Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"and the song was wordless; the singing Will never be done."
Chinese translation:
这是一首无言的歌曲，这是一场永无止境的歌唱。
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Sep 5, 2012 10:55
11 yrs ago
English term
"and the song was wordless; the singing Will never be done."
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Poem
I am not sure about the real menaing of the last sentence of this poem "and the song was wordless; the singing Will never be done." I am especially not sure about "the singing Will never be done." My translation is: "這是一首无言的歌曲, 這是一場永远不会結束的歌唱". Is it correct or anybody has another opinion? Many thanks!
The last paragraph of this poem is below:
Everyone's voice was suddenly lifted,
And beauty came like the setting sun.
My heart was shaken with tears; and horror
Drifted away ... O but every one
Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing
Will never be done.
The last paragraph of this poem is below:
Everyone's voice was suddenly lifted,
And beauty came like the setting sun.
My heart was shaken with tears; and horror
Drifted away ... O but every one
Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing
Will never be done.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 5 | 这是一首无言的歌曲，这是一场永无止境的歌唱。 |
ZHAO HuiZhen (Amanda)
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| 5 +1 | 此歌无词；此吟永无终 |
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Proposed translations
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ZHAO HuiZhen (Amanda)
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这是一首无言的歌曲，这是一场永无止境的歌唱。
you are right. "The singing will never be done" means "the singing will never be stopped".
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此歌无词；此吟永无终
wordless: 无词，即没有歌词
singing: 吟，即唱歌
done: 无终，即没有终止。
singing: 吟，即唱歌
done: 无终，即没有终止。
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