O Nightingale! Thou Surely Art
O Nightingale! Thou Surely Art
by William Wordsworth
O Nightingale! Thou Surely ArtO Nightingale! thou surely art
A creature of a "fiery heart":--
These notes of thine--they pierce and pierce;
Tumultuous harmony and fierce!
Thou sing'st as if the God of wine
Had helped thee to a Valentine;
A song in mockery and despite
Of shades, and dews, and silent night;
And steady bliss, and all the loves
Now sleeping in these peaceful groves.
I heard a Stock-dove sing or say
His homely tale, this very day;
His voice was buried among trees,
Yet to be come at by the breeze:
He did not cease; but cooed--and cooed;
And somewhat pensively he wooed:
He sang of love, with quiet blending,
Slow to begin, and never ending;
Of serious faith, and inward glee;
That was the song--the song for me!
啊，夜莺
威廉·华兹华斯
O Nightingale! Thou Surely Art啊，夜莺，园林中的灵禽，
你准是具有“炽热的心灵”；
你令世人倾倒的歌透肺穿心，
那样的热情如火的促节繁音，
仿佛酒仙激发你的妙响纷纷，
让你以酣畅歌声奉献给情人。
你的歌声充满戏谑和讥笑，
不管树影暗露和夜的悄悄，
不管深稳的至乐和正安睡
在宁静的林中的双双情侣。
我在今天听到野鸽
唱出他那质朴的歌。
他的声音为树海所淹没，
只有微风与他互应相和。
他不停地唱，咕咕，咕咕，
在沉思中唱出他的倾慕。
他唱爱情，却掺和着平静，
不竞于先鸣，却永不会停：
唱严肃的忠贞，内在的欢欣；
就是这首歌啊，为我所追寻。
（谢耀文 译）
威廉·华兹华斯简介
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