远的西南联大。搜出来看了一遍。
不羁风轻
要把唐诗宋词翻译成外文要达到信雅达的境界的确难，先生牛啊！