第 45 节
作者:乐乐陶陶      更新:2021-02-20 05:15      字数:9321
  When green leaves come again。
  Thomas Haynes Bayly '1797…1839'
  FAIRY SONG
  From 〃Amyntas〃
  We the Fairies; blithe and antic;
  Of dimensions not gigantic;
  Though the moonshine mostly keep us;
  Oft in orchards frisk and peep us。
  Stolen sweets are always sweeter;
  Stolen kisses much completer;
  Stolen looks are nice in chapels;
  Stolen; stolen be your apples。
  When to bed the world is bobbing;
  Then's the time for orchard…robbing;
  Yet the fruit were scarce worth peeling
  Were it not for stealing; stealing。
  Translated by Leigh Hunt from the Latin of Thomas Randolph
  '1605…1635'
  DREAM SONG
  I come from woods enchaunted;
  Starlit and pixey…haunted;
  Where 'twixt the bracken and the trees
  The goblins lie and take their ease
  By winter moods undaunted。
  There down the golden gravel
  The laughing rivers travel;
  Elves wake at nights and whisper low
  Between the bracken and the snow
  Their dreamings to unravel。
  Twisted and lank and hairy;
  With wanton eyes and wary;
  They stretch and chuckle in the wind;
  For one has found a mermaid kind;
  And one has kissed a fairy。
  They know no melancholy;
  But fashion crowns of holly;
  And gather sleep within the brake
  To deck a kingdom when they wake;
  And bless the dreamer's folly。
  Ah! would that I might follow
  The servants of Apollo!
  But it is sweet to heap the hours
  With quiet dreams and poppy…flowers;
  Down in the pixies' hollow。
  Richard Middleton '1882…1911'
  FAIRY SONG
  Shed no tear! O; shed no tear!
  The flower will bloom another year。
  Weep no more! O; weep no more!
  Young buds sleep in the root's white core。
  Dry your eyes! O; dry your eyes!
  For I was taught in Paradise
  To ease my breast of melodies; …
  Shed no tear。
  Overhead! look overhead!
  'Mong the blossoms white and red; …
  Look up; look up! I flutter now
  On this flush pomegranate bough。
  See me! 'tis this silvery bill
  Ever cures the good man's ill; …
  Shed no tear! O; shed no tear!
  The flower will bloom another year。
  Adieu; adieu … I fly … adieu!
  I vanish in the heaven's blue; …
  Adieu; adieu!
  John Keats '1795…1821'
  QUEEN MAB
  A little fairy comes at night;
  Her eyes are blue; her hair is brown;
  With silver spots upon her wings;
  And from the moon she flutters down。
  She has a little silver wand;
  And when a good child goes to bed
  She waves her hand from right to left;
  And makes a circle round its head。
  And then it dreams of pleasant things;
  Of fountains filled with fairy fish;
  And trees that bear delicious fruit;
  And bow their branches at a wish:
  Of arbors filled with dainty scents
  From lovely flowers that never fade;
  Bright flies that glitter in the sun;
  And glow…worms shining in the shade:
  And talking birds with gifted tongues;
  For singing songs and telling tales;
  And pretty dwarfs to show the way
  Through fairy hills and fairy dales。
  But when a bad child goes to bed;
  From left to right she weaves her rings;
  And then it dreams all through the night
  Of only ugly horrid things!
  Then lions come with glaring eyes;
  And tigers growl; a dreadful noise;
  And ogres draw their cruel knives;
  To shed the blood of girls and boys。
  Then stormy waves rush on to drown;
  Or raging flames come scorching round;
  Fierce dragons hover in the air;
  And serpents crawl along the ground。
  Then wicked children wake and weep;
  And wish the long black gloom away;
  But good ones love the dark; and find
  The night as pleasant as the day。
  Thomas Hood '1799…1845'
  THE FAIRIES OF THE CALDON…LOW
  A Midsummer Legend
  〃And where have you been; my Mary;
  And where have you been from me?〃
  〃I've been to the top of the Caldon…Low;
  The midsummer night to see!〃
  〃And what did you see; my Mary;
  All up on the Caldon…Low?〃
  〃I saw the glad sunshine come down;
  And I saw the merry winds blow。〃
  〃And what did you hear; my Mary;
  All up on the Caldon…Hill?〃
  〃I heard the drops of the water made;
  And the ears of the green corn fill。〃
  〃Oh; tell me all; my Mary …
  All … all that ever you know;
  For you must have seen the fairies
  Last night on the Caldon…Low!〃
  〃Then take me on your knee; mother;
  And listen; mother of mine:
  A hundred fairies danced last night;
  And the harpers they were nine。
  〃And their harp…strings rang so merrily
  To their dancing feet so small;
  But; oh! the words of their talking
  Were merrier far than all!〃
  〃And what were the words; my Mary;
  That you did hear them say?〃
  〃I'll tell you all; my mother;
  But let me have my way。
  〃Some of them played with the water;
  And rolled it down the hill;
  'And this;' they said; 'shall speedily turn
  The poor old miller's mill。
  〃'For there has been no water
  Ever since the first of May;
  And a busy man will the miller be
  At the dawning of the day!
  〃'Oh! the miller; how he will laugh;
  When he sees the mill…dam rise!
  The jolly old miller; how he will laugh;
  Till the tears fill both his eyes!'
  〃And some they seized the little winds;
  That sounded over the hill;
  And each put a horn into his mouth;
  And blew both loud and shrill:
  〃'And there;' said they; 'the merry winds go
  Away from every horn;
  And they shall clear the mildew dank
  From the blind old widow's corn:
  〃'Oh; the poor blind widow …
  Though she has been blind so long;
  She'll be merry enough when the mildew's gone;
  And the corn stands tall and strong!'
  〃And some they brought the brown linseed
  And flung it down the Low:
  'And this;' said they; 'by the sunrise
  In the weaver's croft shall grow!
  〃'Oh; the poor lame weaver!
  How will he laugh outright
  When he sees his dwindling flax…field
  All full of flowers by night!'
  〃And then outspoke a brownie;
  With a long beard on his chin:
  'I have spun up all the tow;' said he;
  'And I want some more to spin。
  〃'I've spun a piece of hempen cloth
  And I want to spin another …
  A little sheet for Mary's bed;
  And an apron for her mother!'
  〃With that I could not help but laugh;
  And I laughed out loud and free;
  And then on the top of the Caldon…Low
  There was no one left but me。
  〃And all on the top of the Caldon…Low
  The mists were cold and gray;
  And nothing I saw but the mossy stones
  That round about me lay。
  〃But; coming down from the hill…top;
  I heard; afar below;
  How busy the jolly miller was;
  And how merry the wheel did go!
  〃And I peeped into the widow's field;
  And; sure enough; was seen
  The yellow ears of the mildewed corn
  All standing stout and green。
  〃And down the weaver's croft I stole;
  To see if the flax were sprung;
  And I met the weaver at his gate
  With the good news on his tongue!
  〃Now; this is all I heard; mother;
  And all that I did see;
  So; prithee; make my bed; mother;
  For I'm tired as I can be!〃
  Mary Howitt '1799…1888'
  THE FAIRIES
  Up the airy mountain;
  Down the rushy glen;
  We daren't go a…hunting
  For fear of little men;
  Wee folk; good folk;
  Trooping all together;
  Green jacket; red cap;
  And white owl's feather!
  Down along the rocky shore
  Some make their home;
  They live on crispy pancakes
  Of yellow tide…foam;
  Some in the reeds
  Of the black mountain lake;
  With frogs for their watch…dogs;
  All night awake。
  High on the hill…top
  The old King sits;
  He is now so old and gray
  He's nigh lost his wits。
  With a bridge of white mist
  Columbkill he crosses;
  On his stately journeys
  From Slieveleague to Rosses;
  Or going up with music
  On cold starry nights
  To sup with the Queen
  Of the gay Northern Lights。
  They stole little Bridget
  For seven years long;
  When she came down again
  Her friends were all gone。
  They took her lightly back;
  Between the night and morrow;
  They thought that she was fast asleep;
  But she was dead with sorrow。
  They have kept her ever since
  Deep within the lake;
  On a bed of flag…leaves;
  Watching till she wake。
  By the craggy hill…side;
  Through the mosses bare;
  They have planted thorn…trees
  For pleasure here and there。
  If any man so daring
  As dig them up in spite;
  He shall find their sharpest thorns
  In his bed at night。
  Up the airy mountain;
  Down the rushy glen;
  We daren't go a…hunting
  For fear of little men;
  Wee folk; good folk;
  Trooping all together;
  Green jacket; red cap;
  And white owl's feather!
  William Allingham '1824…1889'
  THE FAIRY THRALL
  On gossamer nights when the moon is low;
  And stars in the mist are hiding;
  Over the hill where the foxgloves grow
  You may see the fairies riding。
  Kling! Klang! Kling!
  Their stirrups and their bridles ring;
  And their horns are loud and their bugles blow;
  When the moon is low。
  They sweep through the night like a whistling wind;