知更鸟，红胸脯

威廉姆·阿林汉姆

Robin Redbreast

William Allingham (1824 - 1889)

再见，对夏日道声再见！

眼见夏日即将收场。

花园勉强地微笑，

阳光下微风冰冰凉。

我们的画眉静不作声，

小燕子飞去了他乡 --

但这里还有知更鸟，身穿棕衣，

胸口的大红结喜气洋洋。

知更鸟，知更鸟，亲爱的，

哦，红红的胸膛！

一年渐渐要结束时，

知更鸟甜甜清唱。

树叶纷纷飘落，

鲜艳的橘红橙黄，

大树此刻是印第安王子，

但很快像幽灵一样。

枯皱的梨子苹果，

赤褐色悬挂在树枝上，

已经是深秋，深深的秋，

转眼将来隆冬冰霜。

知更鸟，知更鸟，亲爱的，

哦，红红的胸膛！

冻疼脸蛋的日子要来了，

可怜的知更鸟忙什么忙？

田鼠在麦垛子居住，

蟋蟀来到火炉旁，

夜风颤抖吹口哨，

绕着屋子嘟囔。

结霜的乡陌宛若铁条，

树枝穿了雪绒装 –

天哪，冬天！死寂沉沉，

可怜的知更鸟能去何方？

知更鸟，知更鸟，亲爱的，

哦，红红的胸膛！

请给知更鸟一点面包渣，

让欢乐充满他小小的心房。

Goodbye, goodbye to Summer!

For Summer's nearly done;

The garden smiling faintly,

Cool breezes in the sun;

Our Thrushes now are silent,

Our Swallows flown away-

But Robin's here, in coat of brown,

With ruddy breast-knot gay.

Robin, Robin Redbreast,

O Robin dear!

Robin singing sweetly

In the falling of the year.

Bright yellow, red, and orange,

The leaves come down in hosts;

The trees are Indian Princes,

But soon they'll turn to Ghosts;

The leathery pears and apples

Hang russet on the bough,

It's Autumn, Autumn, Autumn late,

"Twill soon be winter now.

Robin, Robin Redbreast,

O Robin dear!

And what will this poor Robin do?

For pinching days are near.

The fireside for the Cricket,

The wheatsack for the Mouse,

When trembling night-winds whistle

And moan all round the house;

The frosty ways like iron,

The branches plumed with snow-

Alas! in Winter, dead, and dark,

Where can poor Robin go?

Robin, Robin Redbreast,

O Robin dear!

And a crumb of bread for Robin,

His little heart to cheer.