Yuefu Poetry: A Pledge ~ 汉乐府《上邪》 with English Translations

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小编导读:《上邪》是汉代乐府诗歌。《上邪》是一首情歌,是女主人公忠贞爱情的自誓之词。女主人公自“山无陵”一句以下连用五件不可能的事情来表明自己生死不渝的爱,深情奇想。《上邪》情感真挚,气势豪放,表达欲突破封建礼教的女性的真实情感,被誉为“短章中神品”。

汉乐府《上邪》

上邪!
我欲与君相知,
长命无绝衰。
山无陵,
江水为竭,
冬雷阵阵,
夏雨雪,
天地和,
乃敢与君绝!

A Pledge

By heaven,
I shall love you
To the end of time!

Till mountains crumble,
Streams run dry,
Thunder rumbles in winter,
Snow falls in summer,
And the earth mingles with the sky —
Not till then will I cease to love you!

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