As I Walked Out One Evening 漫步夜色中

一诗一信 | As I Walked Out One Evening 漫步夜色中主播：熊叔（英）, 黄茜（中）自1927年初出茅庐到1973年魂归诗国，近半个世纪里，W. H. 奥登不断给英语诗歌注入新的气象。他的作品从政治写到宗教，从城市写到乡村，华美词章俯拾皆是，街谈巷议亦可入诗。今天，我们为你读W. H. 奥登的作品As I Walked Out One Evening漫步夜色中，希望通过熊叔和黄茜的演绎，让你感受到诗人心中的爱意。As I Walked Out One Evening 漫步夜色中作者：W. H. 奥登As I walked out one evening漫步夜色中Walking down Bristol Street,我走下布里斯托大街The crowds upon the pavement路上的人群Were fields of harvest wheat.如小麦收获时的田野And down by the brimming river沿浪涌的河岸I heard a lover sing动情的歌声传来Under an arch of the railway:铁轨的拱桥下Love has no ending.他唱着：爱无止息I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you我将爱你，亲爱的，我将爱你Till China and Africa meet,直到非洲连着中国And the river jumps over the mountain直到河流越过山巅And the salmon sing in the street,直到鱼儿雀跃大街I’ll love you till the ocean我将爱你Is folded and hung up to dry直到海折水枯And the seven stars go squawking直到移星转斗Like geese about the sky.喧闹于苍穹The years shall run like rabbits,我知时间白云苍狗For in my arms I hold因我怀抱着The Flower of the Ages,岁月馨香的赠予And the first love of the world.和世间独一的初恋But all the clocks in the city然而城里的钟声Began to whirr and chime:已开始呜呼作响O let not Time deceive you,噢！莫叫时光欺瞒You cannot conquer Time.时光它怎可战胜In the burrows of the Nightmare魇的深穴Where Justice naked is,赤裸着正义凛然Time watches from the shadow时间在黑暗里目不转睛And coughs when you would kiss.制止你的每一个亲吻In headaches and in worry头痛心焦Vaguely life leaks away,生命在朦胧中溜走了And Time will have his fancy时间的幻想终会实现To-morrow or to-day.不是明朝就在今日Into many a green valley曾经绿荫葱茏的巷Drifts the appalling snow;如今弥漫骇人的雪Time breaks the threaded dances时间打断如织的舞步And the diver’s brilliant bow.还有跳水人的华丽躬身O plunge your hands in water,噢！把双手插入水中Plunge them in up to the wrist;让它没过手腕Stare, stare in the basin凝视，凝视盆中And wonder what you’ve missed.想想你究竟错过了什么The glacier knocks in the cupboard,冰川在壁橱里敲门The desert sighs in the bed,沙漠在床上叹息And the crack in the tea-cup opens茶杯的缝裂开了A lane to the land of the dead.一条通往死域的径Where the beggars raffle the banknotes那里，乞丐们博彩And the Giant is enchanting to Jack,巨人迷惑了杰克And the Lily-white Boy is a Roarer,纯真的男孩咆哮着And Jill goes down on her back.吉尔躺倒在地上O look, look in the mirror,噢！看，看镜中O look in your distress;看看你的痛苦Life remains a blessing生活还是上天赐福Although you cannot bless.虽然你已不能祈福O stand, stand at the window噢！站，站在窗边As the tears scald and start;泪水涌出烫伤脸颊You shall love your crooked neighbour你将爱上你驼背的邻居With your crooked heart.把他放进你扭曲的心里It was late, late in the evening,夜深，深夜降临The lovers they were gone;歌唱的情人们已离开The clocks had ceased their chiming,钟声消逝于夜空And the deep river ran on.大河流逝在心中英国诗人奥登W. H. 奥登（1907—1973），英国著名诗人、评论家（由于出生于英国，后来成为美国公民，所以也有人将其列为美国作家），举世公认的二十世纪最伟大的作家之一。奥登的作品数量巨大，主题多样，技巧高超，身后亦备受推崇，其独特风格对后辈作家影响深远。相关推荐葬礼蓝调垫乐及素材：1：Enya – From Where I Am2：Enya – Shepherd Moons主播介绍熊叔：性感英语名师黄茜：美女留西博士作者：W.H.奥登 | 主播：熊叔, 黄茜制作：郡子，编辑：永清内容转载图片来源网络一诗一信：为你读英语美文和陌声人广播合作的双语读诗节目，微信公众号：一诗一信postunpoem微博：@一诗一信