艾米莉·狄金森：希望是有羽毛的东西

Hope is the thing with feathers
希望是有羽毛的东西

艾米莉·狄金森

张祈 译


"Hope" is the thing with feathers——
“希望”是有羽毛的东西
That perches in the soul——
它在灵魂中栖居——
And sings the tune without the words——
唱着无词的曲调——
And never stops—— at all——
永远——不会停息——

And sweetest—— in the Gale—— is heard——
最甜蜜的——在风中——是聆听——
And sore must be the storm——
而暴风雨一定是疼痛——
That could abash the little Bird——
风雨会使那小鸟不安——
That kept so many warm——
小鸟却曾让许多人温暖——

I’ve heard it in the chillest land——
我曾听到它的歌——在最寒冷的荒原——
And on the strangest Sea——
和最陌生的海域——
Yet, never, in Extremity,
尽管身处绝境，但它
It asked a crumb——of Me.
从未向我——索求少许。

[ 本帖最后由 张祈 于 2010-6-3 09:19 编辑 ]