诗歌鉴赏:仙女对牧羊人的回答|英语诗歌散文

作者简介沃特·雷利Walter Raleigh(1554-1618),英国伊丽莎白时代的宫廷诗人。沃特?雷利出生在德文郡。曾经在牛津大学就读，参加过法国宗教战争，之后在伦敦学习法律，逐渐结交了宫廷和知识界的朋友。雷利一生中写过许多诗歌，大多以手稿形式流传在外。他的诗歌多为抒情短诗，其特点是在彼特拉克式 (Petrarchan)的爱情主题中，掺入自己对人类生活环境的思考，表达了对生命无常和时光短暂的感慨，时常带有伤感抑郁之情。

Fall the world and love were young,And truth in every shepherd’s tongue,These pretty pleasures might me moveTo live with thee and be thy love.假若世界和爱情永远年轻，假若牧羊人的话句句成真，这些美妙快乐能把我打动，和你一起生活成为你的爱人。

Time drives the flocks from field to fold,When rivers rage and rocks grow cold，And Philomel becometh dumb;The rest complains of cares to come.时间驱羊群从田野到羊圈，当河水开始愤怒岩石渐冷，夜莺此时也变得沉默不语，其余的鸟兽也把未来忧患。

The flowers do fade, and wanton fieldsTo wayward winter reckoning yields:A honey tongue, a heart of gall,Is fancy"s spring, but sorrow"s fall.花儿会枯萎凋谢，油绿的田野会屈从于寒冬的肆虐；甜美的言语，冷酷的心扉，是美梦的春天，悲哀的秋天。

The gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses,Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posiesSoon break, soon wither, soon forgotten,In folly ripe, in reason rotten.你那长袍那鞋子和玫瑰婚床，你那花冠那长裙和花束芳香，很快枯萎破旧被人遗忘脑后，它们在痴想中长成，在理想中消亡。

Thy belt of straw and ivy buds,Thy coral clasps and amber studs, All these in me no means can moveTo come to thee and be thy love.那青草和常青藤编制的腰带，点缀上珊瑚扣和琥珀的钮饰，所有这些毫不能打动我的心，和你一起生活成为你的爱人。

But could youth last and love still breed,Had joys no date nor age no need, Then these delights my mind might moveTo live with thee and be thy love.但假若青春不老爱意长存，假若快乐无边岁月无尽，这些快乐才能打动我的心，和你一起生活成为你的爱人。