夜莺颂中英对照

My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains 我的心在痛,困顿和麻木My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,刺进了感官有如饮过毒鸩Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains又像是刚把鸦片吞服One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk於是向列斯忘川下沉'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot,并不是我忌妒你的好运But being too happy in thine happiness,--而是你的快乐使我太欢欣That thou, light-winged Dryad of the trees因为在林间嘹亮的天地里In some melodious plot你呵,轻翅的仙灵Of beechen green, and shadows numberless,你躲进山毛榉的葱绿和荫影Singest of summer in full-throated ease.放开了歌喉,歌唱著夏季O, for a draught of vintage! that hath been唉,要是有一口酒,那冷藏Cool'd a long age in the deep-delved earth,在地下多年的清醇饮料Tasting of Flora and the country green,一尝就令人想起绿色之邦Dance, and Provencal song, and sunburnt mirth! 想起花神,恋歌,阳光和舞蹈O for a beaker full of the warm South,要是有一杯南国的温暖Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene,充满了鲜红的灵感之泉With beaded bubbles winking at the brim,杯缘明灭著珍珠的泡沫And purple-stained mouth给嘴唇染上紫斑That I might drink, and leave the world unseen,我要一饮而尽而悄然离开尘寰And with thee fade away into the forest dim和你同去幽暗的林中隐没Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget远远地,远远隐没,让我忘掉What thou among the leaves hast never known,你在树叶间从不知道的一切The weariness, the fever, and the fret忘记这疲劳,热病,和焦躁Here, where men sit and hear each other groan;这使人对坐而悲叹的世界Where palsy shakes a few, sad, last gray hairs,在这里,青春,苍白,削瘦,死亡Where youth grows pale, and spectre-thin, and dies; 而瘫痪有几根白发在摇摆Where but to think is to be full of sorrow在这里,稍一思索就充满了And leaden-eyed despairs,忧伤和灰暗的绝望Where Beauty cannot keep her lustrous eyes,而美保持不住明眸的光彩Or new Love pine at them beyond to-morrow.新生的爱情活不到明天就枯凋Away! away! for I will fly to thee,去吧!去吧!我要朝你飞去Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards,不用和酒神坐文豹的车驾But on the viewless wings of Poesy,我要展开诗歌底无形的羽翼Though the dull brain perplexes and retards尽管这头脑已经困顿,疲乏Already with thee! tender is the night,去了,我已经和你同往And haply the Queen-Moon is on her throne,夜这般温柔,月后正登上宝座Cluster'd around by all her starry Fays;周围是侍卫她的一群星星But here there is no light,但这儿不甚明亮Save what from heaven is with the breezes blown除了有一线天光,被微风带过Through verdurous glooms and winding mossy ways. 葱绿的幽暗和藓苔的曲径I cannot see what flowers are at my feet,我看不出是哪种花在脚旁Nor what soft incense hangs upon the boughs,什麼清香的花挂在树枝上But, in embalmed darkness, guess each sweet在温馨的幽暗理,我只能猜想Wherewith the seasonable month endows这时令该把哪种芬芳The grass, the thicket, and the fruit-tree wild;赋予这果树,林莽和草丛White hawthorn, and the pastoral eglantine;这白枳花,和田野的玫瑰Fast fading violets cover'd up in leaves;这绿叶堆中易凋谢的紫罗兰And mid-May's eldest child,还有五月中旬的娇宠The coming musk-rose, full of dewy wine,这缀满了露酒的麝香蔷薇The murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves. 它成了夏夜蚊蚋嗡营的港湾Darkling I listen; and, for many a time我在黑暗中里倾听,多少次I have been half in love with easeful Death,我几乎爱上了静谧的死亡Call'd him soft names in many a mused rhyme, 我在诗思里用尽了我言辞To take into the air my quiet breath;求他把我的一息散入空茫Now more than ever seems it rich to die,而现在,死更是多麼的富丽To cease upon the midnight with no pain,在午夜里溘然魂离人间While thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad当你正倾泻你的心怀In such an ecstasy!发出这般的狂喜Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain-- 你仍将歌唱,但我却不再听To thy high requiem become a sod.你的莽歌只能唱给泥草一块Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird!永生的鸟啊,你不会死去No hungry generations tread thee down;饿的世代无法将你蹂躏The voice I hear this passing night was heard今夜,我偶然听到的歌曲In ancient days by emperor and clown:当使古代的帝王和村夫喜悦Perha ps the self-same song that found a path或许这同样的歌也曾激荡Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, 露丝忧郁的心,使她不禁落泪She stood in tears amid the alien corn;站在异邦的谷田里想著家The same that oft-times hath就是这声音常常Charm'd magic casements, opening on the foam在失掉了的仙域里引动窗扉Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn.一个美女望著大海险恶的浪花Forlorn! the very word is like a bell失掉了,这句话好比一声钟To toll me back from thee to my sole self!使我猛省到我站脚的地方Adieu! the fancy cannot cheat so well别了!幻想,这骗人的妖童As she is fam'd to do, deceiving elf.不能老耍弄它盛传的伎俩Adieu! adieu! thy plaintive anthem fades别了!别了!你怨诉的歌声Past the near meadows, over the still stream,流过草坪,越过幽静的溪水Up the hill-side; and now 'tis buried deep溜上山坡,而此时它正深深In the next valley-glades:埋在附近的溪谷中Was it a vision, or a waking dream?这是个幻觉,还是梦寐Fled is that music:--Do I wake or sleep? 那歌声去了——我是睡?是醒?。