英文歌词翻译策略探析Chinese Translation Strategies of English Songs.doc

英文歌词翻译策略探析 Chinese Translation Strategies of English Songs 内 容 摘 要 本论文通过对一些英文流行歌曲的翻译进行对比，同时借鉴一些与此相关的材料文，力求发现翻译歌曲时所存在的问题。本论文主要是从文学翻译的角度对翻译过程中存在的问题进行分析，并提出建设性的改进意见。在研究中发现，中文译文与原曲相比几乎都存在一定的缺陷，或是对词的理解偏执，或是对句子理解有误差，或是无法表达原作者的真情实感。以上种种与文化差异以及译者对歌曲的理解及其知识结构不无关系。对此文章提出了一些建议。无论对于单词还是句子的翻译，不要对其解释进行臆断，要在全文中对其进行充分正确的理解；对于韵的翻译，在尽量保持原韵的基础上，译者可以进行再创作使其更符合中国人的表达习惯。 关键词：英文歌词；中文翻译；问题；策略 Abstract This paper makes a comparison of some translated versions about English pop song. Meanwhile, this paper collects some materials that related to this topic in order to search problems exist in translating English songs. This paper has discussed the problems faced by the translators and tried to find out the better solutions. This paper mainly discussed the problems from the perspective of literature translation. Through the research, the author found that almost all the translated lyrics had problems. The author thought that if translator misunderstands the meaning of the words or sentences, they can not transmit the feeling of singer. Through the analysis of the Chinese versions of songs, some suggestions have been raised which are related to the culture gap, the personal understanding of the songs, and the relative knowledge of the translator. The words and sentences should not be translated directly according to the surface meaning, but according to the inner meaning in the context; and as for the rhyme, the translators can keep the original rhyme, or they can recreate to make the translation more smoothly. Key words: English songs; Chinese translation; problems; solutions Contents Introduction 1 1 Literature Review 2 2 Findings and Discussion 5 2.1 Translating the names of songs 5 2.1.1 Comparison of different versions of the names of songs 5 2.1.2 Problems of the translation of the names of songs 7 2.1.3 Solutions to the translation of the names of songs 8 2.2 Translating words and phrases of songs 10 2.2.1 Difficulties in distinguishing the meaning of words in a certain song 10 2.2.