【英译汉】Three classic little poem(经典小诗三首) 译文/乔弘万

乔弘万

1、To see world in a grain of sand

To see world in a grain of sand

And a heaven in a wild flower

Hold infinity in the paim of your hand

And etemity in an hour

一粒沙中可观世界

一粒沙中可观世界

天堂也可寓于野花中

若将无穷尽握在掌心里

片刻也能成为永恒

2、If you were a teardrop in my eye

If you were a teardrop in my eye

For fear of losing you iwould never cry

And if the golden sun should cease to shine its light

Just one smile from you would make my whole world bright

如果你是一颗珠泪在我眼里

如果你是一颗珠泪在我眼里

怕失去你我将永不哭啼

如果金色太阳停止了四射光芒

你的一个笑容将把我整个世界照亮

3

Hold fast to dreams

Hold fast to dreams  

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That can never fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen only with snow

抓住梦想

紧紧握住梦想

因为一旦逝去梦想

生命就像鸟儿断了翅膀

那将永远不能飞翔

牢牢抓住梦想

因为当梦想走失时

生命就如一片贫瘠的土壤

只剩下冬雪和冰凉

叶如钢

作者： William Blake，   Hannah Jo Keen，Langston Hughs  (1902-1967)

叶如钢

诗友， 你这三首译得不错。 第一首的后两句， 原作里是并列关系。

第一首和第二首只是片段。 全诗我贴在下面。

可以译得更准确， 更简洁， 更符合原作的音步数， 更符合原作的韵律。例如第三首可以这样译：

紧握住梦想

原作： Langston Hughs
叶如钢译


紧握住梦想
梦想若消亡
人生就是断翅鸟
不再能飞翔
紧握住梦想
梦想若失踪
人生就是荒原
在雪中凝冻

叶如钢

To see a World
William Blake
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
A Robin Redbreast in a Cage
Puts all Heaven in a Rage.
A dove house fill’d with doves and pigeons
Shudders Hell thro’ all its regions.
A Dog starv’d at his Master’s Gate
Predicts the ruin of the State.
A Horse misus’d upon the Road
Calls to Heaven for Human blood.
Each outcry of the hunted Hare
A fiber from the Brain does tear.
He who shall train the Horse to War
Shall never pass the Polar Bar.
The Beggar’s Dog and Widow’s Cat,
Feed them and thou wilt grow fat.
The Gnat that sings his Summer song
Poison gets from Slander’s tongue.
The poison of the Snake and Newt
Is the sweat of Envy’s Foot.
A truth that’s told with bad intent
Beats all the Lies you can invent.
It is right it should be so;
Man was made for Joy and Woe;
And when this we rightly know
Thro’ the World we safely go.
Every Night and every Morn
Some to Misery are Born.
Every Morn and every Night
Some are Born to sweet delight.
Some are Born to sweet delight,
Some are Born to Endless Night.  

叶如钢

From the heart
by Hannah Jo Keen， 1999
If you were a teardrop
In my eye,
For fear of losing you
I would never cry.
And if the golden sun
Should cease to shine its light,
Just one smile from you
Would make my whole world bright.
When leaves have fallen from the trees
And the sky is filled with storm,
Just the thought of your gentle touch
Is enough to keep me warm.
When the moon up in the sky
Shines a faint blue light,
Memories of times we've shared
Will keep me from sleep at night.
If only i had the courage
To speak these words to you.
Every one is from the heart
And couldn't be more true

乔弘万

Hold fast to dreams  
For if dreams die

乔弘万

走你的路，让别人说去……