艾米·洛威尔诗歌7首(呐石 译)

呐石

池塘



寒叶湿淋淋

浮于苔色的水面

蛙声嗄嗄——

暮光里粗哑的钟声。



The Pond-----By Amy Lowell



Cold, wet leaves

Floating on moss-coloured water   

And the croaking of frogs—

Cracked bell-notes in the twilight.


不眠夜



蟋蟀在夜里唧唧叫

时断时续，

好似星星在闪烁。



Nuit Blanche-----By Amy Lowell



The chirping of crickets in the night

Is intermittent,

Like the twinkling of stars.


叉路



是你啊，

沐浴后在苹果树下伸懒腰

突然闯进我的视野，

你开口前何不扼死我

却用漫天的甜言蜜语包围我

然后听任林中的蜜蜂

把我摆布。



Carrefour-----By Amy Lowell



O You,

Who came upon me once

Stretched under apple-trees just after bathing,

Why did you not strangle me before speaking

Rather than fill me with the wild white honey of your words

And then leave me to the mercy

Of the forest bees.


又是一年



游乐园瓷白的篱墙外，

稻田青绿，传来阵阵蛙鸣；

月似钩

把我的心儿切分。



A Year Passes-----By Amy Lowell



Beyond the porcelain fence of the pleasure garden,

I hear the frogs in the blue-green rice-fields;

But the sword-shaped moon

Has cut my heart in two.


冥想


一位智者，

看斗转星移，

评说道：

萤火虫缓行于高空。



Meditation-----By Amy Lowell



A wise man,

Watching the stars pass across the sky,

Remarked:

In the upper air the fireflies move more slowly.


户外



肩舆空，板上

落梅渐多。



Outside a Gate-----By Amy Lowell



On the floor of the empty palanquin

The plum petals constantly increase.


微妙



即使邂逅一只蝴蝶

鸢尾花也会弯曲。



Nuance-----By Amy Lowell



Even the iris bends

When a butterfly lights upon it.