第三册第11篇：安娜尔贝.李

11. Annabel Lee 安娜尔贝.李

It was many and many a year ago,
很久很久以前，

In a kingdom by the sea,
在海边的一个王国里，

That a maiden¹ there lived whom you may know
住着一位少女

By the name of Annabel Lee;
名叫安娜贝尔·丽；

And this maiden she lived with no other thought
这少女满心想着一件事

Than to love and be loved by me.
就是全身心地爱着我，也希望我对她付出真情实意。

She was a child and I was a child
她还是个孩童，我，也是个孩童

In this kindom by the sea,
我们就居住在这海边的王国里

But we loved with a love that was more than love---
我们彼此相爱，但我们的爱呀，早已升华---

I and my Annabel Lee---
我和我的安娜贝尔·丽---

With a love that the winged seraphs of Heaven
我和她的这份爱情，连七翼天使

Coveted² her and me.
都在惦记，觊觎想把它获去。

And this was the reason that, long ago,
正因为如此，就在很久以前，

In this kingdom by the sea.
在这海边的王国里

A wind blew out of a cloud by night
一阵大风从暗夜的云朵里

Chilling my Annabel Lee;
将我的安娜贝尔·丽猛然吹袭；

So that her highborn kinsmen³ came
结果，她出身高贵的家人们来临

And bore her away from me,
把她从我的身边掠走，

To shut her up in a sepulcher⁴
将她置入坟冢

In this kingdom by the sea.
掩埋在这海边的王国里。

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
天上的天使们欢腾快乐，

Went envying her and me:---
他们是对我们的爱情产生妒忌：---

Yes! That was the reason (as all men know In this kingdom by the sea),
是的！这就是为什么（如人所共知，在这海边的王国里）

That the wind came out of the cloud, chilling
那阵风从夜晚的云朵里猛吹过来，吹袭了

And killing⁵ my Annabel Lee.
也害了我的安娜贝尔·丽。

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
但我们的爱，与年长我们的相比

Of those who were older than we---
来得更热烈---

Of many far wiser than we---
与更聪明的人的相比，来得更美丽

And neither the angels in Heaven above
纵然天上的天使

Nor the demons⁶ down under the sea,
抑或海底的恶魔，

Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
都不能将我们俩的灵魂分离

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;---
我与我美丽的安娜贝尔·丽；---

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
因为，每天夜里，月亮都会照亮我的梦

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
照亮梦中美丽的安娜贝尔·丽

And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes
星光们也永不失约，一直陪伴着我，让我看到她明亮的眼睛

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
我美丽的安娜贝尔·丽

And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
于是，在每个潮起潮落的夜晚，我就躺在她的身边

Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride,
躺在我的爱人，我的爱人，我的生命，我的新娘身边，

In her sepulcher there by the sea---
躺在海边她的坟冢旁

In her tomb by the side of the sea.
守卫着她的这块美丽的墓地。

1 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

2 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 kinsmen   

n.家属，亲属( kinsman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Kinsmen are less kind than friends. 投亲不如访友。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• One deeply grateful is better than kinsmen or firends. 受恩深处胜亲朋。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

4 sepulcher   

n.坟墓

参考例句：

• He said softly,as if his voice were coming from a sepulcher.他幽幽说道，象是从坟墓里传来的声音。
• Let us bend before the venerated sepulcher.让我们在他神圣的墓前鞠躬致敬。

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

6 demons   

n.恶人( demon的名词复数 )；恶魔；精力过人的人；邪念

参考例句：

• demons torturing the sinners in Hell 地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼
• He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. 他为心魔所困扰，那可追溯至他饱受创伤的童年。 来自《简明英汉词典》