An Analysis of Tree English Translations of “To the Tune of ‘Water Dragon Song^1’” by Su Shi

摘要

Su Shi is known for his poems of haofang style as well as wanyue style. The author takes a comparative reading of three English renderings of"Water Dragon Song"; both achievements and problems in each version are discussed regarding imagery, meaning, poet's sentiments and poetic atmosphere, for the purpose of working out a better rendering.