双语有声阅读：夜莺颂 Ode To A Nightingale

Ode To A Nightingale - John Keats

 

夜莺颂 - John Keats

My heart aches, and a drowsy¹ numbness² pains, My sense, as though of hemlock³ I had drunk,

 

我的心在痛，困顿和麻木，刺激着我的感觉，

Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains, One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk:

有如喝下毒汁，又好似刚刚吞服鸦片，向着遗忘河下沉；

Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thine happiness.

不是我嫉妒你的好运，而是你的幸福使我快乐。

That thou, light-winged Dryad of the trees, In some melodious⁴ plot, Of beeches⁵ green,

而你，是林间的精灵，扑闪轻轻的翅膀，悠扬曲调中

and shadows numberless, Singest of summer in full-throated ease.

，山毛榉的绿荫，遮蔽了万物，放开歌喉，歌唱夏天。

O, for a draught⁶ of vintage! that hath been, Cool'd a long age in the deep-delved earth,

哦，让我们来一杯酒！那冷藏在地底深处多年的甘醇，

Tasting of Flora⁷ and the country green, Dance, and Provencal song, and sunburnt mirth!

品闻花神的芬芳，令人想起绿色国度，舞蹈，普罗旺斯情歌，到处充满欢笑！

O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene,

哦，来一大杯酒，充满南国的温暖，充满真切鲜红的山泉之灵，

With beaded bubbles winking⁸ at the brim, And purple-stained mouth;

珍珠的泡沫在杯沿闪烁，给嘴唇沾染上紫斑；

That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim:

我也许会一饮而离开尘世，和你一起隐没在森林的幽暗处。

Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget, What thou among the leaves hast never known,

远远地消失，眼前的身影渐渐模糊，直到彻底忘记，你在树叶间从不知晓的一切，

The weariness, the fever, and the fret⁹ Here, where men sit and hear each other groan¹⁰;

疲倦，发热，焦急，这里，人们坐在一起，倾听对方呻吟；

Where palsy shakes a few, sad, last gray hairs, Where youth grows pale, and spectre-thin, and dies;

因中风动惮不得，只有几丝银发微微颤动在这里，青春衰老，像幽灵一样枯瘦，最终死去；

Where but to think is to be full of sorrow, And leaden-eyed despairs,

稍一思索，内心就充满忧伤，灰黑的眼睛里满是绝望，

Where Beauty cannot keep her lustrous¹¹ eyes, Or new Love pine at them beyond to-morrow.

美丽留不住她明眸的光泽，新生的爱情活不到明天就凋零。

Away! away! for I will fly to thee, Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards,

去吧！去吧！我将飞到你的身边，不受酒神和他的豹子的控制，我

But on the viewless wings of Poesy, Though the dull brain perplexes and retards¹²:

要在诗歌中徜徉，尽管这头脑已经开始迟钝，

Already with thee! tender is the night, And haply the Queen-Moon is on her throne,

我已与你同行！夜晚如此温柔，也许月亮女神正登上宝座，

Cluster'd around by all her starry¹³ Fays; But here there is no light,

她的星星精灵簇拥在身旁，但是这儿没有光亮，

Save what from heaven is with the breezes blown, Through verdurous glooms and winding¹⁴ mossy ways.

除了有一线天光，被微风吹过，葱绿的昏暗和苔藓的羊肠小路

I cannot see what flowers are at my feet, Nor what soft incense¹⁵ hangs upon the boughs¹⁶,

我无法辨认脚下的花，也闻辨不出枝头的香气，

But, in embalmed¹⁷ darkness, guess each sweet, Wherewith the seasonable month endows, The grass, the thicket¹⁸, and the fruit-tree wild;

在芬芳馥郁的黑暗中，我只能猜想，这时令将馈赠什么样的芬芳，赋予这青草、灌木和野生的果树；

White hawthorn¹⁹, and the pastoral eglantine; Fast fading violets cover'd up in leaves;

这白色山楂树、田园野蔷薇；这绿叶中纷飞的紫罗兰；

And mid-May's eldest²⁰ child, The coming musk-rose, full of dewy wine, The murmurous²¹ haunt of flies on summer eves.

还有这五月中旬最年长的孩子，麝香蔷薇的香气扑面而来，沾满露酒，夏季的夜晚，昆虫在耳边萦绕。

Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death,

黑暗中，我静静地聆听，多少次，我几乎爱上了静谧的死亡，

Call'd him soft names in many a mused²² rhyme, To take into the air my quiet breath;

用诗歌的韵律轻轻地呼唤它的名字，求它把我的一息带入这空气中，

Now more than ever seems it rich to die, To cease upon the midnight with no pain,

死亡变得如此美好，在午夜停止呼吸，没有一丝痛苦，

While thou art pouring forth²³ thy soul abroad, In such an ecstasy²⁴!

当你正倾泻你的心怀，这般地狂喜！

Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain— To thy high requiem²⁵ become a sod.

无论你怎么唱，我将不再听见，你的安魂曲只能唱给一抔坟土。

Thou wast not born for death, immortal²⁶ Bird!

永生的鸟啊，你生来不是为了死亡！

No hungry generations tread thee down;

饥饿的世代不会将你蹂躏；

The voice I hear this passing night was heard, In ancient days by emperor and clown:

在这过往匆匆的夜晚我偶然听到的声音，古代帝王和村夫也曾听过；

Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth,

或许这声音穿过了露丝忧伤的心，

when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn;

患上了乡愁；她站在异邦的玉米地之中哭泣，

The same that oft-times hath, Charm'd magic casements²⁷, opening on the foam²⁸, Of perilous²⁹ seas, in faery lands forlorn.

就是这声音常常，在消逝的仙境里，打开魔幻般的窗扉，在汹涌的大海中绽放。

Forlorn! the very word is like a bell, To toll³⁰ me back from thee to my sole self!

失了！这句话好似一声钟响，将我从你身边拽出，只身一人！

Adieu! the fancy cannot cheat so well, As she is famed to do, deceiving elf.

别了！这小精灵不能老耍弄它的骗术。

Adieu! adieu! thy plaintive³¹ anthem³² fades, Past the near meadows, over the still stream.

别了！别了！你那幽怨的颂歌将消退，越过草地，穿过静静的小溪。

Up the hill-side; and now 'tis buried deep In the next valley-glades:

爬上山坡；如今它已被深深地埋在附近的山谷之中；

Was it a vision, or a waking dream?

这是幻象吗，还是梦寐？

Fled is that music: —Do I wake or sleep?

那歌声已经离去——我是醒了还是睡了？

1 drowsy   

adj.昏昏欲睡的，令人发困的

参考例句：

• Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉，还引起了头疼。
• I feel drowsy after lunch every day.每天午饭后我就想睡觉。

2 numbness   

n.无感觉，麻木，惊呆

参考例句：

• She was fighting off the numbness of frostbite. 她在竭力摆脱冻僵的感觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Sometimes they stay dead, causing' only numbness. 有时，它们没有任何反应，只会造成麻木。 来自时文部分

3 hemlock   

n.毒胡萝卜，铁杉

参考例句：

• He was condemned to drink a cup of hemlock.判处他喝一杯毒汁。
• Here is a beech by the side of a hemlock,with three pines at hand.这儿有株山毛榉和一株铁杉长在一起，旁边还有三株松树。

4 melodious   

adj.旋律美妙的，调子优美的，音乐性的

参考例句：

• She spoke in a quietly melodious voice.她说话轻声细语，嗓音甜美。
• Everybody was attracted by her melodious voice.大家都被她悦耳的声音吸引住了。

5 beeches   

n.山毛榉( beech的名词复数 )；山毛榉木材

参考例句：

• The beeches, oaks and chestnuts all belong to the same family. 山毛榉树、橡树和栗子树属于同科树种。 来自互联网
• There are many beeches in this wood. 这片树林里有许多山毛榉。 来自互联网

6 draught   

n.拉，牵引，拖；一网（饮，吸，阵)；顿服药量，通风；v.起草，设计

参考例句：

• He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
• It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗，没有过堂风。

7 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

8 winking   

n.瞬眼，目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 )；递眼色（表示友好或高兴等）；（指光）闪烁；闪亮

参考例句：

• Anyone can do it; it's as easy as winking. 这谁都办得到，简直易如反掌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The stars were winking in the clear sky. 星星在明亮的天空中闪烁。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 fret   

v.(使)烦恼；(使)焦急；(使)腐蚀，(使)磨损

参考例句：

• Don't fret.We'll get there on time.别着急，我们能准时到那里。
• She'll fret herself to death one of these days.她总有一天会愁死的.

10 groan   

vi./n.呻吟，抱怨；(发出)呻吟般的声音

参考例句：

• The wounded man uttered a groan.那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
• The people groan under the burden of taxes.人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。

11 lustrous   

adj.有光泽的；光辉的

参考例句：

• Mary has a head of thick,lustrous,wavy brown hair.玛丽有一头浓密、富有光泽的褐色鬈发。
• This mask definitely makes the skin fair and lustrous.这款面膜可以异常有用的使肌肤变亮和有光泽。

12 retards   

使减速( retard的第三人称单数 )； 妨碍； 阻止； 推迟

参考例句：

• Cold weather retards the growth of the crops. 寒冷的天气妨碍作物的生长。
• Lack of science and education retards social progress. 缺乏科学和教育会妨碍社会进步。

13 starry   

adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的

参考例句：

• He looked at the starry heavens.他瞧着布满星星的天空。
• I like the starry winter sky.我喜欢这满天星斗的冬夜。

14 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。

15 incense   

v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气

参考例句：

• This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
• In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。

16 boughs   

大树枝( bough的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
• A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。

17 embalmed   

adj.用防腐药物保存（尸体）的v.保存（尸体）不腐( embalm的过去式和过去分词 )；使不被遗忘；使充满香气

参考例句：

• Many fine sentiments are embalmed in poetry. 许多微妙的情感保存于诗歌中。 来自辞典例句
• In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages. 伟大思想古今有，载入书中成不朽。 来自互联网

18 thicket   

n.灌木丛，树林

参考例句：

• A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
• We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。

19 hawthorn   

山楂

参考例句：

• A cuckoo began calling from a hawthorn tree.一只布谷鸟开始在一株山楂树里咕咕地呼叫。
• Much of the track had become overgrown with hawthorn.小路上很多地方都长满了山楂树。

20 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

21 murmurous   

adj.低声的

参考例句：

22 mused   

v.沉思，冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 )；沉思自语说（某事）

参考例句：

• \"I wonder if I shall ever see them again, \"he mused. “我不知道是否还可以再见到他们，”他沉思自问。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• \"Where are we going from here?\" mused one of Rutherford's guests. 卢瑟福的一位客人忍不住说道：‘我们这是在干什么？” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

23 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

24 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

25 requiem   

n.安魂曲，安灵曲

参考例句：

• I will sing a requiem for the land walkers.我会给陆地上走的人唱首安魂曲。
• The Requiem is on the list for today's concert.《安魂曲》是这次音乐会的演出曲目之一。

26 immortal   

adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的

参考例句：

• The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
• The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

27 casements   

n.窗扉( casement的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There are two casements in this room. 这间屋子有两扇窗户。 来自互联网
• The rain pattered against the casements; the bells tolled for church with a melancholy sound. 雨点噼噼啪啪地打在窗子上；教堂里传来沉重的钟声，召唤人们去做礼拜。 来自互联网

28 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

29 perilous   

adj.危险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• The journey through the jungle was perilous.穿过丛林的旅行充满了危险。
• We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis.历经一连串危机，我们如今已安然无恙。

30 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

31 plaintive   

adj.可怜的，伤心的

参考例句：

• Her voice was small and plaintive.她的声音微弱而哀伤。
• Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。

32 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。