叶芝《莎莉花园》（DOWN BY THE SALLEY GARDEN)

    威廉·巴特勒·叶芝CVBBB（William Bulter Yeats,1865-1939）是爱尔兰著名诗人、剧作家和散文家，1923年度诺贝尔文学奖得主。一生创作丰富，备受敬仰。其诗吸收浪漫主义、唯美主义、神秘主义、象征主义和玄学诗的精华，几经变革，最终熔炼出独特的风格。其艺术被视为英语诗从传统到现代过渡的缩影。艾略特曾誉之为“二十世纪最伟大的英语诗人”。

 

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《柳园夜曲》 布面油画 130x97 2010

    DOWN BY THE SALLEY GARDEN

Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;

斯遇佳人，仙苑重深

She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.

玉人雪趾，往渡穿林

She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;

瞩我适爱，如叶逢春

But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.

我愚且顽，负此明言

In a field by the river my love and I did stand,

斯水之畔，与彼曾伫

And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.

比肩之处，玉手曾拂

She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;

嘱我适世，如荇随堰

But I was young and foolish, and now I am full of tears.

  惜我愚顽，唯余泣叹！

 

    此歌是根据叶芝的同名诗歌《Down By the Salley Garden》谱曲而成，最初翻译为《柳园里》，是叶芝早年的诗作。他的早年诗歌韵律优美，感情细腻，辞藻华丽，象征意味浓郁，明显受到英国浪漫主义和法国象征主义诗歌的影响。

　　《柳园里》原名为《旧歌新唱》。叶芝曾为此诗作过下列注释：“这首诗是根据斯莱戈县巴利索戴尔村里一个经常独自吟唱的老农妇记不完全的三行旧歌词改写而成的”。这首诗有以下几个特点：

　　首先，这首诗象民歌那样语言质朴，可咏性强。从整个诗来看，诗人使用的词全部都是单音节和双音节的常用词，只有“salley”也许不那么常见，但是，这个词却又对诗中感情的表达有着重要意义。柳树从原型意义来讲与悲伤的情绪有联系，风雨中纤细的柳枝摇摆不定，恰恰与人们在悲伤的风雨中无助的境况相似。另外。诗中使用重复的手法来烘托诗的主题：失落的爱。这种重复不仅是词语的重复（如 young and foolish），而且是句式的重复。第二节与第一节的句法大致相同。明显不同的地方，则出现在每节的结尾，以此来表现自己未能接受情人的劝告而悔恨万分。

　　其次，这首诗在时态的运用上也有独特之处。全诗除了最后半行用现在时以外都是用过去时态。这说明过去对人们的现在具有十分重要的意义。在诗的最后，诗人用一般现在时是意味深长的。虽然对现在情况的描述只有五个词便戛然而止，但是，由于诗人把这几个词放在全诗最突出的位置，所以给人以意犹未尽的感觉，读者可以通过这几个词来感受“我”的广阔的心灵世界。

　　再次，这首诗貌似简单，但却向人们揭示了生活的哲理：对待爱情和生活，人们应当顺其自然，就像“绿叶长在树枝上”，“青草长在河堰上”。不然，会因为一时的“愚蠢”而遗恨终生。

 

韵味版

在莎莉花园深处，吾爱与我曾经相遇。

She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.

她穿越莎莉花园，以雪白的小脚。

She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;

她嘱咐我要爱得轻松，当新叶在枝桠萌芽。

But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.

但我当年年幼无知，不予轻率苟同。

In a field by the river my love and I did stand,

在河边的田野，吾爱与我曾经驻足。 

And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand. 

她依靠在我的肩膀，以雪白的小手。

She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs; 

她嘱咐我要活得轻松，当青草在堤岸滋长。

But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.

但我当年年幼无知，而今热泪盈眶。

 

直译版

Down by the Salley Gardens　　走进莎莉花园

My love and I did meet　　我和我的爱人相遇 

She passed the Salley Gardens　　她穿越莎莉花园 

With little snow-white feet　　踏著雪白的纤足 

She bid me take love easy　　她请我轻柔的对待这份情 

As the leaves grow on the tree　　像依偎在树上的群叶 

But I being young and foolish　　但我是如此年轻而无知 

With her did not agree　　不曾细听她的心声 

In a field by the river　　在河流畔的旷野

My love and I did stand　　我和我的爱人并肩伫立

And on my leaning shoulder　　在我的微倾的肩膀

She laid her snow-white hand　　是她柔白的手所倚

She bid me take life easy　　她请我珍重生命

As the grass grows on the weirs　　像生长在河堰的韧草

But I was young and foolish　　但我是如此年轻而无 

And now am full of tears　　如今只剩下无限的泪水 

Down by the Salley Gardens　　走进莎莉花园 

My love and I did meet　　我和我的爱人相遇

She passed the Salley Gardens　　她穿越莎莉花园

With little snow-white feet　　踏著雪白的孅足

She bid me take love easy　　　她请我轻柔的对待这份情

As the leaves grow on the tree　　像依偎在树上的群叶

But I being young and foolish　　但我是如此年轻而无知

With her did not agree　　不曾细听她的心声

But I was young and foolish　　但我是如此年轻而无知

And now am full of tears　　如今只剩下无限的泪水

 

古典版 

Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;

斯遇佳人，仙苑重深

She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.

玉人雪趾，往渡穿林

She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;

瞩我适爱，如叶逢春

But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.

我愚且顽，负此明言

In a field by the river my love and I did stand,

斯水之畔，与彼曾伫

And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.

比肩之处，玉手曾拂

She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;

嘱我适世，如荇随堰

But I was young and foolish, and now I am full of tears.

   惜我愚顽，唯余泣叹！ 

Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;

 

 

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