英文童谣翻译

译文没了歌谣的味了，特别是最后一句

淡化说得很对，我先把最后一句改了。

我也来玩

猫小胖

小猫!小猫!
一只小猫.
它真叫胖.
睡在帽上.

猫小胖

小猫!小猫!
一只小猫.
胖的真妙.
帽上睡觉.

猫小胖

喵~!喵~!
一只小猫.
胖的像肉包.
帽上睡大觉.

猫小胖

喵~!喵~!
一只小猫.
胖的像肉包.
帽上睡大觉.

圆月饼，我喜欢你译的《猫小胖》，学习了，谢谢。

肥猫

咪仔咪仔
一只咪仔
肥肥胖胖
睡在帽上

谢谢五香豆豉和圆月饼前来捧场，你们的译文给了我很多启发，受益不浅，谢谢。

五香豆豉的译文很有趣，就是不太押韵，所以我更喜欢圆月饼的翻译。

Davy Davy

Davy Davy Dumpling,
Boil him in a pot,
Sugar him and butter him,
And eat him while he is hot.

饺子真带味

饺子真带味
锅里煨一煨
糖油来调味
趁热尝美味

翻译得不错，很押韵。

不错，快吃午饭了，看到你的美味饺子，感觉更饿了。

觉得泛舟把大卫音译成带味很巧妙。
我也来玩，想了半天，后一个似乎比较残忍，不过童谣里也有些吓唬小孩子的哈。
1
大卫饺

大卫饺
锅里煮
糖奶调
吃热乎

2
大卫饺

大卫小胖饺
热锅里打滚
罩上糖奶套
嘴里把他吞

谢谢叶素萍和圆月饼的鼓励

dumpling是饺子，记得原来我家孩子一年级英语教材上饺子的英文就是Jiaozi，是音译。中国传统美食，就用中国的名称，呵呵。

谢谢圆月饼的热情参与，你的译文还是蛮有趣的，就是读起来不太顺口，你说呢？

Little Bo-Peep

Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,

And doesn't know where to find them;

Leave them alone, and they'll come home,

Bringing their tails behind them.

《牧羊女小波》

小波丢了她的羊，

不知哪里找回来；

不急不急，它们自己会回来，

摇着尾巴就回来。

哈哈，查字典的时候找到张图
图片占位：http://www.nurseryrhymesonline.com/images/little-bo-peep.jpg

小洋洋

小洋洋丢了羊
没有蛛丝和马迹
随它去,别着急
摇尾回家不用觅

个人觉得，第二个译文语言不太口语化，不象儿歌的语言，特别是第二句“没有蛛丝和马迹”，完全是成人的语言，缺少童趣。

本人还是喜欢第一个译文，呵呵。

Now the Day is Over

Now the day is over,

Night is drawing nigh,

Shadows of the evening

Steal across the sky.

Now the darkness gathers,

Stars begin to peep,

Birds and beasts and flowers

Soon will be asleep.

《白天走了》

白天走了，

夜晚来了，

暮色浓了，

天空暗了。

黑夜深了，

星星闪了，

花儿鸟儿，

就要睡了。

很简洁，很押韵，我喜欢。

“暮色浓了”这句特别好。

我想把“星星闪了”改成“星星亮了”。表情占位：s:134

Shadows of the evening

Steal across the sky.

这句似乎没有原文的意境，尤其没有steal的味道。表情占位：s:141

我个人觉得，“星星闪了”比“星星亮了”更符合“peep”的意味。

“steal”一词有“潜行，悄悄变化”之义， “暮色浓了，天空暗了”也是一个渐进的过程。

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill,
To fetch a pail of water;
Jack fell down, and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.

Then up Jack got, and home did trot,
As fast as he could caper;
He went to bed, to mend his head,
With vinegar and brown paper.

杰克和吉尔

杰克吉尔上山头，
快去打水不回头；
杰克一跤跌破头，
吉尔也摔一跟头。

杰克飞快下山头，
跑回家中包扎头；
用上醋和牛皮纸，
匆匆上床护好头。

一韵到底，不错咯。

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat

Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been?
I've been up to London to visit the Queen.
Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you do there?
I frightened a little mouse under her chair.

《小猫，小猫》

小猫，小猫，你在哪？
伦敦宫里见陛下。
小猫，小猫，你干啥？
赶走老鼠为陛下。

把原文的“Queen”译成“陛下”很巧妙，既不违背基本意思，又兼顾了押韵的需要。

你怎么老是自己评自己呀？如果有翻译心得，直接发在主帖里好了，大家可以交流。。表情占位：s:125

你这首没翻对，问的是小猫去了哪儿？是去过了，不是在哪儿。。还有，这儿歌是一问一答，逗趣的。

陪你玩一个吧。。赫赫

小猫，小猫，去哪儿玩啦？
我去伦敦拜见女皇陛下啦。
小猫，小猫，去那儿干啥？
我把她座下的老鼠吓傻啦。

囡囡妈这个译文很生动，但是语言不够简洁，不太象儿歌了。

翻译本来就是一个再创作，适当地改变原文时态，也是可以的。有的译者在再创作时，连体裁都改了呢！

Go to Bed Late

Go to bed late,

Stay very small;

Go to bed early,

Grow very tall.

《笨宝宝，晚睡觉》

笨宝宝，晚睡觉，

身体差，个子小；

好宝宝，早睡觉，

身体壮，个子高。

翻译时巧妙运用增词减词法，可以使译文更加生动自然。

大笑，你这翻译诗比原文还押韵呢表情占位：s:133

表情占位：s:135不错哦

为什么不能自己给自己评分啊？

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;

All the King's horses and all the King's men

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

《矮冬瓜》

矮冬瓜，墙头坐，

一不小心掉下来；

国王兵马赶过来，

都没办法救回来。

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Mary, Mary, quite contrary,

How does your garden grow?

With silver bells and cockle shells

And pretty maids all in a row.

《玛丽是个倔丫头》

玛丽是个倔丫头，

她的园子猜不透？

银色铃铛白贝壳，

美女成行有看头。

Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,

The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.

Where is the boy that looks after the sheep?

He's under a haycock, fast asleep.

Will you wake him? No, not I!

For if I do, he's sure to cry.

《小小蓝孩》

小小蓝孩，快吹号角，

牛吃玉米，羊要吃草。

牧羊蓝孩，哪里去了？

干草堆下，睡上一觉。

叫醒他吗？不要不要！

好梦中断，一定号啕。

为什么不能自己给自己评分啊？

不是很喜欢“号啕”这个词，觉得太歇斯底里，不适合小牧童；而且cry是不是有可能是“大叫”的意思呢？
整首诗翻译得很活泼，赞

我今天又修改了一遍，希望能比原来的好一些。

There Was and Old Woman

There was an old woman

who lived in a shoe,

She had so many children

She didn't know what to do;

She gave them some broth

without any bread;

And scolded them soundly

and put them to bed.

《有个老妇人》

有个老妇人，

鞋子里安身，

孩子那么多，

实在太费神；

给他们喝汤，

却没有面包；

痛快骂一场，

赶他们上床。

翻得不错啊

有个老太婆，整日鞋里坐，
孩子一大帮，缠得她心慌，
面包不给吃，孩子们只喝汤，
还被太婆骂，催着快上床。

帮楼上修一下。。

有个老太婆，整日鞋里坐，
孩子一大帮，缠得她心慌，
面包没的吃，只有汤几口，
噼啪一通骂，催着快上床。

改得不错，不过还是有点小问题：

有个老太婆，整日鞋里坐，
孩子一大帮，缠得她心慌，
面包没的吃，只有几口汤，
噼啪一通骂，催着快上床

后面两句没说清是孩子没得吃，催孩子上床

这个还有一个同题翻译的，好多版本呢

Boys and Girls, Come out to Play

Boys and girls, come out to play,

The moon doth shine as bright as day.

Leave your supper and leave your sleep,

And meet your playfellows in the street.

Come with a whoop and come with a call,

Come with a good will or not at all.

Up the ladder and down the wall,

A halfpenny loaf will serve us all.

You find milk, and I'll find flour,

And we'll have a pudding in half an hour.

《男孩女孩出来玩》

男孩女孩出来玩，

月光不比日光暗。

饭儿觉儿缓一缓，

见见伙伴街上玩。

叫一叫，喊一喊，

开开心心不要烦。

爬梯子，跨栏杆，

抢个面包舔一舔。

倒牛奶，找面团，

做个布丁尝一尝。

Go to Bed First

Go to bed first,

A golden purse;

Go to bed second,

A golden pheasant;

Go to bed third,

A golden bird.

《第一个睡觉》

第一个睡觉觉，

金钱包怀里抱；

第二个睡觉觉，

金山鸡床头叫；

第三个睡觉觉，

金小鸟手中跳。

The Man in the Moon

The man in the moon

came down too soon,

And asked his way to Norwich;

He went by the south,

and burnt his mouth

With supping cold pease porridge.

《月亮上的人》

月亮上面有个人，

来到地球做客人，

去诺里奇问路人；

他朝南方一直走，

喝喝清凉豌豆粥，

一不小心烫了口。

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Mary had a little lamb

Its fleece was white as snow;

And everywhere that Mary went

The lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day,

Which was against the rules;

It made the children laugh and play

To see a lamb at school.

《玛丽有只小羊羔》

玛丽有只小羊羔，

毛儿白得象雪糕；

玛丽无论去哪里，

都会带上小羊羔。

一天玛丽去学校，

大着胆子带羊羔；

小朋友们哈哈笑，

围着羊羔看热闹。

The Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts,

She made some tarts

All on a summer's day.

The Knave of Hearts

He stole the tarts

And took them clean away.

The King of Hearts,

Called for the tarts

And beat the Knave full sore.

The Knave of Hearts,

Brought back the tarts

And vowed he'd steal no more.

《红桃王后》

红桃王后宫中坐，

夏日忙把甜饼做。

贴身仆人馋嘴猫，

偷走甜饼快逃脱。

国王气得直哆嗦，

痛打仆人无处躲。

乖乖交饼忙求饶，

发誓以后不犯错。

Sleepy-Time

Sleepy-time has come for my baby,

Baby now is going to sleep.

Kiss Mama good night

And we'll turn out the light,

While I tuck you in bed

'Neath your covers tight.

Sleepy-time has come for my baby,

Baby now is going to sleep.

《瞌睡虫》

瞌睡虫，上眼角，

小宝宝，要睡觉。

妈咪为你盖毛毯，

宝宝裹好才会暖。

亲亲妈咪说晚安，

我们快来把灯关。

瞌睡虫，上眼角，

小宝宝，要睡觉。

Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John

Went to bed with his trousers on;

One shoe off, and the other shoe on,

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.

《小睡饺》

我的儿子约翰是个小睡饺，

没脱裤子就睡觉；

一只鞋脱了，另一只还跟脚，

我的儿子约翰是个小睡饺。

Bye, Baby Bunting

Bye, baby bunting,

Daddy's gone a-hunting,

Gone to get a rabbit-skin,

To wrap my baby bunting in.

《睡吧睡吧胖娃娃》

睡吧睡吧胖娃娃，

爸爸打猎顶呱呱，

打张兔皮带回家，

做个睡袋送娃娃。

Bed in Summer

In winter I get up at night

And dress by yellow candle-light.

In summer, quite the other way,

I have to go to bed by day.

I have to go to bed and see

The birds still hopping on the tree,

Or hear the grown-up people's feet

Still going past me in the street.

And does it not seem hard to you,

When all the sky is clear and blue,

And I should like so much to play,

To have to go to bed by day?

《夏天的床》

冬天起床天不亮，

借着烛光穿衣裳。

夏天上床天还亮，

感觉真是不一样。

隔着窗户往外瞧，

小鸟树上蹦蹦跳，

大人走路声不小，

来来往往多热闹。

天空清澈又碧蓝，

现在睡觉有点难，

多想出去玩一玩，

天黑上床也不晚。

Tumbling

In jumping and tumbling

We spend the whole day,

'Til night by arriving

Has finished our play.

What then? One and all,

There's no more to be said,

As we tumbled all day,

So we tumble to bed.

《翻筋斗》

蹦蹦跳跳翻筋斗，

高高兴兴跟我走，

迷迷糊糊天黑了，

安安静静休息喽。

不翻筋斗也不皮，

你瞧我来我瞧你，

一天筋斗翻累了，

赶快翻进被窝里。

Bobby Shaftoe

Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea,

Silver buckles at his knee,

He'll come back and marry me,

Bonny Bobby Shaftoe.

《鲍比沙夫托》

小水手鲍比沙夫托，

银色的扣子象花朵，

海上回来就要娶我，

帅气的鲍比沙夫托。

This Little Piggy

This little piggy went to market,

This little piggy stayed at home,

This little piggy had roast beef,

And this little piggy had none,

And this little piggy went,

“Wee-wee-wee-wee-wee”

All the way home.

《五只小猪》

一只小猪去市场，

一只小猪家中躺，

一只小猪吃牛扒，

一只小猪饿肚肠，

还有一只小猪娃，

哭哭啼啼跑回家。

Little Fred

When little Fred went to bed,

He always said his prayers;

He kissed Mama, and then Papa,

And straightaway went upstairs.

《小佛瑞德》

小佛瑞德要睡觉，

念念有词做祷告；

亲亲妈咪和爸比，

快步上楼不吵闹。

Goosey, Goosey, Gander

Goosey, goosey, gander,

Whither shall I wander?

Upstairs and downstairs

And in my lady's chamber.

There I met an old man

Who would not say his prayers,

So I took him by the left leg

And threw him down the stairs.

《鹅，鹅，鹅》

鹅，鹅，鹅，

摇摇摆摆想去哪？

楼梯上上又下下，

小姐闺房是我家。

撞见一个老哥哥，

哼哼叽叽不说话，

偷偷拽他腿一下，

滚倒在地象傻瓜。

Hickory, Dickory, Dock

Hickory, dickory, dock.

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

the mouse ran down,

Hickory, dickory, dock.

《滴答滴答小挂钟》

滴答滴答小挂钟，

老鼠好奇爬上钟。

钟儿突然大声响，

咚的一声一点钟。

老鼠吓得逃离钟，

滴答滴答小挂钟。

这是首儿歌来着，我给翻译略作修改，唱起来效果还满不错呢！

小小波波  丢了羊
不知到哪里找回来

不急不急  它们会回来
夹着尾巴回家来

最后一句是灰溜溜夹着尾巴回来的意思(不用找，等它们自己饿了冷了回家来当然是灰溜溜的)。

lotta的译文比较简洁，最后一句译得好有趣，呵呵。

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引用第4楼译海泛舟于2010-12-14 18:28发表的  :
lotta的译文比较简洁，最后一句译得好有趣，呵呵。
呵呵，这根本就是我篡改你的作品啊。

音频我找到了，我截下一段(这个歌其实有好几段，但每段调子相同)，让你听一听，也许可以原谅我对你原作的砍伐。说明一下，只是为了演示曲调我才放上来的。