第 45 节
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乐乐陶陶 更新:2021-02-20 05:15 字数:9321
When green leaves come again。
Thomas Haynes Bayly '1797…1839'
FAIRY SONG
From 〃Amyntas〃
We the Fairies; blithe and antic;
Of dimensions not gigantic;
Though the moonshine mostly keep us;
Oft in orchards frisk and peep us。
Stolen sweets are always sweeter;
Stolen kisses much completer;
Stolen looks are nice in chapels;
Stolen; stolen be your apples。
When to bed the world is bobbing;
Then's the time for orchard…robbing;
Yet the fruit were scarce worth peeling
Were it not for stealing; stealing。
Translated by Leigh Hunt from the Latin of Thomas Randolph
'1605…1635'
DREAM SONG
I come from woods enchaunted;
Starlit and pixey…haunted;
Where 'twixt the bracken and the trees
The goblins lie and take their ease
By winter moods undaunted。
There down the golden gravel
The laughing rivers travel;
Elves wake at nights and whisper low
Between the bracken and the snow
Their dreamings to unravel。
Twisted and lank and hairy;
With wanton eyes and wary;
They stretch and chuckle in the wind;
For one has found a mermaid kind;
And one has kissed a fairy。
They know no melancholy;
But fashion crowns of holly;
And gather sleep within the brake
To deck a kingdom when they wake;
And bless the dreamer's folly。
Ah! would that I might follow
The servants of Apollo!
But it is sweet to heap the hours
With quiet dreams and poppy…flowers;
Down in the pixies' hollow。
Richard Middleton '1882…1911'
FAIRY SONG
Shed no tear! O; shed no tear!
The flower will bloom another year。
Weep no more! O; weep no more!
Young buds sleep in the root's white core。
Dry your eyes! O; dry your eyes!
For I was taught in Paradise
To ease my breast of melodies; …
Shed no tear。
Overhead! look overhead!
'Mong the blossoms white and red; …
Look up; look up! I flutter now
On this flush pomegranate bough。
See me! 'tis this silvery bill
Ever cures the good man's ill; …
Shed no tear! O; shed no tear!
The flower will bloom another year。
Adieu; adieu … I fly … adieu!
I vanish in the heaven's blue; …
Adieu; adieu!
John Keats '1795…1821'
QUEEN MAB
A little fairy comes at night;
Her eyes are blue; her hair is brown;
With silver spots upon her wings;
And from the moon she flutters down。
She has a little silver wand;
And when a good child goes to bed
She waves her hand from right to left;
And makes a circle round its head。
And then it dreams of pleasant things;
Of fountains filled with fairy fish;
And trees that bear delicious fruit;
And bow their branches at a wish:
Of arbors filled with dainty scents
From lovely flowers that never fade;
Bright flies that glitter in the sun;
And glow…worms shining in the shade:
And talking birds with gifted tongues;
For singing songs and telling tales;
And pretty dwarfs to show the way
Through fairy hills and fairy dales。
But when a bad child goes to bed;
From left to right she weaves her rings;
And then it dreams all through the night
Of only ugly horrid things!
Then lions come with glaring eyes;
And tigers growl; a dreadful noise;
And ogres draw their cruel knives;
To shed the blood of girls and boys。
Then stormy waves rush on to drown;
Or raging flames come scorching round;
Fierce dragons hover in the air;
And serpents crawl along the ground。
Then wicked children wake and weep;
And wish the long black gloom away;
But good ones love the dark; and find
The night as pleasant as the day。
Thomas Hood '1799…1845'
THE FAIRIES OF THE CALDON…LOW
A Midsummer Legend
〃And where have you been; my Mary;
And where have you been from me?〃
〃I've been to the top of the Caldon…Low;
The midsummer night to see!〃
〃And what did you see; my Mary;
All up on the Caldon…Low?〃
〃I saw the glad sunshine come down;
And I saw the merry winds blow。〃
〃And what did you hear; my Mary;
All up on the Caldon…Hill?〃
〃I heard the drops of the water made;
And the ears of the green corn fill。〃
〃Oh; tell me all; my Mary …
All … all that ever you know;
For you must have seen the fairies
Last night on the Caldon…Low!〃
〃Then take me on your knee; mother;
And listen; mother of mine:
A hundred fairies danced last night;
And the harpers they were nine。
〃And their harp…strings rang so merrily
To their dancing feet so small;
But; oh! the words of their talking
Were merrier far than all!〃
〃And what were the words; my Mary;
That you did hear them say?〃
〃I'll tell you all; my mother;
But let me have my way。
〃Some of them played with the water;
And rolled it down the hill;
'And this;' they said; 'shall speedily turn
The poor old miller's mill。
〃'For there has been no water
Ever since the first of May;
And a busy man will the miller be
At the dawning of the day!
〃'Oh! the miller; how he will laugh;
When he sees the mill…dam rise!
The jolly old miller; how he will laugh;
Till the tears fill both his eyes!'
〃And some they seized the little winds;
That sounded over the hill;
And each put a horn into his mouth;
And blew both loud and shrill:
〃'And there;' said they; 'the merry winds go
Away from every horn;
And they shall clear the mildew dank
From the blind old widow's corn:
〃'Oh; the poor blind widow …
Though she has been blind so long;
She'll be merry enough when the mildew's gone;
And the corn stands tall and strong!'
〃And some they brought the brown linseed
And flung it down the Low:
'And this;' said they; 'by the sunrise
In the weaver's croft shall grow!
〃'Oh; the poor lame weaver!
How will he laugh outright
When he sees his dwindling flax…field
All full of flowers by night!'
〃And then outspoke a brownie;
With a long beard on his chin:
'I have spun up all the tow;' said he;
'And I want some more to spin。
〃'I've spun a piece of hempen cloth
And I want to spin another …
A little sheet for Mary's bed;
And an apron for her mother!'
〃With that I could not help but laugh;
And I laughed out loud and free;
And then on the top of the Caldon…Low
There was no one left but me。
〃And all on the top of the Caldon…Low
The mists were cold and gray;
And nothing I saw but the mossy stones
That round about me lay。
〃But; coming down from the hill…top;
I heard; afar below;
How busy the jolly miller was;
And how merry the wheel did go!
〃And I peeped into the widow's field;
And; sure enough; was seen
The yellow ears of the mildewed corn
All standing stout and green。
〃And down the weaver's croft I stole;
To see if the flax were sprung;
And I met the weaver at his gate
With the good news on his tongue!
〃Now; this is all I heard; mother;
And all that I did see;
So; prithee; make my bed; mother;
For I'm tired as I can be!〃
Mary Howitt '1799…1888'
THE FAIRIES
Up the airy mountain;
Down the rushy glen;
We daren't go a…hunting
For fear of little men;
Wee folk; good folk;
Trooping all together;
Green jacket; red cap;
And white owl's feather!
Down along the rocky shore
Some make their home;
They live on crispy pancakes
Of yellow tide…foam;
Some in the reeds
Of the black mountain lake;
With frogs for their watch…dogs;
All night awake。
High on the hill…top
The old King sits;
He is now so old and gray
He's nigh lost his wits。
With a bridge of white mist
Columbkill he crosses;
On his stately journeys
From Slieveleague to Rosses;
Or going up with music
On cold starry nights
To sup with the Queen
Of the gay Northern Lights。
They stole little Bridget
For seven years long;
When she came down again
Her friends were all gone。
They took her lightly back;
Between the night and morrow;
They thought that she was fast asleep;
But she was dead with sorrow。
They have kept her ever since
Deep within the lake;
On a bed of flag…leaves;
Watching till she wake。
By the craggy hill…side;
Through the mosses bare;
They have planted thorn…trees
For pleasure here and there。
If any man so daring
As dig them up in spite;
He shall find their sharpest thorns
In his bed at night。
Up the airy mountain;
Down the rushy glen;
We daren't go a…hunting
For fear of little men;
Wee folk; good folk;
Trooping all together;
Green jacket; red cap;
And white owl's feather!
William Allingham '1824…1889'
THE FAIRY THRALL
On gossamer nights when the moon is low;
And stars in the mist are hiding;
Over the hill where the foxgloves grow
You may see the fairies riding。
Kling! Klang! Kling!
Their stirrups and their bridles ring;
And their horns are loud and their bugles blow;
When the moon is low。
They sweep through the night like a whistling wind;