仲夏夜之梦》(英文版)是莎剧中最常被搬演也是最受欢迎的喜剧,亦为莎翁众多剧本中少数极具原创性的剧本。本出戏充满希望和欢娱气氛,剧中的夏夜森林、精灵魔法等等,都特别适于剧场表现。而这部戏的演出史,几乎可说是精灵的造型史。
故事的主人公因一条荒谬苛律逃往森林,却在森林里因精灵的介入。而使爱情对象混淆。本故事发生在仲夏夜晚,在西方正有所谓仲夏疯(midsummer madness)和月晕(moonstruck)之文化,意喻着黎明之时才能恢复秩序。
此剧的故事发生于城市与森林、清醒与睡眠、真实与梦幻之间,架构极为对称。森林、睡眠或梦幻都象征着潜意识,故近几十年来,尤受不少心理分析大师的青睐。另外,又因内容提及父亲逼婚、仙王操纵爱情等,因此也有人引用女性主义来探讨此剧。
莎士比亚最著名的喜剧,在国外评价很高。听台词也能体会出,处处都在押韵,翻译也特别的文,应该是原汁原味展现了莎士比亚戏剧的语言魅力。
A Midsummer Night's Dream
——《仲夏夜之梦》
Author: William Shakespear
Hermia---刘成露 Lysander、Oberon---叶环
Helena---郑怡恺 Demetrious---姜莉莉
Egeus、Puck、旁白---张玉立
ACT 1 (In the city)
第一幕 (城中)
旁白:There was a law in the city of Athens which gave its citizens the power of forcing their daughters to marry whomever they pleased. For if a daughter refused to marry the man her father had chosen to be her husband, the father has rights to put her to death.
在雅典有一条法律赋予市民权力,可以强迫他们的女儿嫁给他们所喜欢的人,因此如果女儿拒绝父亲为她选的丈夫,依据这条法律,父亲可以自行判她死刑。
(Hermia正在梳头,突然她的父亲Egeus走了过来)
Egeus: Hermia, you have to marry Demetrious, the best guy in the city.
伊吉斯:荷米亚,你必须嫁给狄米崔斯,这城中最好的年轻人。
Hermia: But I don’t love him. I’ve fallen in love with Lysander.
赫米娅 :但是我不爱他。我已经爱上了莱赛德。
Egeus: Lysander? Is he better than Demetrious? No!
伊吉斯:莱赛德?他会比狄米崔斯好吗?不!
Hermia: Oh! Dad! Demetrious had ever said that he loves my friend, Helena, and she, a sweet lady also loves him deeply.
赫米娅:喔!爸爸,狄米崔斯曾说过,他爱我的朋友——海伦娜,而这一个甜美女孩也深爱狄米催斯。
Egeus: No matter what you say, I’ve decided to let you marry Demetrious. 伊吉斯:不管你怎麼说!我已经决定让你嫁给狄米崔斯了,我坚决这样做。
Hermia: I won’t give my heart to the person who I never like.
赫米娅:我不愿把我的心交给一个我不曾喜欢的人。
Egeus: If you don’t, I’ll use the rights to put you to death according to our law! (拂袖而去)
伊吉斯:如果你不嫁给狄米崔斯,根据我们的法律,我将用雅典的古律法要求判你死刑。
pole(音乐起,Hemia哀求父亲无果,蹲在地上伤心地啜泣……)
Hermia: Oh! Please, please do not! My dear father! Don’t you love me any more? Don’t give me up, please!
赫米娅:喔,不要,请不要这么做,亲爱的父亲,你不再爱我了吗?请不要放弃我。
(Lysander走过来发现心爱的Hermia正在伤心……)
Lysander: Sweet Hermia, my love! What’s going wrong? Let me wipe your heart-breaking tears!
莱赛德:亲爱的荷米亚,我的爱人,怎麼回事?让我擦掉你那心碎的眼泪。
Hermia: My father said that unless I marry Demetrious, he’ll put me to death! What can I do?(用无奈的眼神盯着Lysander)
赫米娅:我爸爸说,除非我嫁给狄米崔斯,否则他将处死我,我该怎么办?
(我要我们在一起)
Lysander: Fear not and hear me. Tomorrow night, I’ll wait for you in the wood a few miles outside the city. If you really love me, going far away from this sad city with me.
莱赛德:不要害怕并听我说,明天晚上,我将在城外几里的树林里等你,如果你真的爱我,就和我一起逃离这伤心的城市吧。
Hermia: I will ,because I love you so.
赫米娅:我会的,因为我如此爱你。
Lysander: Keep promise, See you tomorrow night! (二人依依不舍的分开了)
莱赛德:一言为定,明晚见。
[Hermia 的好友Helena 来找她,无意间听到了他们的的对话]
Helena:I will go to tell Demetrious of fair Hermia’s flight.
海伦娜:我要去告诉狄米崔斯,美丽的荷米亚将要离开。
Act 2 (In the forest)
第二幕 (森林中)
(音乐起………“虫鸣阵阵,仙乐飘飘”)
旁白:There is a kind of flower in this forest.The juice of that little blue flower ,laid on the eyelids of those who sleep,will make them,when they wake up,love madly the first thing they see.…………
在森林中有一种具有魔力的花,一旦将那蓝色小花的汁液滴在睡眠者的眼皮上,当他们醒来时,便会疯狂的爱上所看到的第一件东西。
Oberon: Fetch me the flower!
奥伯伦: 快替我把那魔力之花拿来。
Puck: Yes,my lord. (下)
帕克:遵命,我的陛下。
Oberon: Oh! Who comes here?
Let me listen to their words.
奥伯伦:喔,是谁来了?但是他们看不见我的。让我来听听他们说些什么!
(Demetrious和 Helena 推搡着走了上来)
Demetrious: I don’t love you at all, so you don’t follow me.
狄米崔斯: 我不爱你,所以别跟著我。
Helena:(恳恳哀求……) Even though you treat me like that,I still love you the mote. Please let me follow you even I am like your dog.
海伦娜:即使你像那样对我,也只是使我更爱你。请让我跟著你,那怕我像是你的狗
Demetrious: I am sick when I do look on you!
狄米崔斯: 我一看见你就头痛。
Helena: But I am sick when I look not on you.