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Xu Yuanchong
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“Literary translation may be considered as rivalry between two languages (or even between two cultures) which vie to express the original idea better. It should be faithful to the original at least, and beautiful at best. A literary translator should exploit the advantage of the target language, that is to say, make the fullest possible use of the best expressions of the target language in order to make the reader understand, enjoy and delight in the translated text.”
Xu Yuanchong (1921–2021) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: New Translation Theories of the New Age", Chinese Translators Journal, 2000, issue 3, p. 2
“To face the powder, not powder the face.”
Xu Yuanchong (1921–2021) first seen 1961 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Translation of "不爱红装爱武装" (line from "Militia Women", a 1961 poem by Mao Zedong), in Illustrated Poems of Mao Zedong, trans. Xu Yuanchong (Beijing: China Intercontinental Press, 2006), p. 102
“The best way to regain poetry is to recreate it.”
Xu Yuanchong (1921–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A verse translation should be faithful to the original, less in form than in sense. Or in other words, a poetic translation should be as beautiful as the original in sense, in sound and, if possible, in form.”
Xu Yuanchong (1921–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“By riverside are cooing A pair of turtledoves; A good young man is wooing A maiden fair he loves.”
Xu Yuanchong (1921–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The sun beyond the mountains glows; The Yellow River seawards flows. You can enjoy a grander sight By climbing to a greater height.”
Xu Yuanchong (1921–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source