William Wordsworth - Song for the Spinning-wheel 汉译

Swiftly turn the murmuring wheel!

Night has brought the welcome hour,

When the weary fingers feel

Help, as if from faery power;

Dewy night o’ershades the ground;

Turn the swift wheel round and round!

Now, beneath the starry sky,

Couch the widely-scattered sheep;--

Ply the pleasant labour, ply!

For the spindle, while they sleep,

Runs with speed more smooth and fine,

Gathering up a trustier line.

Short-lived likings may be bred

By a glance from fickle eyes;

But true love is like the thread

Which the kindly wool supplies,

When the flocks are all at rest

Sleeping on the mountain’s breast.

纺车谣

嗡嗡的纺车快转吧！

夜晚送来了好时辰；

仿佛有神灵帮一把，

疲弱的手指又来劲；

露水渐浓田地暗，

把纺车摇得团团转！

天上星儿亮又多，

地下羊儿睡满坡；

加紧干！时辰莫错过——

羊儿睡了好干活：

纺锤转起来快又稳，

毛线捻出来牢又紧。

眉眼轻狂情不专，

相好的日子长不了；

真正的爱情像毛线，

用羊毛拧得紧又牢——

趁羊群歇在山坡上，

趁羊儿入睡的好时光。