A Ballad Of Two Knights 民谣：二骑士
A Ballad Of Two KnightsBy Sara Tealsdale
Two knights rode forth at early dawn
A-seeking maids to wed,
Said one, "My lady must be fair,
With gold hair on her head."
Then spake the other knight-at-arms:
"I care not for her face,
But she I love must be a dove
For purity and grace."
And each knight blew upon his horn
And went his separate way,
And each knight found a lady-love
Before the fall of day.
But she was brown who should have had
The shining yellow hair—
I ween the knights forgot their words
Or else they ceased to care.
For he who wanted purity
Brought home a wanton wild,
And when each saw the other knight
I ween that each knight smiled.
民谣：二骑士
文/莎拉•蒂斯黛尔译/齐云
两名骑士，清早出行
去寻婚姻伴侣
一个说道：“我的夫人
须是金发美女。”
另一骑士，满身戎装
“我不关心脸蛋，
但她必须纯洁优雅
像只鸽子一般。”
两名骑士，各吹法螺
然后分道扬镳
相约太阳落山之前
就得搞定目标
姑娘本应一头金丝
赫然棕毛根根
我想骑士忘了法螺
或者大降标准
誓求纯洁那名骑士
却有荡妇伴之
我想他们再次相逢
相顾一笑了之
译后记：民谣主旨，我想大概是女诗人狠狠嘲讽男人在爱情方面反复无常，大话无度，急色无耻，下流无限。
这首在她的作品中风格较为独特吧。 聿归 发表于 2018-12-21 19:59
这首在她的作品中风格较为独特吧。
是，少见。她一般直接抒情。
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