Walt Whitman - To a Certain Cantatrice 汉译

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I was reserving it for some hero, speaker, or general,

One who should serve the good old cause, the great idea, the progress and freedom of the race,

Some brave confronter of despots, some daring rebel;

But I see that what I was reserving belongs to you just as much as to any.

1881

给某一女歌唱家

这里，请收下这件礼物，

我原想把它保留着送给一位英雄，演说家，或将军，

一位能为那古老的事业、那伟大的设想、为民族的进步和自由立功的人，

一位勇敢的、能和暴君对话的人，一位有胆识的叛逆，

但是我认识到我所保留的也同样应该属于你。

1881