North Haven
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In Memoriam: Robert Lowell% L( y0 x% o- n; D' x- z
悼念罗伯特·洛威尔
- ?. z4 C% A) D8 D2 C7 EBy Elizabeth Bishop9 r7 y2 N9 ^9 v# W
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I can make out the rigging of a schooner
; N, z2 L+ e7 [- i2 d$ l6 Ta mile off; I can count
9 ^1 @2 E" b# c7 @5 _; Hthe new cones on the spruce. It is so still
4 V" U4 Y5 y% i9 d$ bthe pale bay wears a milky skin; the sky
6 `. j; z7 }# L9 O8 j6 H# s+ sno clouds except for one long, carded horses tail.
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7 P( C; R* B, r, aThe islands haven't shifted since last summer,* P8 i4 n7 Q9 a/ T" R c/ O# w
even if I like to pretend they have--/ @( Q$ o. z3 @3 p, S- `; D$ e. s6 i
drifting, in a dreamy sort of way,
& w5 j4 [7 g3 i* y8 ?# w2 ]2 Ga little north, a little south, or sidewise--4 c4 ]9 D5 `4 P$ e9 q2 w
and that they1re free within the blue frontiers of bay.
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1 V7 J* @' S3 o- x1 ^This month our favorite one is full of flowers:( O" T6 ?" ^) P7 _/ h# e) g: u- k+ h7 ?
buttercups, red clover, purple vetch,
& b# j: C! F7 P0 K3 s9 D$ {hackweed still burning, daisies pied, eyebright,, ^' R/ D. I' V# H7 @7 [" {
the fragrant bedstraw's incandescent stars,1 f9 U& \- X5 L# G/ Y0 W
and more, returned, to paint the meadows with delight.
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* w! a7 A# n* M3 U; f% j* @% ?The goldfinches are back, or others like them,
. {- F4 {* F8 a+ T0 I; N0 yand the white-throated sparrow's five-note song,
d; \3 j! q3 h! bpleading and pleading, brings tears to the eyes.
# h" t7 @+ b! p; F. [* YNature repeats herself, or almost does:) ]& G& _# Y2 z
repeat, repeat, repeat; revise, revise, revise.
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# Z- z7 c: R- S2 I* |% Y1 YYears ago, you told me it was here
Y+ {1 a3 w% j3 x5 b/ {5 D$ K(in 1932?) you first "discovered girls"+ h3 o+ x6 N- u4 X! F
and learned to sail, and learned to kiss.
$ G( R3 Z0 a) dYou had "such fun," you said, that classic summer.
! ~* o+ S# F8 f2 H' z5 A, {("Fun"--it always seemed to leave you at a loss...)
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% z6 O) v5 z2 X0 T0 X1 F2 ]7 gYou left North Haven, anchored in its rock,
* u' ?. M0 |, N2 N8 e" m% e9 zafloat in mystic blue...And now--you've left
# t, y r9 p8 H% sfor good. You can't derange, or rearrange,) f7 G9 j# l. q, ~
your poems again. (But the sparrows can their song.)
" f* A% Z' q& k& i: E4 KThe words won't change again. Sad friend, you cannot change.
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9 z: X' A1 G3 h9 p' B# m2 R(以下纯属于乱翻译)7 C- [; I, v) ?3 { a, _% H
我能看到一英里外,6 h X8 |) D2 l- ^/ S
那纵帆船的索,我能数清: g! |0 J4 t4 u! k! r$ }
云杉上的新生球果。如此寂寥,
9 D3 l* {. @- P, x" f1 R& g苍白海滩披着层乳白肌肤,天空无云
! t4 M2 x$ D; F唯马尾云那梳理过的长长一缕。! K, w D: ?6 ?/ l
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这些岛屿自昨夏不曾移动,
4 c2 L: L) U7 x/ O虽我想装作它们曾有过——
" v2 L2 S3 g) r% k% U1 `& Q U1 ^曾漂移过,以梦一般的方式,- N: [0 D8 F! w% Z: i5 R; @
时而向北,忽而向南,或微微侧身;- _8 O# \% |' i0 V: [
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或他们自由在海湾的蓝色疆界。
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, r( f1 j, W6 F4 `8 R5 d1 \这个月,我们最爱的岛碎花开遍:
$ v" \6 t4 n% Q毛茛,红苜蓿,紫豌豆,
+ h1 w/ g: w0 S0 b. J5 R山柳菊依然炙热,雏菊斑驳,小米草,# M$ C! S# C1 c( `' @) E& J/ [+ s
芳香的蓬子草是那炽烈的星,4 k1 U' t4 _% I$ ]
还更多,都归来了,用欣喜绘染草地。
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金翅雀重归故地,或其他类似的鸟儿,1 V# m U# n1 t5 U$ w0 Z& m
白喉带鹀那五音小调,; t Z% U0 A0 \. o) \& s! y( X( Q
恳求着,恳求,让人泪眼婆娑,
" h. U1 B( c1 ?8 T: O自然生生不息,几乎皆是若此,& w% I; o! S( ]3 B
重复,重复了又重复;修订,修订了又修订。" u# E7 P. K" ]. Q
5 _/ L; C+ `- \$ k, b多年前,你告诉我就在这里
+ O/ L% M& F1 c9 C Y2 P* i(1932年?)你第一次“撞见了女孩”,(此句待考)2 h6 Z# v1 k$ L/ {4 K4 C+ [* _
学着航行,学着亲吻,
8 |. T u+ M$ a( ?+ u你觉得“如此有趣”,那个经典的夏季,
# k& e) F2 Q- Y; i6 O(“有趣”——似乎总让你怅然若失)" W* ~ M% w7 r& O# b: S
# P. \* {% ]% V; |" o你离开北哈芬,抛锚在了那礁石,. x8 g/ N3 x* r0 {# C- E
流落在那神秘的蓝——而如今,你9 B T& D4 i e( g" X* Y
已永远离去。你再无可打乱,或重编
( H% ~. |* |. d% x+ e4 C你的诗篇。(而雀鸟却可以重唱)
. c: Y0 L+ c0 ?- O& \$ w' i那些辞藻不会再变。
0 w8 p u { k而不幸的朋友,你也不会变。
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- x6 n X3 ]# [比较有意思的是最后两节。。。" |2 O. z8 T2 P/ F7 S/ s6 ]% c
2 u' M4 g. S0 v2 H! g6 i; W3 s, D9 l! D第一首是黑历史
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ВСТУПЛЕНИЕ $ D" X$ X" ^! y+ A- A; u% |/ S
6 K. ^0 H* z5 UЭто было, когда улыбался : G8 L/ }4 y9 K
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Только мертвый, спокойствию рад. / D4 c) W9 k4 J3 ?4 x
* }7 S2 N1 ~; [И ненужным привеском качался 9 c; r! u4 | k6 o, u" k7 r
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Возле тюрем своих Ленинград.
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И когда, обезумев от муки,
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И короткую песню разлуки 5 `5 _- E& ], O2 x) c( \7 i
Паровозные пели гудки,
( G/ R1 E" x: {- U* EЗвезды смерти стояли над нами, ! x; L1 @1 c: r' p3 u5 A0 R
И безвинная корчилась Русь # x( F/ O/ \3 r# A5 @
Под кровавыми сапогами 2 y6 p+ t2 m# s, R
И под шинами черных марусь.
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找了个译本,非常不咋地,凑合看。
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诸如此类的事件发生时只有死者2 \% Q. ]1 N' T1 L2 q7 m a0 o7 I
面带微笑,为他们的获释而高兴,9 j, w" j# o* X8 y7 q# n& ]
这列宁格勒四周悬挂着它的监狱
w4 B8 R7 P, V! T7 W$ V像一枚毫无价值的徽章,正在拍落的棋子。
1 x- Z7 y2 u; O尖锐,刺耳,蒸汽口哨般唱着
$ c( l( P1 V# w, x" s告别的短歌: o0 u/ ]6 p/ m1 ]# |& {. p. H6 ~% {# S
向被定罪的患痴呆症一般的队伍,
3 g; {" U( ^' a$ z) J+ r当他们成群结队,缓缓行进,沿着——1 t, @+ o/ ~) h; v2 m/ w
屹立在我们头顶之上的死亡之星
# D+ ?! ^9 c# t" f当无辜的俄罗斯蠕动$ k6 c6 h$ A# G0 H5 R
在血溅的靴子和“黑乌鸦”囚车的 E8 X* v- I; u# G6 M1 }
轮胎之下。 |