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It's one thing if mankind is hunted to extinction by ChatGPT, but I really do object to being executed by Bing.

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Re: Poetry - You are the April of the World (你是人间的四月天) by Lin Huiyin (林徽因)

[(Anonymous)]

https://language.chinadaily.com.cn/2015-06/12/content_20948186.htm

On a side note, I also found a collection of different translations of this poem. I'm not really sure what these translators' credentials are and some of them have clearly gone full Ezra Pound on the text, but it might be interesting if you want to check out how varied translations of a poem can be. Lin Huiyin's poem is fairly simple, but it does use some artistic imagery that's difficult to convey while keeping the style.

I especially liked the second one, which is a straight ripoff of Sonnet 18.

Re: Poetry - You are the April of the World (你是人间的四月天) by Lin Huiyin (林徽因)

[(Anonymous)]

I like how the translator didn't know how to use "thou" and "thee", and seemingly just chose at random. XD

Re: Poetry - You are the April of the World (你是人间的四月天) by Lin Huiyin (林徽因)

[(Anonymous)]

Though the one that got it right is even worse. Actual tears of laughter:

Shall I compare thee to an April Spring?

Thine chortle is all around the breeze wheeing.