What is Love?
My friend is going to celebrate his 20th anniversary. So he asked me to translate his sweet sweet note for his Cantonese wife. I was glad to do it for him :)
I said this but you said that.
I wanted to fly to the moon but you wanted the pleasures of the lake.
I would like to have Cantonese tonight but you hungered for Middle Eastern!
We are of two different creatures.
Together for exactly twenty years,
Not a single day were we apart.
You let me have my way and I also budge.
If this is not love,
Then I do not know its name.
My figurative Chinese version...
我論天文, 你却話花間好.
我要飛天, 你仍留恋於湖間水.
我思食粵菜,你痕試清真味.
兩人兩心異.
整整二十年,未曾一日有分離.
你讓一步, 我退一尺.
若此非愛,
我不知我們之間是何物.
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Corrections · 14
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It's my honor. Thank you.
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I shall forward your translation to my colleague! I'm sure he will be very happy that you have made it into such a lovely poem for his wife.
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Thank you Brook! I learn so much from you :)
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好可愛的情詩. 忍不住根據Jeff 版本再寫一次: 我論天文. 你道花間. 我欲上青天. 你留連湖水間. 我思食粵菜. 你恆嗜清真味. 兩種情懷. 兩樣心思. 二十年來. 一日不分. 你讓一歩. 我敬一尺. 若此非愛. 情為何物? 註: 花間集是詞集. 是雙關語. 欲上青天即攬(覽)明月之意(李白)
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@Amy:每人桃花運会到.問題是遲早.鶼鰈遲來比任何情好 :)
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