William Wordsworth - The Sparrow’s Nest 汉译

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Those bright blue eggs together laid!

On me the chance-discovered sight

Gleamed like a vision of delight--

I started--seeming to espy

The home and sheltered bed,--

The Sparrow’s dwelling, which, hard by

My Father’s House, in wet or dry,

My Sister Emmeline and I

    Together visited.

 

She looked at it as if she feared it;

Still wishing, dreading to be near it:

Such heart was in her, being then

A little Prattler among men.

The Blessing of my later years

Was with me when a Boy:

She gave me eyes, she gave me ears;

And humble cares, and delicate fears;

A heart, the fountain of sweet tears;

    And love, and thought, and joy.

 

麻雀窝

 

快瞧，这绿叶浓阴里面，

藏着一窝青青的鸟蛋！

这偶然瞥见的景象，看起来

像迷人幻境，闪烁着光彩。

我惊恐不安——仿佛在窥视

  别人隐秘的眠床；

这个窝靠近我们的居室，

不分晴雨，也不问干湿，

我和艾米兰妹妹总是

  一道去把它探望。

 

她望着鸟窝，好像有点怕：

又想挨近它，又怕惊动它；

她还是口齿不清的小姑娘，

便有了这样一副好心肠！

我后来的福分，早在童年

  便已经与我同在：

她给我一双耳朵，一双眼，

锐敏的忧惧，琐细的挂牵，

一颗心——甜蜜泪水的泉源，

  思想，欢乐，还有爱。