英文诗欣赏:花之歌

 　　I am a kind word uttered and repeated

　　By the voice of Nature;

　　I am a star fallen from the

　　Blue tent upon the green carpet.

　　I am the daughter of the elements

　　With whom Winter conceived;

　　To whom Spring gave birth; I was

　　Reared in the lap of Summer and I

　　Slept in the bed of Autumn.

　　我是大自然亲切的话语，

　　说出去，又反复细念；

　　我是一颗星星，

　　从蓝色苍穹坠落绿毯之中。

　　我是诸元素之女：

　　冬天将我孕育；

　　春天使我绽放；

　　夏天让我成长；

　　秋天令我安睡。

　　At dawn I unite with the breeze

　　To announce the coming of light;

　　At eventide I join the birds

　　In bidding the light farewell.

　　清早，我同晨风一道

　　宣告光明的到来；

　　傍晚，我又与群鸟一起

　　为它的远去告别。

　　The plains are decorated with

　　My beautiful color and the air

　　Is scented¹ with my fragrance².

　　我在原野上摇曳，

　　使风光更加旖旎；

　　我在清风中呼吸，

　　使气息芬芳馥郁。

　　As I embrace Slumber³ the eyes of

　　Night watch over me, and as I

　　Awaken⁴ I stare at the sun, which is

　　The only eye of the day.

　　我微睡时，

　　夜空数双眼睛对我凝望；

　　我醒来时，

　　白昼的独眸向我注视。

　　I drink dew for wine, and hearken to

　　The voices of the bird and dance

　　To the rhythmic⁵ swaying of the grass.

　　我饮着朝露酿成的琼浆；

　　听着小鸟的鸣啭歌唱；

　　就着芳草的摇曳婆娑起舞。

　　I am the lover's gift; I am the wedding wreath;

　　I am the memory of a moment of happiness;

　　I am the last gift of the living to the dead;

　　I am a part of joy and a part of sorrow.

　　我是爱人间的赠礼；我是婚礼的冠冕；

　　我是片刻欢愉的记忆；

　　我是生者予死者最后的祭献；

　　我是一半欢乐，一半忧伤。

　　But I look up high to see only the light,

　　And never look down to see my shadow.

　　This is wisdom which man must learn.

　　而我仰望高空，只因对光明神往；

　　我从不顾影自怜，也不孤芳自赏。

　　而这些智慧，人类尚未得以领会。

1 scented   

adj.有香味的；洒香水的；有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词)

参考例句：

• I let my lungs fill with the scented air. 我呼吸着芬芳的空气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The police dog scented about till he found the trail. 警犬嗅来嗅去，终于找到了踪迹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。

3 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

4 awaken   

vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起

参考例句：

• Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
• Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。

5 rhythmic   

adj.有节奏的，有韵律的

参考例句：

• Her breathing became more rhythmic.她的呼吸变得更有规律了。
• Good breathing is slow,rhythmic and deep.健康的呼吸方式缓慢深沉而有节奏。