闻一多·《贡臣》英译

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带了满船你不认识的，

但是你必中意的贡礼。

我兴高采烈地航到这里来，

那里知道你的心……唉！

还是一个涸了的海港！

我悄悄地等着你的爱潮膨涨，

好浮进我的重载的船艘；

月儿圆了几周，花儿红了几度，

还是老等，等不来你的潮头！

我的王！他们讲潮汐有信，

如今叫我怎样相信他呢？　

The Tributaries

Wen Yiduo

My king! I came from distant lands to pay you respect;

I brought a shipful of goods which,

Although unfamiliar to you,

Is certain to please.

Happily have I sailed here;

Who would have known that your heart…alas!

Is a desiccated harbor!

Quietly I await your tide of love to swell,

So that my loaded ship can float in;

Several times the moon has been full,

Several times the flowers turned red;

Still waiting, I see no sign of your tide!

My kind! They say that the tide is reliable,

Now, how can I believe that?