By Vladislav Zhukov
The "Kim Van Kieu" of Nguyen Du, written within the early 19th century and often thought of to be a defining masterpiece of Vietnamese literature, is the tale of an informed and lovely younger lady who suffers misfortune and degradation prior to acquiring justice and peace. it's a lengthy poem in a fancy metric and rhyme scheme that's distinctively Vietnamese. Vladislav Zhukov right here offers the 1st English-language translation, completely conveying the poetic kind of the unique paintings and thereby generating a literary construction in English that's similar to Nguyen Du's genius in Vietnamese―one that may be preferred as poetry in English.
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Extra resources for Kim Van Kieu of Nguyen Du: 1765-1820
Sample text
The reaved Vuong delved abroad to plumb the mean affair … It stemmed from libels by some hopeless wretch out there who sold silk flock! The house succumbed to stunned paralysis en bloc … Then trance to wailing turned—this wicked wrong will rock the pillared sky! … A day of noisy pleas and countless bows passed by: Deaf dwelt compassion’s ear; mute, lips that might decry barbarities— They hung the victims by their heels from rafter trees! A statue might have quaked with dread set down where these two souls were flayed, Have laughed or cried at that procedural charade … The gods stood distant in those days, and prayers for aid, appeals to draw High heed, unanswered went: earth’s wardens of the law Still wreaked at will their ribald rapes—brutes, vast in craw, in virtue naught!
One day they met by chance; it was as if uncoached Two coster-cooks of bitter gourd and sawdust broached each other’s pies … 43 Kim Vân Kieu 815 820 825 830 44 They made ménage and joined in common enterprise: While Tu at home coerced the scented merchandise and turned the trade, Ma trekked to markets and to villages and made Fantastic promises to teach girls highly paid domestic trades … Some pain to each our numen-ward in heaven lades, But what was doled to her who waits in midnight shades is rare travail.
He chides: ‘Thus ends love’s fickle blaze! ’ 21 Kim Vân Kieu 385 390 395 400 22 And Kieu grieves thus: ‘Winds caught and baulked me, rains’ delays Endured, and so submitted I, my friend, to ways that used thee ill. ’ Past brush and rock array the wall’s secluded end Conceals a new collapse, where rough-laid beams extend across the breach— Kim heaves … and bares to both the Palace of the Peach! Broad-parted clouds disclose wherewith may mortals reach the gods’ abode! ’ Her nymph’s hand floats—and leaves strange sentiments that dress Anew that scene: hid winds and thunders would egress!