叶芝经典英语诗歌

库尔的野天鹅

William Butler Yeats



Unwearied still, lover by lover,
They paddle in the cold
Companionable streams or climb the air;
Their hearts have not grown old;
Passion or conquest, wander where they will,
Attend upon them still.

它们比翼双飞，永不厌倦，
时而荡浆于多情的湖面，
时而双翼凌空，一举千里，
活力永不衰减。
无论游往何地，激情和志向，
将伴随它们日久天长。

But now they drift on the still water,
Mysterious, beautiful;
Among what rushes will they build,
By what lake’s edge or pool
Delight men’s eyes when I awake some day
To find they have flown away?

如今，它们悠游于幽静的水面，
神秘而又美研。
它们将沿着怎样的湖边，
在怎样的蒲苇中筑起家园，
让人们把喜悦写入眼帘，
当某天早晨我突然起身，
发现它们早已杳无踪痕？