牵丝戏文案 英文版

余少能视鬼，尝于雪夜野寺逢一提傀儡翁，鹤发褴褛，唯持一木偶制作极精，宛如娇女，绘珠泪盈睫，惹人见怜。

I have been able to see ghosts since I was a kid. Long time ago, I came across an old man who had a puppet in his hands in a deserted temple on a snowy night. The old man was with white hair and was in rags, only the delicately made puppet looking like a charming girl, whose eyelashes were wetted by drawn tears, making whoever saw her take pity on her.

时云彤雪狂，二人比肩向火，翁自述曰：少时好观牵丝戏，耽于盘铃傀儡之技，既年长，其志愈坚，遂以此为业，以物象人自得其乐。奈何漂泊终生，居无所行无侣，所伴唯一傀儡木偶。

At that time the sky was covered with dark clouds and the snow was heavy. The old man and I sat by the fire shoulder to shoulder. He started to tell me his story—— he was fond of watching puppet shows in his childhood, and then was absorbed in/addicted to puppet shows accompanied by disc bell. When he became an adult, his aspiration got stronger. As a result, he earned his living by it, using puppets to simulate humans and enjoying himself. However, leading a wandering life, he had nowhere to live and nobody to keep him company, only the puppet being his companion.

翁且言且泣，余温言释之，恳其奏盘铃乐，作牵丝傀儡戏，演剧于三尺红绵之上，度曲咿嘤，木偶顾盼神飞，虽妆绘悲容而婉媚绝伦。

The old man wept as he talked. I comforted him mildly and asked him to play the disc bell and puppet shows. He played a show on a three-feet-long red cloth, singing melodiously. The puppet looked around with radiant facial expressions. Although wearing sad makeup, she was still graceful and matchless.

曲终，翁抱持木偶，稍作欢容，俄顷恨怒，曰：平生落魄，皆傀儡误之，天寒，冬衣难置，一贫至此，不如焚。遂忿然投偶入火。吾止而未及，跌足叹惋。忽见火中木偶婉转而起，肃拜揖别，姿若生人，绘面泪痕宛然，一笑迸散，没于篝焰。

After the music ended , the old man held the puppet with/in his arms, put on a happy face for a while, then quickly got raged and said: "I'm badly off all my life, which results from puppets. It's very cold in winter now, but I don't have enough money to prepare warm clothes. Why not burn it? " So he angrily threw the puppet into the fire. I made every effort to stop him but it was too late. I fell down, sighing with deep regret. Unexpectedly, the puppet slowly stood up, and then bowed seriously and soulfully, as if she were a real human. The drawn tear stains were still clear enough to see. She smiled, suddenly scattered, finally disappeared in the fire.

火至天明方熄。

The fire burnt continuously until daybreak.

翁顿悟，掩面嚎啕，曰：暖矣，孤矣。

The old man completely realized what had happened, burst into loud sobs with his hands over his face, and said: "I was warm for a moment, but I'm lonely forever."

——《牵丝戏》文案

The background story of The Puppet Show

Translated by 轻寒暮雪淡若尘