把中文诗歌翻译成英语的翻译家有:埃兹拉•庞德、爱德华•哈珀•帕克、阿瑟•戴维•韦利、翟理斯等。
以较为典型的庞德为例,他是美国诗人和文学评论家,意象派诗歌运动的重要代表人物,美国艺术文学院成员。他从中国古典诗歌、日本俳句中生发出“诗歌意象”的理论,为东西方诗歌的互相借鉴做出了卓越贡献。
他一生完成诗作、论文集、翻译文集70多部,成为英美现代诗歌的一座里程碑。这位引领20世纪英美文学走向现代化进程的伟大旗手与中国诗学有着不解之缘。从发动意象派诗歌运动之时起,他就开始受到中国传统诗论的影响。
1915年庞德发表了他根据东方学者芬诺洛萨(Fenollosa)的遗稿而译成的中国古诗英译本《中国》(Cathay)。《中国》也被称为《华夏》或《神州集》,
1914年,庞德在整理费诺罗萨笔记的基础上,译出了一本半翻译半创作的中国诗集《神州集》。英国学者马道克特•福特评论:“《神州集》是英语写成的最美的书。”
扩展资料:
在《中国》中,有一首代表性诗歌《诗经•小雅•采薇》:
采薇采薇,薇亦作止。曰归曰归,岁亦莫止。靡室靡家,玁狁之故。不遑启居,玁狁之故。
采薇采薇,薇亦柔止。曰归曰归,心亦忧止。忧心烈烈,载饥载渴。我戍未定,靡使归聘。
采薇采薇,薇亦刚止。曰归曰归,岁亦阳止。王事靡盬,不遑启处。忧心孔疚,我行不来!
彼尔维何?维常之华。彼路斯何?君子之车。戎车既驾,四牡业业。岂敢定居?一月三捷。
驾彼四牡,四牡骙骙。君子所依,小人所腓。四牡翼翼,象弭鱼服。岂不日戒?玁狁孔棘!
昔我往矣,杨柳依依。今我来思,雨雪霏霏。行道迟迟,载渴载饥。我心伤悲,莫知我哀!
SONG OF THE BOWMAN OF SHU
Here we are, picking the first fern-shoots
And saying: When shall we get back to our country?
Here we are because we have the Ken-nin for our foemen,
We have no comfort because of these Mongols.
We grub the soft fern-shoots,
When anyone says "Return," the others are full of sorrow.
Sorrowful minds, sorrow is strong, we are hungry and thirsty.
Our defense is not yet made sure, no one can let his friend return
We grub the old fern-stalks.
We say: Will we be let to go back in October?
There is no ease in royal affairs, we have no comfort.
Our sorrow is bitter, but we would not return to our country.
What flower has come into blossom?
Whose chariot? The General's.
Horses, his horses even, are tired. They were strong.
We have no rest, three battles a month.
By heaven, his horses are tired.
参考资料:百度百科 埃兹拉·庞德