第 1 节
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无边的寒冷 更新:2024-01-24 16:01 字数:3577
Karl Marx
Written in 1837
First published in the Athenaum。
Zeitschrift fur das gebildete Deutschland;
January 23; 1841
I。
THE FIDDLER
The Fiddler saws the strings;
His light brown hair he tosses and flings。
He carries a sabre at his side;
He wears a pleated habit wide。
〃Fiddler; why that frantic sound?
Why do you gaze so wildly round?
Why leaps your blood; like the surging sea?
What drives your bow so desperately?〃
〃Why do I fiddle? Or the wild waves roar?
That they might pound the rocky shore;
That eye be blinded; that bosom swell;
That Soul's cry carry down to Hell。〃
〃Fiddler; with scorn you rend your heart。
A radiant God lent you your art;
To dazzle with waves of melody;
To soar to the star…dance in the sky。〃
〃How so! I plunge; plunge wihout fail
My blood…black sabre into your soul。
That art God neither wants nor wists;
It leaps to the brain from Hell's black mists。
〃Till heart's bewitched; till senses reel:
With Satan I have struck my deal。
He chalks the signs; beats time for me;
I play the death march fast and free。
〃I must play dark; I must play light;
Till bowstrings break my heart outright。〃
The Fiddler saws the strings;
His light brown hair he tosses and flings。
He carries a sabre at his side;
He wears a pleated habit wide。
II
NOCTURNAL LOVE
Frantic; he holds her near;
Darkly looks in her eye。
〃Pain so burns you; Dear;
And at my breath you sigh。
〃Oh; you have drunk my soul。
Mine is your glow; in truth。
My jewel; shine your fill。
Glow; blood of youth。〃
〃Sweetest; so pale your face;
So wondrous strange your words。
See; rich in music's grace
The lofty gliding worlds。〃
〃Gliding; dearest; gliding;
Glowing; stars; glowing。
Let us go heavenwards riding;
Our souls together flowing。〃
His voice is muffled; low。
Desparate; he looks about。
Glances of crackling flame
His hollow eyes shoot out。
〃You have drunk poison; Love。
With me you must away。
The sky is dark above;
No more I see the day。〃
Shuddering; he pulls her close to him。
Death in the breast doth hover。
Pain stabs her; piercing deep within;
And eyes are closed forever。