英美著名儿童诗一百首 [10]
I shall grow old,
Or let me die !
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
■ 二十五 虹 彩
威廉·华兹华斯
每当我看见天上的虹彩，
我的心就欢跃激荡；
我生命开始的时候是这样，
现在成人了，我也是这样，
将来我老了，也不会更改，
否则，就让我死亡！
儿童乃是成人的父亲，①
在我的有生之年，我希望
永远怀着赤子的虔诚。
屠 岸译
■ 26 THE STAR
Jane Ta ylor①
Twinkle, twinkle, little star !
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle all the night
The dark blue sky you keep
And often thro' my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye
Till the sun is in the sky.
'Tis your bright and tiny spark
Lights the traveller in the dark;
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star !
■ 二十六 星
琪恩·泰勒
一闪，一闪，小小的星！
你是啥呀我说不清，
远离着地球挂得高，
像颗钻石在天空照。
燃烧的太阳下了山，
他不再照耀人世间，
你就发出小小的光，
一闪，一闪，整夜地亮。
守着深蓝深蓝的天，
透过窗帘看我的脸，
你永不闭上你的眼，
直等到太阳再出现。
你小小火花闪闪亮，
照着夜行人赶路忙；
你是啥呀我说不清，
一闪，一闪，小小的星！
屠 岸译
①琪恩·泰勒（1783－1824），英国儿童诗人。她的《星》是世界流行的名作。同她的姊姊安·泰勒合作写了许多在英美家喻户晓的儿童诗。
■ 27 A SPRING SONG
Mary Howitt①
See the yellow catkins cover
All the slender willows over;
And on mossy banks so green
Star-like primroses are seen;
And their clustering leaves below
White and purple violets grow.
Hark the little lambs are bleating,
And the cawing rooks are rneeting
In the elms ---- a noisy crowd;
And all birds are singing loud,
There, the first white butterfly
In the sun goes flitting by
■ 二十七 春 歌
玛丽·霍威特
瞧，黄色的柳絮已经缀满
所有纤长的柳树枝杆；
在长满苔藓的绿色田埂
报春花涌现像无数星辰；
在报春的一簇簇叶子下面
长出了白紫两色的紫罗兰。
听，羊羔咩咩地细声叫喊，
乌鸦们群栖在榆树之颠，
不停地聒噪——喧闹的一伙；
鸟儿们全都在高声唱歌，
第一只蝴蝶一身白色
贴着太阳光一闪而过！
方谷绣 屠 岸译
①玛丽·霍威特（1799－1888），英国女诗人。
■ 28 THE BAREFOOT BOY
John Gr eenleaf Whittier①
Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!
With thy turned-up pantaloons,
And thy merry whistled tunes;
With thy red lip, redder still
Kissed by strawberries on the hill;
With the sunshine on thy face,
Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace
From my heart I give thee joy, -----
I was once a barefoot boy !
Prince thou art, ---- the grown-up man
Only is republican.
Let the million-dollared ride
Barefoot, trudging at his side,
Thou hast more than he can buy
In the reach of ear and eye, ----
Outward sunshine, inward joy:
Blessings on thee, barefoot boy !
Oh for boyhood's painless play,
Sleep that wakes in laughing day,
Health that mocks the doctor's rules,
Or let me die !
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
■ 二十五 虹 彩
威廉·华兹华斯
每当我看见天上的虹彩，
我的心就欢跃激荡；
我生命开始的时候是这样，
现在成人了，我也是这样，
将来我老了，也不会更改，
否则，就让我死亡！
儿童乃是成人的父亲，①
在我的有生之年，我希望
永远怀着赤子的虔诚。
屠 岸译
■ 26 THE STAR
Jane Ta ylor①
Twinkle, twinkle, little star !
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle all the night
The dark blue sky you keep
And often thro' my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye
Till the sun is in the sky.
'Tis your bright and tiny spark
Lights the traveller in the dark;
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star !
■ 二十六 星
琪恩·泰勒
一闪，一闪，小小的星！
你是啥呀我说不清，
远离着地球挂得高，
像颗钻石在天空照。
燃烧的太阳下了山，
他不再照耀人世间，
你就发出小小的光，
一闪，一闪，整夜地亮。
守着深蓝深蓝的天，
透过窗帘看我的脸，
你永不闭上你的眼，
直等到太阳再出现。
你小小火花闪闪亮，
照着夜行人赶路忙；
你是啥呀我说不清，
一闪，一闪，小小的星！
屠 岸译
①琪恩·泰勒（1783－1824），英国儿童诗人。她的《星》是世界流行的名作。同她的姊姊安·泰勒合作写了许多在英美家喻户晓的儿童诗。
■ 27 A SPRING SONG
Mary Howitt①
See the yellow catkins cover
All the slender willows over;
And on mossy banks so green
Star-like primroses are seen;
And their clustering leaves below
White and purple violets grow.
Hark the little lambs are bleating,
And the cawing rooks are rneeting
In the elms ---- a noisy crowd;
And all birds are singing loud,
There, the first white butterfly
In the sun goes flitting by
■ 二十七 春 歌
玛丽·霍威特
瞧，黄色的柳絮已经缀满
所有纤长的柳树枝杆；
在长满苔藓的绿色田埂
报春花涌现像无数星辰；
在报春的一簇簇叶子下面
长出了白紫两色的紫罗兰。
听，羊羔咩咩地细声叫喊，
乌鸦们群栖在榆树之颠，
不停地聒噪——喧闹的一伙；
鸟儿们全都在高声唱歌，
第一只蝴蝶一身白色
贴着太阳光一闪而过！
方谷绣 屠 岸译
①玛丽·霍威特（1799－1888），英国女诗人。
■ 28 THE BAREFOOT BOY
John Gr eenleaf Whittier①
Blessings on thee, little man,
Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!
With thy turned-up pantaloons,
And thy merry whistled tunes;
With thy red lip, redder still
Kissed by strawberries on the hill;
With the sunshine on thy face,
Through thy torn brim's jaunty grace
From my heart I give thee joy, -----
I was once a barefoot boy !
Prince thou art, ---- the grown-up man
Only is republican.
Let the million-dollared ride
Barefoot, trudging at his side,
Thou hast more than he can buy
In the reach of ear and eye, ----
Outward sunshine, inward joy:
Blessings on thee, barefoot boy !
Oh for boyhood's painless play,
Sleep that wakes in laughing day,
Health that mocks the doctor's rules,