译奥斯卡·王尔德《诔歌(Requiescat)》

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诔歌
轻移步兮君不见伊人
正埋身于雪冰。
低言语兮使伊人能闻
雏菊欣欣以生
正埋身于雪冰。
低言语兮使伊人能闻
雏菊欣欣以生
昔发被黄金兮色皎皎,
今色失如锈污。
当时美青春兮善窈窕,[《九歌 山鬼》:“子慕予兮善窈窕”]
忽奄委身尘土。
今色失如锈污。
当时美青春兮善窈窕,[《九歌 山鬼》:“子慕予兮善窈窕”]
忽奄委身尘土。
面如百合肌如白雪兮,
抱天真以清明。
浑不己知风华卓约兮,
恰蛾眉之初成。[取杨家有女初长成之意]
抱天真以清明。
浑不己知风华卓约兮,
恰蛾眉之初成。[取杨家有女初长成之意]
棺盖何厚兮墓石何重,
长幽闭伊于此。
伊将长眠兮吾心何痛,
独绕伊而不止。
长幽闭伊于此。
伊将长眠兮吾心何痛,
独绕伊而不止。
耳不能闻声歌竹丝兮,
且绝琴而罢咏。
将吾生亦瘗葬于斯兮,
速垒土以为冢。
且绝琴而罢咏。
将吾生亦瘗葬于斯兮,
速垒土以为冢。
注:诗题“Requiescat”,是一种祈祷辞,用以祈祷死者在天堂中安息。译文用接近古代汉语“诔”的形式,以求贴近原诗形式与口吻。
by Oscar Wild
Tread
lightly, she is near
Under the snow,
Speak gently, she can hear
The daisies grow.
All her bright golden hair
Tarnished with rust,
She that was young and fair
Fallen to dust.
Lily-like, white as snow,
She hardly knew
She was a woman, so
Sweetly she grew.
Coffin-board, heavy stone,
Lie on her breast,
I vex my heart alone
She is at rest.
Peace, Peace, she cannot hear
Lyre or sonnet,
All my life's buried here,
Heap earth upon it.
Under the snow,
Speak gently, she can hear
The daisies grow.
All her bright golden hair
Tarnished with rust,
She that was young and fair
Fallen to dust.
Lily-like, white as snow,
She hardly knew
She was a woman, so
Sweetly she grew.
Coffin-board, heavy stone,
Lie on her breast,
I vex my heart alone
She is at rest.
Peace, Peace, she cannot hear
Lyre or sonnet,
All my life's buried here,
Heap earth upon it.
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