英语诗歌精选 柯尔的野天鹅

The Wild Swans at Coole

柯尔的野天鹅

William Butler Yeats

威廉·巴特勒·叶芝

The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry,

树木披上绚烂的秋装， 林中的小径晒得干爽。

Under the October twilight¹ the water Mirrors a still sky;

十月的微曦朦胧， 一片静空铺水中。

Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine and fifty swans.

一湖秋水，满地卵石， 五十五只天鹅在悠游。

The nineteenth autumn has come upon me

自我第一次来此数天鹅， 十九个秋天已悄然逝过。

Since I first made my count; I saw, before I had well finished,

正当我数着，我看见，

All suddenly mount And scatter² wheeling in great broken rings Upon their clamorous³ wings.

天鹅突然成群冲向蓝天 然后散开，绕着残缺的围圆飞行， 喧闹地扑棱着翅膀。

I have looked upon those brilliant creatures, And now my heart is sore.

看着这灿烂的生灵， 我感到痛苦忧伤。

All's changed since I, hearing at twilight,

沧桑巨变，自从我乘着白色苍茫

The first time on this shore, The bell-beat of their wings above my head,

在湖畔第一次听到它们在我头顶盘旋时钟摆似的飞翔，

The Trod with a lighter⁴ tread. Unwearied still, lover by lover, They paddle in the cold,

那时我的步伐多么轻盈。它们比翼双飞，永不厌倦，

Companionable streams or climb the air; Their hearts have not grown old;

时而荡桨于多情的湖面， 时而双翮凌空，一举千里，

Passion or conquest, wander where they will, Attend upon them still.

活力永不衰减。 不论游往何地，激情和志向， 将伴随它们，日久天长。

But now they drift on the still water Mysterious, beautiful; Among what rushes will they build,

如今，他们悠游于幽静的水面，神秘而又美妍。

By what lake's edge or pool Delight men′s eyes, when I awake some day

他们将沿着怎样的湖边， 在怎样的蒲苇中筑起家园， 让人们把喜悦写入眼帘， 当某天早晨我突然起身，

To find they have flown away?

发现它们早已杳无踪痕？

1 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

2 scatter   

vt.撒，驱散，散开；散布/播；vi.分散，消散

参考例句：

• You pile everything up and scatter things around.你把东西乱堆乱放。
• Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。

3 clamorous   

adj.吵闹的，喧哗的

参考例句：

• They are clamorous for better pay.他们吵吵嚷嚷要求增加工资。
• The meeting began to become clamorous.会议开始变得喧哗了。

4 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。