MAn Analysis of C-E Translation of Chinese Lyrics from the Perspective of Functional Equivalence—A Case Study of Romance of Red Cliff by MelodyC2E_英语论文

摘要

歌曲作为一种艺术形式，能够反映人类的现实生活和精神世界，同时也是跨文化交际的重要途经之一。将中文歌词翻译成英文无疑有助于加深西方对中国文化的理解，促进中西文化的交流与传播。论文选取MelodyC2E翻译的《醉赤壁》为例，运用尤金·奈达的功能对等理论从语言、文学属性、以及音乐属性这三方面进行分析，探究功能对等理论在歌词翻译中的体现。本研究发现语言属性、文学属性、和音乐属性这三因素至关重要，因为这三因素直接影响着翻译作品的质量，决定着接受者的反应。

关键字：功能对等  歌词翻译

Abstract

As an art form, songs can reflect the real life and spiritual world of human beings. Songs are also an important way of intercultural communication. Translating Chinese lyrics into English will undoubtedly help deepen the understanding of Chinese culture and promote the exchange and dissemination of Chinese and Western cultures. This thesis selects MelodyC2E’s Romance of Red Cliff as an example, and uses Eugene Nida’s Functional Equivalence to analyze the language, literature attributes, music attributes and explore the embodiment of Functional Equivalence in lyrics translation. This study finds that the three factors, language attributes, literature attributes and music attributes are crucial, because they directly affect the quality of the translated works and determine the receptors’ reaction.

Key words: Functional Equivalence  lyrics translation

Contents

Chapter One  Introduction 1

1.1  Background of This Thesis 1

1.2  Purpose of This Thesis 2

1.3  Significance of This Thesis 2

1.4  Research Method of This Thesis 3

1.5  Structure of This Thesis 3

Chapter Two  Literature Review 4

2.1  Introduction 4

2.2  Approaches in Lyrics Translation Analysis 4

2.3  Functional Equivalence Theory in Lyrics Translation 5

2.4  Comments 6

Chapter Three  Theoretical Framework 7

3.1  Introduction 7

3.2  Functional Equivalence Theory 7

3.3  The Four Translation Standards 8

Chapter Four  An Analysis of MelodyC2E’s Romance of Red Cliff 10

4.1  Introduction 10

4.2  MelodyC2E’s Romance of Red Cliff 10

4.3  An Analysis of Romance of Red Cliff 12

4.3.1 Language Attributes 13

4.3.2 Literature Attributes 16

4.3.3 Music Attributes 19

Chapter Five  Conclusion 20

5.1  Major Findings 20

5.2  Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study 20

Bibliography

Acknowledgement