North Haven
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& V1 s* {+ b; ~5 ?In Memoriam: Robert Lowell4 `$ M, h. `& n% n; P
悼念罗伯特·洛威尔, G9 ~& y1 b! e/ `' S; ~
By Elizabeth Bishop& m& s s6 T; z- M
' \/ O$ h2 q3 W2 i; EI can make out the rigging of a schooner
! n) D' E% K: b6 L) [: Oa mile off; I can count
# F6 Z" A- Z- H2 C) |0 Mthe new cones on the spruce. It is so still) P2 R; q) |; s: u) C. x( s
the pale bay wears a milky skin; the sky8 d4 w0 C' j; g$ W- c% o1 d0 k) S
no clouds except for one long, carded horses tail.
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The islands haven't shifted since last summer,( R$ n/ X: A2 F$ {- X" ]+ q& X
even if I like to pretend they have--
. h$ `: A9 @/ h) u) odrifting, in a dreamy sort of way, } \4 g- o' }* R
a little north, a little south, or sidewise--
8 `( X: N! u3 x9 U% }7 i8 u0 Nand that they1re free within the blue frontiers of bay.& \& {& t5 Q; G5 ^
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This month our favorite one is full of flowers:: b5 h8 \ i1 x9 J4 Q
buttercups, red clover, purple vetch,- X' X% ]: O7 Q& l- A0 a7 Z/ A
hackweed still burning, daisies pied, eyebright,
4 j) M$ x1 ?2 R$ }the fragrant bedstraw's incandescent stars,
. s, ?$ u6 {4 d9 `; Oand more, returned, to paint the meadows with delight.: ]% g! ]0 K$ I8 _4 W1 L* H
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The goldfinches are back, or others like them,
3 n2 ? ~0 t' R' ]/ Rand the white-throated sparrow's five-note song,
! a" f' Z( s; N8 m+ D: m3 \pleading and pleading, brings tears to the eyes.4 m" I+ G7 p e( c0 T, z
Nature repeats herself, or almost does:* O" z4 o7 Y( W+ }! j
repeat, repeat, repeat; revise, revise, revise.0 g2 J6 |. P- z* U
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Years ago, you told me it was here6 ? ?- Q; D4 K0 c6 L
(in 1932?) you first "discovered girls"6 t& Q" O5 j! |/ D# R
and learned to sail, and learned to kiss.
% e8 y8 y& B* L: D/ T8 \You had "such fun," you said, that classic summer.
1 u- h3 o! |# K- {4 G("Fun"--it always seemed to leave you at a loss...)- M9 K/ q6 A8 _9 b; y5 {5 c
1 F" k, }, U$ _0 z2 @You left North Haven, anchored in its rock,6 v7 L- x; F2 S6 b/ C; L9 {2 f
afloat in mystic blue...And now--you've left
8 p( i1 w8 `% L2 Mfor good. You can't derange, or rearrange,
* B" L+ E- r) M/ u4 f4 hyour poems again. (But the sparrows can their song.)5 y& _4 X& Y* }; M. K% T
The words won't change again. Sad friend, you cannot change.* r) g, a+ y( q! r+ v
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(以下纯属于乱翻译)
) P8 |; }; G U我能看到一英里外,
. H5 h/ W: \* ]' s/ E" \那纵帆船的索,我能数清
* L8 E* x+ F' `. f* t, p7 l云杉上的新生球果。如此寂寥,) }. h8 U$ V* ~
苍白海滩披着层乳白肌肤,天空无云
0 H5 g( ?8 K- W9 Q唯马尾云那梳理过的长长一缕。
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$ U( c8 q6 G! y& L& h1 u. @: |这些岛屿自昨夏不曾移动,
9 V2 D" [4 z2 _) B6 x6 S虽我想装作它们曾有过——
8 f3 i2 r+ y3 y: b+ O! U曾漂移过,以梦一般的方式,9 O- }" R; v4 w9 y! @- t/ {$ t+ t
时而向北,忽而向南,或微微侧身;
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5 j, R7 v4 F: i- X; }% ^. E! ]3 F或他们自由在海湾的蓝色疆界。- [9 T7 W6 c! @, s6 \8 |6 `
) q8 c" D/ I0 l这个月,我们最爱的岛碎花开遍:& d ~+ V& z, U5 n; |# o
毛茛,红苜蓿,紫豌豆," v& P4 Q+ S, y+ j
山柳菊依然炙热,雏菊斑驳,小米草,
- e, }% M$ U9 p芳香的蓬子草是那炽烈的星, `; d1 P2 H& e3 a0 t! E
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,0 _6 c5 i A% X# c5 j. [3 ?
白喉带鹀那五音小调,0 e. l; C. N& O5 K% t
恳求着,恳求,让人泪眼婆娑,
( `( P5 Y6 M% Q; Z( o自然生生不息,几乎皆是若此,
! B* x8 O9 t9 \! n5 k重复,重复了又重复;修订,修订了又修订。
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多年前,你告诉我就在这里
8 [+ a- X( T. h(1932年?)你第一次“撞见了女孩”,(此句待考)
) C! i0 E9 \4 r U学着航行,学着亲吻,
o- C9 N8 W! g. h+ Z4 e你觉得“如此有趣”,那个经典的夏季, b' I: X& q5 d. A8 @- f
(“有趣”——似乎总让你怅然若失)
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9 c0 H$ j9 I+ t6 b& s- R1 b你离开北哈芬,抛锚在了那礁石,1 r8 j( D( r: Z( F; B0 r
流落在那神秘的蓝——而如今,你
! O& P( h8 r9 L; p已永远离去。你再无可打乱,或重编
2 H! z4 V! U) \) d3 h你的诗篇。(而雀鸟却可以重唱)
: i0 \# J3 b6 `) O7 W1 _+ I那些辞藻不会再变。
' ]0 m7 M% r/ P! Z+ F而不幸的朋友,你也不会变。3 ^) b& k m3 i7 r2 ]7 w+ s9 q# O
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比较有意思的是最后两节。。。2 ]' n$ l- |3 b X L, e
: {" \; X H2 O6 T第一首是黑历史
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; ]. u/ b& R( S, JВСТУПЛЕНИЕ 2 D8 p! i* q4 {
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Это было, когда улыбался 6 b; l$ o7 _5 [9 j, p3 S3 ?+ I
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Только мертвый, спокойствию рад.
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6 ^2 D- C7 `- ?( r8 `4 NИ ненужным привеском качался
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: O& ^2 B$ q! l c5 N# C' YВозле тюрем своих Ленинград.
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4 t: E9 `! t" Y" W, ~" ?* VИ когда, обезумев от муки,
: ]* i% B. Y, H2 CШли уже осужденных полки,
7 {# ]( l8 ?0 r5 dИ короткую песню разлуки
; j2 r O6 h' Y9 P2 Q8 RПаровозные пели гудки,
$ Y; L4 |+ o+ _% GЗвезды смерти стояли над нами, # y5 u) `! \% k9 J% m" q8 U4 C
И безвинная корчилась Русь
8 z4 Y7 j7 {. u n7 L& h/ s! K: BПод кровавыми сапогами - K/ u+ @& j" r5 H% k3 N
И под шинами черных марусь. ; d& R! ^1 e% q m$ f; m
3 h9 E! R2 ]/ |; w! ?+ _: j: W找了个译本,非常不咋地,凑合看。1 f7 k1 D, B Q9 I( E8 P
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诸如此类的事件发生时只有死者% Z- c# ]4 k6 _2 z5 Y
面带微笑,为他们的获释而高兴,9 Y* V+ U' t% Z+ _& G4 a
这列宁格勒四周悬挂着它的监狱
- i+ V% Y9 s7 u6 U3 {' V4 N像一枚毫无价值的徽章,正在拍落的棋子。% }$ ]: d; |/ D, \' Q, D* P& M
尖锐,刺耳,蒸汽口哨般唱着
# }1 D1 {0 F% L% v4 P7 n0 K, M3 M告别的短歌
# \- h9 p: A! h向被定罪的患痴呆症一般的队伍,
/ k0 _2 @7 Y% I+ n# {当他们成群结队,缓缓行进,沿着——! [/ s" C( X7 v8 O$ q
屹立在我们头顶之上的死亡之星) e8 t w8 ^ k& m
当无辜的俄罗斯蠕动- R0 f, x S% P) k
在血溅的靴子和“黑乌鸦”囚车的
; K6 W. U" N2 p% F( p% a轮胎之下。 |