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英文歌曲|Norwegian wood 挪威木头

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Norwegian woodThe Beatles
I once had1 a girl
Or should I say, she once had me...
She showed me her room
Isn't it good, Norwegian wood ?
She asked me to stay
And she told me to sit anywhere
So I looked around
And I noticed2 there wasn't a chair
I sat4 on a rug
Biding my time, drinking her wine
We talked until5 two
And then she said6, It's time for bed
She told me she worked in the morning
And started to laugh
I told her I didn't
And crawled7 off8 to sleep in the bath
And when I awoke9
I was3 alone10, this bird had flown
So I lit a fire
Isn't it good, Norwegian wood

挪威木头披头四合唱团
我曾拥有一个女生
或者,我应该说,她过去拥有我
她带我参观她的房间
那不是非常棒吗?挪威木头呢!
她需要我留下来
要我一个人找地方坐下
我看看四周
才发现那里一张椅子也没
我坐在一张毛毯上
消磨着时间,喝着她请的酒
大家聊到了凌晨两点
然后她说:「该就寝了。」
她告诉我她大清早上班
然后开始哈哈大笑
我说我并非
然后爬到浴室睡觉
当我醒来
只有我自己,这只鸟儿已飞走了
于是,我放了一把火
那不是非常棒吗?挪威木头呢!

不曾存在的「挪威的森林」/朱锦华
相信不少人都过去走进过《挪威的森林》。无论是「披头四」或伍佰的歌曲,村上春树的半自传性小说、还是台大诚品楼上的咖啡馆。然而,不少人却不了解,这座森林根本没存在过。所有都是误会一场。或者说,误译一场。
大家都知道,《挪威的森林》这个让人心旷神怡的词语 ,来源于「披头四」1965年专辑《橡皮灵魂》里,那首甜美的歌曲Norwegian Wood。它是最早用印度西塔琴伴奏的西方时尚歌曲之一。跟拉维香卡学琴的乔治哈里森,在曲子里首度展示了他的西塔琴艺。
歌词主要源于约翰蓝侬之手。开首是如此的:I once had a girl(我过去拥有一个女生)Or should I say she once had me(或者说,是他拥有我)She showed me her room(她让我参观她的房间)Isn't it good, Norwegian wood(非常棒吧,挪威木做的呢)。
最后一段则是如此:And when I awoke, I was alone(当我醒来,唯我一个)This bird has flown(「鸟儿」已飞走)So I lit a fire(于是我放把火,把它烧掉)Isn't it good,Norwegian wood(非常棒吧,挪威木做的呢)。
据蓝侬表示,这是一首描绘「出轨」情境的歌曲。一同写词的保罗麦卡尼则透露,所谓「挪威木」,指的是松木,那是一种非常实惠的木材。也是对住在那种房屋的女生的一种暗喻。
由此可知,《挪威的森林》出于误译。Norwegian wood应是指用挪威木材装修的房屋,或是用挪威木材所做的家俱。英语中,森林一词多半用复数的woods,极少用单数的wood。
然而台湾、国内、甚至日本都有志一同,把它译成《挪威的森林》。村上春树可能是尊重约定俗成,把它用作自己那本描述日本「披头一代」的小说书名。之后,沿袭用这个词语者,族繁不及备载,没办法整理。
为何会误译呢?我想最主要是什么原因,是译者不求甚解;或者程度不够好,把wood跟woods混为一谈。再者,译成「挪威木」或是「挪威的木头」,的确叫人感觉非常别扭。何况,歌词中还提到this bird(鸟儿),自然而然,更容易让译者联想到让人充满憧憬的「挪威的森林」上头去了。其实,这里的bird是俚语,意指「正妹」。
英语中有killjoy(杀死乐趣)一词,跟中文「煞风景」同义。把《挪威的森林》还原成「挪威的木头」,的确非常煞风景。它的情形比《麦田捕手》还原成《麦田守望者》,状况要紧急得多(由于有太多叫《挪威的森林》的东西了)。何况,大部分人都感觉,即使是错,它也错得非常漂亮。
好吧,即使大伙都爱这个错,也应该了解它的真的意思。再者,译者应知所警惕:漂亮的语言总是是有陷阱的。假如信达雅不可得兼,需要发挥联想的话,起码也应该在附注中让读者了解真的的原意吧!2006/05/01 民生报


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