英语歌曲汉译过程中美感传递.docx

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英语歌曲汉译过程中美感传递

论文题目：

英语歌曲汉译过程中的美感传递

学科专业：

外国语言学及应用语言学

学位申请人：

薛荔烊

指导教师：

金辉

中文摘要

歌曲是语言与音乐的结合，是一种兼具文学性和音乐性的听觉艺术。

歌曲本

身所蕴涵的思想感情及美学效果就是传递信息打动受众，即审美客体的重要手

段。

歌曲的翻译不同于一般的应用文翻译，其重要特征之一是应具有美学效果，

能给歌者和听者带来美感。

然而目前在歌曲翻译中还存在各种译文缺乏美感的现

象，此外，有关歌曲翻译理论的研究论著仍不多见，一些学者从功能对等理论角

度或以德国功能主义理论为指导，对英文歌曲汉译进行研究，并提出了一些指导

性的翻译策略和翻译原则。

本文将从另一视角，即翻译美学理论视角出发，尝试

寻找歌曲翻译实践中传递美感要素的方式，以期对英文歌曲汉译的研究和实践有

所裨益，从而提高英文歌曲翻译的质量。

本文采用了例证分析结合理论研究的方法，在翻译美学理论的指导下，通过

分析和比较较为典型的英文歌曲及其译作，探讨了歌曲翻译中美感传递的四个方

面，即韵的转换，节奏的转换，词句结构的调整，以及其他非形式美的要素（着

重讨论歌词中的明喻、暗喻、拟人及俚语的翻译）。

在今后的英文歌曲汉译实践中，我们应以翻译美学理论为指导，使译词尽量

符合中国人的审美观。

关键词：

歌曲翻译;翻译美学;美感传递

Abstract

Thesongisakindofcombinationoflanguageandmusic.The

songsbyitselfconveyitsaestheticinformationandarousefeelingswith

itsownsentimentsandaestheticeffect;thisisthemainaestheticvalue

ofthesongitself.Thetranslationofsongsisquitedifferentfromthatof

otherpracticalwritings.Withaestheticfeatures,songscanbringsingers

andlistenersaestheticfeelings;however,variouskindsofpresent

problemsleadtomuchlossofbeauty.Besides,thetheoreticalworks

concerningthisareaismuchmeager.TranslationofEnglishsongsinto

Chinesehasbeenstudiedfromfunctionalequivalencetheoryorthe

functionalism.Meanwhile,sometranslationstrategiesandprinciples

havebeendiscussed.Theauthoroffersanewperspective–tostudy

songtranslationfromtheperspectiveoftranslationaesthetics.The

presentresearchaimstoseekpossiblewaystorepresentbeautyin

translationpractice.Andtheauthorwishesthethesismayhavesome

enlightenmentonthestudyandpracticeinthisarea，inorderto

improvethequalityofChinesetranslationofEnglishsongs.

Basedonthetranslationaesthetics,sometypicalexamplesare

comparedandanalyzed.Thepresentthesisdiscussestheconveyance

ofaestheticeffectfromfouraspectsrespectively:

thetransformationof

rhyme,rhythm,wordsandsentencestructuresaswellasotherelements

ofbeauty（thetranslationofmetaphor,simile,personificationandslang

wordsinEnglishsongsarespecificallydiscussed）.

Therefore,thepresentauthorsuggeststhattranslationaestheticsbe

aguidetofuturetranslationpracticeinordertomeetChinese

aesthetictastes.

Keywords:

songtranslation;translationaesthetics;aesthetic

transformation

Contents

Abstract..........................................................................................................................i

摘要...............................................................................................................................ii

Contents......................................................................................................................iii

Chapter1Introduction................................................................................................1

1.1TheObjectivesandSignificanceoftheResearch.............................................1

1.2MethodsoftheResearch...................................................................................2

1.3OrganizationoftheThesis................................................................................3

Chapter2LiteratureReview......................................................................................5

2.1ABriefReviewofSongTranslation.................................................................5

2.1.1PreviousResearchonSongTranslationatHomeandAbroad...............5

2.1.2NecessityandFeasibilityofSongTranslation........................................8

2.1.3ConstraintsandProblemsHinderingtheDevelopmentofSong

Translation.....................................................................................................11

2.2ABriefReviewoftheStudyofTranslationAesthetics..................................12

2.2.1AestheticSourceofTranslationatHomeandAbroad..........................13

2.2.2TheMainElementsofTranslationAesthetics......................................15

2.2.2.1AestheticSubjectanditsProperty..............................................15

2.2.2.2AestheticObjectanditsAttributes..............................................16

2.2.3TheMakeupofAestheticObject..........................................................17

2.2.3.1FormalAestheticSystem............................................................17

2.2.3.2Non-formalAestheticSystem.....................................................18

Chapter3BasicIssuesRelatedtoSongTranslation...............................................20

3.1DefinitionofSongandSongTranslation........................................................20

3.2TheClassificationofEnglishSongs...............................................................23

3.2.1PopMusic.............................................................................................24

3.2.2CountryMusic......................................................................................24

3.2.3RockandRoll.......................................................................................25

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1.4CharacteristicsofSongLyrics........................................................................25

2.3CommonFeaturesSharedbyEnglishandChineseLyrics...................25

2.4ComparisonbetweenEnglishwithChineseLyrics..............................28

2.5ComparisonbetweenSongwithPoetry................................................31

Chapter4TheRealizationofAestheticEffectintheChineseTranslationof

EnglishSongs..............................................................................................................35

2.1.4IntheRespectofRhymes...............................................................................35

2.2.4TheRulesforApplyingRhymesinEnglishandChinesesongLyrics.36

2.2.5TreatingRhymesintheChineseTranslationofEnglishSongs............39

2.1.5IntheRespectofRhythm...............................................................................42

2.2.2.3HarmonizingLyricswithMusicalRhythm...........................................42

2.2.2.4KeepingAccordanceoftheNumberofSyllablesinEnglishtothe

NumberofWordsinChinese.........................................................................44

2.1.6IntheRespectofWordsandSentenceStructure............................................46

2.2.3.3TheRepetitionofWords.......................................................................46

2.2.3.4TheUseofReduplicatedWords...........................................................47

2.2.3.5TheAdjustmentofSentenceOrder.......................................................48

2.2.3.6TheAdjustmentofActiveandPassiveStructures................................48

2.1.7IntheRespectofOtherElements...................................................................49

3.3TreatingtheEnglishSlangWordsintheChineseTranslationofEnglish

Songs..............................................................................................................50

3.4TreatingtheMetaphoricalExpressionsintheChineseTranslationof

EnglishSongs.................................................................................................50

3.5TreatingSimileintheChineseTranslationofEnglishSongs...............51

3.6TreatingPersonificationintheChineseTranslationofEnglishSongs.52

Chapter5Conclusion................................................................................................54

3.2.4MajorFindings................................................................................................54

3.2.5Limitations......................................................................................................56

3.2.6FurtherSuggestions........................................................................................56

Bibliography...............................................................................................................58

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Chapter1Introduction

1.5TheObjectivesandSignificanceoftheResearch

TheprominentpoetGoetheeverclaimedthathewhodoesnotlikemusicisnota

trueman.Asaspecialartisticform,songsarehighlyconnectedwithourdailylife.

Withoutsongs,ourlifewouldbecomesterileandboring.Thesongisnotonly

regardedasthemostdirectandconcisewaysforexpressingfeelings,ideasand

emotions,butalsoisconsideredasanimportantrepresentativeofthedegreeofhuman

civilization.Assongwhichplaysacrucialroleintheubiquitouschangesnowadays,it

reflectsinformationofmanyaspects,suchaspolitics,economicsandculture.Assuch,

songtranslationhascometotheattentionofresearchersathomeandabroadbothin

thefieldsofmusicologyandlinguistics.

Thesong,asaspecialtypeofart,theyhavetheirowncharacteristics.Themusical

peculiarityisthenatureofsongs.Thethoughts,emotions,andaestheticeffectare

importantmeanstoconveymessagesandstrikereceptors.Therefore,songtranslation

isdifferentfrompureliteraryworks’translation.Itisapieceofworkofartcreation.

Insongtranslation,atranslatorshouldreproducetheaestheticeffectoftheoriginal

besidescorrectlyconv