歌词
The School Boy by William Blake
小学生 威廉布莱克 张炽恒译
I love to rise in a summer morn,
我爱在夏天的清晨起床，
When the birds sing on every tree;
当鸟儿鸣啭在棵棵树上；
The distant huntsman winds his horn,
猎人远远地吹着号角，
And the sky-lark sings with me
云雀儿伴我歌唱，
O! what sweet company
啊！多美妙的伙伴。
But to go to school in a summer morn,
但要在夏天的清晨上学，
O! it drives all joy away;
唉！这把兴致都扫尽；
Under a cruel eye outworn
在那严厉昏花的眼底，
The little ones spend the day,
小同学们垂头丧气地
In sighing and dismay
把一天苦熬过去。
Ah! then at times I drooping sit,
唉！我有时得颓丧地坐着，
And spend many an anxious hour,
度过许多个急人的钟点，
Nor in my book can I take delight,
我得不到快乐，无论从书中
Nor sit in learnings bower,
或者看着板着的面孔，
Worn thro' with the dreary shower
在书斋里面捱时间。
How can the bird that is born for joy,
为了欢乐而出世的鸟儿
Sit in a cage and sing
怎能坐在笼中歌唱？
How can a child when fears annoy
孩子怎能一受惊扰就
But droop his tender wing
垂下他娇嫩的翅膀，
And forget his youthful spring
忘记了朝气蓬勃的春天？
O! father & mother if buds are nip'd,
爸爸妈妈啊，若花蕾被摘，
And blossoms blown away,
花儿经不住风吹雨打去，
And if the tender plants are strip'd
要是嫩弱的幼苗被悲哀
Of their joy in the springing day,
和满腹的重重心事夺去
By sorrow and care's dismay
他们春天里的欢愉，
How shall the summer arise in joy
夏天怎么会高兴地露头，
Or the summer fruits appear
夏天的果实怎么会露脸？
Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy
怎收拾悲伤所毁的一切，
Or bless the mellowing year
如何祝福丰美的一年，
When the blasts of winter appear
当冬天的狂风出现？
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