Thursday, January 03, 2008

俺 We

Beijing Opera dialog from 投名状 (The Warlords), scene of the sworn brotherhood of the three protagonists:

赵:俺,赵二虎...
庞:庞青云...
姜:姜午阳
众:弟兄三人
姜:欧血为盟, 神灵鉴, 义字当天对地天, 不求同生求同死
众:祸福共当, 肝胆悬

Zhao: We, Zhao Erhu...
Pang: Pang Qingyun...
Jiang: Jiang Wuyang
All: Brothers of three
Jiang:Sealing pact with blood, let the gods bear witness, the human ties formed today before heaven and earth, we ask not to be alive together but ask to die together
All: Misfortunes and fortunes endure by all, with spirits stern