四月之歌（翻译点评）

                           吕志鲁翻译点评

    爱德娜•圣文森特•米蕾 Edna St. Vincent Millay(1892─1950)  美国女诗人   冬去春来，又是四月；一如往常，满眼大地复苏、一片生机盎然的田园景象。然而，物是人非，不知爱人身在何方？描摹田园，画面鲜活生动；吟咏爱恋，情调醇厚伤感。
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     一年一度又是四月,
     去年今岁毫无两样,
     低语阵阵, 叹息声声,
     污泥伴着融雪闪闪发亮;
     你钟情的苔藓又现绿意,
     你喜爱的蝴蝶四处飘荡。
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     换新的屋顶木版堆在门前,
     翻修的锤声成天敲响;
     灰色啄木鸟击打钻孔,
     远近的果园匆匆忙忙;
     劳作的大人欢天喜地,
     游戏的孩童认真模仿。
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     沉稳的大河水深流静,
     湍急的小溪跳跃喧嚷,
     穿过毛蕊花丛的羊群,
     沐浴日照走上山冈;
     物是人非,你在何处?
     唯一的牵挂, 不尽的惆怅。

 
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 Song of a Second April 
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April this year, not otherwise
Than April of a year ago,
Is full of whispers, full of sighs,
Of dazzling mud and dingy snow;
Hepaticas that pleased you so
Are here again, and butterflies.
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There rings a hammering all day,
And shingles lie about the doors;
In orchards near and far away
The grey wood-pecker taps and bores;
The men are merry at their chores,
And children earnest at their play.
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The larger streams run still and deep,
Noisyand swift the small brooks run
Among the nullein stalks the sheep
Go up the hillside in the sun,
Pensively, ─ only you are gone,
You that alone I cared to keep.
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