英语诗歌精选 摇篮曲

Rock Me To Sleep - Elizabeth Akers Allen

摇篮曲 - Elizabeth Akers Allen

Backward, turn backward, Time, in your flight, Make me a child again just for tonight!

时间的流逝，后退，向后退，让我做回小孩，就只在今夜！

Mother, come back from the echoless shore, Take me again to your heart as of yore;

母亲，从没有回音的海岸回来，一如往昔把我拥抱在怀里；

Kiss from my forehead the furrows¹ of care, Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair;

亲我额头，充满关怀的皱纹，顺理我头发上几根银丝；

Over my slumbers² your loving watch keep; — Rock me to sleep, mother, – rock me to sleep!

在我睡眠中，一直怜爱地望着我 ；-摇我睡觉，母亲 – 摇我入睡！

Backward, flow backward, O tide of the years!

噢，岁月的潮汐，后退，向后退！

I am so weary of toil³ and of tears, — Toil without recompense, tears all in vain,

我己厌倦於辛劳与眼泪 –辛劳而没有补偿，眼泪都徒劳无功

Take them, and give me my childhood again!

都拿去吧，只要给回我童年！

I have grown weary of dust and decay, — Weary of flinging my soul-wealth away; Weary of sowing for others to reap;

我已经厌倦了尘埃与腐败，厌倦於丢失我心灵财富，厌倦於为他人作嫁衣裳

Rock me to sleep, mother – rock me to sleep!

摇我入睡，母亲 – 摇我入睡！

Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue, Mother, O mother, my heart calls for you!

厌倦於空洞，卑鄙，不真实，母亲，噢，母亲，我的心在呼唤您！

Many a summer the grass has grown green, Blossomed and faded, our faces between:

多少个夏天，草长绿了，花开了，凋谢了，在我们的面与面之间：

Yet, with strong yearning⁴ and passionate⁵ pain, Long I tonight for your presence again.

然而，强烈的愿望，激情的痛苦，让我今夜渴望再见到您的出现。

Come from the silence so long and so deep;

来自沉默，那么的久远，那么的深沉，

Rock me to sleep, mother – rock me to sleep!

搖我入睡，母亲 – 摇我入睡！

Come, let your brown hair, just lighted with gold, Fall on your shoulders again as of old;

来吧，让您的棕发，闪闪发光，一如往昔落在您的肩膀；

Let it drop over my forehead tonight, Shading my faint eyes away from the light;

让它落在我额头，今夜，护我微弱的眼晴，不让光线照到；

For with its sunny-edged shadows once more Haply will throng⁶ the sweet visions of yore;

因为，再一次，这个边缘充满阳光的身影，无意中又撩起昔日甜蜜的愿景；

Lovingly, softly, its bright billows sweep;

深情地，轻柔地，您明亮的发丝，波光粼粼 ；

Rock me to sleep, mother, – rock me to sleep!

摇我入睡，母亲 – 摇我入睡！

Mother, dear mother, the years have been long Since I last listened your lullaby song:

母亲，亲爱的母亲，已经好多年了，自从我最后一次听您的催眠曲；

Sing, then, and unto my soul it shall seem Womanhood's years have been only a dream.

那么，唱吧，唱到我的心灵深处，让我成长为妇人的岁月，只不过是一场梦

Clasped to your heart in a loving embrace, With your light lashes⁷ just sweeping⁸ my face, Never hereafter to wake or to weep;

将我紧靠您的心，作个爱的拥抱，您的眼睫毛轻轻地，刚扫过我的面庞，从今而后，不再醒来或哭泣 ；

Rock me to sleep, mother, – rock me to sleep!

摇我入睡，母亲 – 摇我入睡！

1 furrows   

n.犁沟( furrow的名词复数 )；（脸上的）皱纹v.犁田，开沟( furrow的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• I could tell from the deep furrows in her forehead that she was very disturbed by the news. 从她额头深深的皱纹上，我可以看出她听了这个消息非常不安。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Dirt bike trails crisscrossed the grassy furrows. 越野摩托车的轮迹纵横交错地布满条条草沟。 来自辞典例句

2 slumbers   

睡眠，安眠( slumber的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His image traversed constantly her restless slumbers. 他的形象一再闯进她的脑海，弄得她不能安睡。
• My Titan brother slumbers deep inside his mountain prison. Go. 我的泰坦兄弟就被囚禁在山脉的深处。

3 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

4 yearning   

a.渴望的；向往的；怀念的

参考例句：

• a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
• He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。

5 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

6 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

7 lashes   

n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 )；鞭子；突然猛烈的一击；急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• Mother always lashes out food for the children's party. 孩子们聚会时，母亲总是给他们许多吃的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Never walk behind a horse in case it lashes out. 绝对不要跟在马后面，以防它突然猛踢。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？