0903翻译外国诗两首蝈蝈夜

0903翻译：外国诗两首蝈蝈夜

Translation: Two Foreign Poems

(assembled/translated by: alexcwlin; reviewed/edited by: Adam Lam)

蝈蝈与蛐蛐 (济慈)

Grasshopper and Cricket (John Keats)

大地的诗歌从来不会死亡：

The poetry of earth is never dead：

当所有的鸟儿因骄阳而昏晕，

When all the birds are faint with the hot sun,

隐藏在阴凉的林中，就有一种声音

And hide in cooling trees,a voice will run

在新割的草地周围的树篱上飘荡，

From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead；

那就是蝈蝈的乐音啊!它争先

That is the Grasshopper's—he takes the lead

沉醉于盛夏的豪华，它从未感到

In summer luxury,he has never done

自己的喜悦消逝，一旦常得疲劳了，

With his delights; for when tired out with fun

便舒适地栖息在可喜的草丛中间。

He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.

大地的诗歌呀，从来没有停息：

The poetry of earth is ceasing never:

在寂寞的冬天夜晚，当严霜凝成

On a lone winter evening,when the frost

一片宁静，从炉边就弹起了

Has wrought silence,from the stove there shrills

蛐蛐的歌儿，在逐渐升高的暖气，

The Cricket's song,in warmth increasing ever,

昏昏欲睡中，人们感到那声音

And seems to one in drowsiness half lost,

仿佛就是蝈蝈在草茸茸的山上鸣叫。

The Grasshopper's among some grassy hills

夜 (叶赛宁)

Night (Sergey Yesenin)

河水悄悄流入梦乡，

River quietly flows into dreamland,

幽暗的丛林失去声响。

and sounds disappear from a gloomy forest.

夜莺的歌声沉寂了，

Nightingales’ singing has died down,

长脚秧鸡不再欢嚷。

and corncrakesno longer cheer.

夜来临，四下一片静，

Night has descended, and it’s silence everywhere.

只听得溪水清清的歌唱。

I can hear stream water’s distinct chanting.

明月撒下它的光辉，

The brightly-shining moon showers its lights,

给周围的一切披上银装。

and dons everywhere with a silver dress.

大河银星万点，

Tens of thousands of silver stars are glittering in big river,

小溪银波微漾。

and silver waves are rippling in small streams.

浸水的原野上的青草，

Soaking-wet green grasses in meadowland,

也闪着银色光芒。

are also shimmering with silver beams.

夜来临，四下一片静，

Night has descended, and it’s silence everywhere

大自然沉浸在梦乡，

Mother Nature is immersed in dreamland.

明月撒下它的光辉，

The brightlyshining moon showers its lights,

给周围的一切披上银装。

and dons everywhere with a silver dress.

附注：

(1)Source of English Translation

The English translated version “Grasshopper and Cricket” was obtained from the internet and is either the originals or a translated version.

(2)Night (Sergey Yesenin)

The English version of Night by Sergey Yesenin I found in the internet is very different from the Chinese version in the text as follows:

The tired day droops, slowly waning ,

The noisy waves are now tranquil.

The sun has set, the moon is sailing

Above the world, absorbed and still.

The valley listens to the babbles