我舞影零亂

English translation: my shadow falters as I dance

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Chinese term or phrase:我舞影零亂
English translation:my shadow falters as I dance
Entered by: karcsy

10:13 Nov 12, 2007
Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore
Chinese term or phrase: 我舞影零亂
我歌月徘徊,我舞影零亂。 - 醒時同交歡,醉後各分散。
v-proz
Local time: 16:55
my shadow falters as I dance
Explanation:
The poet is already drunk, that why he saw 3 shadows when in fact he was drinking alone. Hence, as he dance disorientedly, his shadow will falter after his every move.

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karcsy
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4 +1my shadow falters as I dance
karcsy
3I'm shadow dancing in disorder
Jarosław Zawadzki
3I danced. My shadow tumbled after.
pkchan


  

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I'm shadow dancing in disorder


Explanation:
looks like a song, so my rendering is a bit off the beaten track :)

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Note added at 3 horas (2007-11-12 13:20:11 GMT)
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just realised that it's a translation of a Li Bo's poem :)

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Note added at 3 horas (2007-11-12 13:22:44 GMT)
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so it should be: "I'm dancing, my shadows runs wild" :)

Jarosław Zawadzki
Poland
Local time: 09:55
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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I danced. My shadow tumbled after.


Explanation:
李白 : 月下獨酌
花間一壺酒,獨酌無相親。 - 舉杯邀明月,對影成三人。
月既不解飲,影徒隨我身。 - 暫伴月將影,行樂須及春。
我歌月徘徊,我舞影零亂。 - 醒時同交歡,醉後各分散。
永結無情遊,相期邈雲漢。
Li Bai (701-762) "Drinking alone with the moon"
From a pot of wine among the flowers, I drank alone. There was no one with me --
Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon To bring me my shadow and make us three.
Alas, the moon was unable to drink And my shadow tagged me vacantly;
But still for a while I had these friends To cheer me through the end of spring...
I sang. The moon encouraged me. I danced. My shadow tumbled after.
As long as I knew, we were boon companions. And then I was drunk, and we lost one another.
...Shall goodwill ever be secure? I watch the long road of the River of Stars.


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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-11-12 14:26:22 GMT)
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pkchan
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Local time: 04:55
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my shadow falters as I dance


Explanation:
The poet is already drunk, that why he saw 3 shadows when in fact he was drinking alone. Hence, as he dance disorientedly, his shadow will falter after his every move.



karcsy
Local time: 16:55
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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Asker: Bingo! That's exactly what I needed! Thanks a million!


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agree  Caroline Moreno: or "my shadow stumbles as I dance"
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