书城外语那些年,那些诗(每天读一点英文)
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第12章 Ode to the Oak

Shu Ting

If I fall in love with you—

I will never resemble clambering trumpet creeper,

To flaunt myself by your high branches.

If I fall in love with you—

I will never imitate spoony birds,

To repeat simple songs for green shade.

I will not only resemble a wellspring,

To bring you cool consolation perennially;

I will not only resemble steepy mountains,

To increase your altitude or set off your dignified manner.

Even not only sunlight,

Even not only spring rain,

No,these are not enough!

I must be a kapok beside you,

As an image of tree I stand with you.

Our roots hold tightly in the earth,

Our leaves touch gently in the clouds.

As each breeze passes,we salute each other,

But no one can understand our own words.

You have your iron trunk and copper branch

Like a knife,a sword and a halberd as well;

I have my red and big flowers,

Like a heavy sigh and a heroic torch as well.

Together we partake cold waves,storms and firebolts;

Together we share fogs,flowing hazes and rainbows,

We seem always apart,but interdependent all life long.

Only this is great love,

Faithfulness lies here:

I love not only your gigantic stature,

But also the position you uphold,

And the earth on which you stand.

致橡树

舒 婷

我如果爱你——

绝不像攀缘的凌霄花,

借你的高枝炫耀自己;

我如果爱你——

绝不学痴情的鸟儿,

为绿荫重复单调的歌曲;

也不止像泉源,

常年送来清凉的慰籍;

也不止像险峰,

增加你的高度,衬托你的威仪。

甚至日光。

甚至春雨。

不,这些都还不够!

我必须是你近旁的一株木棉,

做为树的形象和你站在一起。

根,紧握在地下,

叶,相触在云里。

每一阵风过,

我们都互相致意,

但没有人

听懂我们的言语。

你有你的铜枝铁干,

像刀,像剑,

也像戟;

我有我的红硕花朵,

像沉重的叹息,

又像英勇的火炬。

我们分担寒潮、风雷、霹雳;

我们共享雾霭、流岚、虹霓,

仿佛永远分离,

却又终身相依。

这才是伟大的爱情,

坚贞就在这里:

不仅爱你伟岸的身躯,

也爱你坚持的位置,脚下的土地。

背景知识

舒婷,原名龚佩瑜,朦胧诗派代表诗人之一。1952年出生于福建石码镇,1969年下乡插队,1972年返城当工人。1979年开始发表诗歌作品。1980年至福建省文联工作,从事专业写作。主要著作有诗集《双桅船》、《会唱歌的鸢尾花》、《始祖鸟》,散文集《心烟》等。

诗人以橡树为对象表达了爱情的热烈、诚挚和坚贞。诗中的橡树不是一个具体的对象,而是诗人理想中的情人象征。因此,这首诗一定程度上不是单纯倾诉自己的热烈爱情,而是要表达一种爱情的理想和信念,通过亲切具体的形象来发挥,颇有古人托物言志的意味。

单词注解

trumpet [5trQmpit] 喇叭;小号

perennially [pE5renjEli] 永久地

kapok [5keipCk] 木棉花, 木丝棉

heroic [hi5rEuik] 英雄的, 英勇的

gigantic [dVai5^Antik] 巨人般的, 巨大的

名句诵读

If I fall in love with you—I will never imitate spoony birds,To repeat simple songs for green shade.

I must be a kapok beside you,As an image of tree I stand with you.

Only this is great love,Faithfulness lies here:I love not only your gigantic stature,But also the position you uphold,And the earth on which you stand.

第一章 The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

Christopher Marlowe

Come live with me and be my love,

And we will all the pleasures prove.

That valleys,groves,hills,and fields,

Woods,or steepy mountain yields.

And we will sit upon the rocks,

Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,

By shallow rivers to whose falls

Melodious birds sing madrigals.

And I will make thee beds of roses

And a thousand fragrant posies,

A cap of flowers,and a kirtle,

Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle;

A gown made of the finest wool

Which from our pretty lambs we pull;

Fair lined slippers for the cold,

With buckles of the purest gold;

A belt of straw and ivy buds,

With coral clasps and amber studs:

And if these pleasures may thee move,

Come live with me,and be my love.

The shepherds’s wains shall dance and sing

For thy delight each May morning:

If these delights thy mind may move,

Then live with me and be my love.

激情的牧羊人致心爱的姑娘

克里斯托夫·马洛

来吧,和我生活在一起,做我的爱人,

在这里,我们将快乐无边,

这里有峻峭秀丽的山峦,

还有风光明媚的山谷田园。

在那边,我俩坐在山岩上,

看牧羊人喂养可爱的羔羊,

在浅浅的小溪旁,

鸟儿随着潺潺流水,唱着情歌。

在那边,我将用玫瑰编一顶花冠,

用成千的花束做床,

用爱神木的叶子织成长裙,

一切都献给你,绚丽与芬芳。

我从羔羊身上剪下最好的羊毛,

为你做防寒的鞋衬和长袍;

用纯金为你制作鞋扣,

该有多么珍贵,多么荣耀。

我用长春藤和芳草做腰带,

珊瑚带扣点缀着琥珀水晶。

假如这些享受能打动你的心,

来吧,和我生活在一起,做我的爱人。

只要你能快乐,五月的每天早上,

牧羊人都为你你纵情舞蹈,高歌入云,

如果这些欢乐能让你动情,

来吧,和我生活在一起,做我的爱人。

背景知识

克里斯托夫·马洛(Christopher Marlowe),英国诗人,剧作家。1564年3月6日生于坎特伯雷一富有鞋匠之家,1593年5月30日卒于伦敦附近的德特福德。被誉为“大学才子”的马洛革新了中世纪的戏剧,在舞台上创造了反映时代精神的巨人性格和“雄伟的诗行”,为莎士比亚的创作铺平了道路。

这首诗是英国文学诗中最优美的抒情诗。它继承了田园抒情诗的风格。诗中的牧羊人享受着乡村生活,酝酿着对爱人的纯洁感情。通过描写恋人们在无世事尘嚣干扰的山野怀抱中生活,传达了一段只可意会,不可言传的真情。

单词注解

yield [ji:ld] 出产;结出

madrigal [5m?dri^El] 情歌;小调

fragrant [5frei^rEnt] 香的,芳香的

amber [5AmbE] 琥珀

名句诵读

Come live with me and be my love,And we will all the pleasures prove. That valleys,groves,hills,and fields,Woods,or steepy mountain yields.

And I will make thee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies,A cap of flowers,and a kirtle,Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle;

The shepherds’s wains shall dance and sing For thy delight each May morning:If these delights thy mind may move,Then live with me and be my love.