Robert Burns 羅伯特.彭斯
Is there for honest poverty
That hings his head, an' a' that ?(2)
The coward slave, we pass him by
We dare be poor for a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Our toils obscure, an' a' that;
The rank is but the guinea's stamp(3),
The man's the gowd(4) for a' that.
是否有人因清白的貧窮,
便垂頭喪氣,這樣那樣的?
這種怯懦的奴才,我們不睬他--
我們敢于做窮人,不管那一切!
不管那一切,那一切,
我們干的活兒低賤,這樣那樣的,
官位不過是金幣上的圖案,
人才是真金,不管那一切.
What though on hamely fare(5) we dine,
Wear hoddin grey(6), an' a' that ?
Gie(7) fools their silks, and knaves their wine--
A man's a man for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their tinsel show(8), an' a' that,
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor(9),
Is king o' men (10) for a' that.
我們吃粗茶淡飯,
穿破舊衣服,這樣那樣的,算得了什么?
讓蠢人穿綾羅綢緞,讓惡棍去花天酒地,
人總是人,不管那一切.
不管那一切,那一切,
他們虛有其表,這樣那樣的,
清白的人雖然一貧如洗,
卻是人中英杰,不管那一切.
Ye see yon(11) birkie(12), ca'd(13) a lord,
Wha(14) struts, an' stares, an' a' that ?
Thou' hundreds worship at his word,(15)
He's but a coof(16) for a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
His ribband(17), star, an' a' that,
The man o' independent mind,
He looks and laughs at a' that.
你看那個(gè)家伙,被稱作"老爺",
高視闊步,這樣那樣的?
盡管上千人任憑他使喚,
他不過是個(gè)傻瓜,不管那一切。
不管那一切,那一切,
他那綬帶,星章,這樣那樣的,
有獨(dú)立見解的人
看了只會(huì)嗤笑那一切。
A prince can mak a belted knight(18),
A marquis, duke, an' a' that!
But an honest man's aboon his might(19)
Guid faith,(20) he mauna fa' that(21) !
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their dignities, an' a' that,
The pith o' sense(22) an' pride o' worth,(23)
Are higher rank than a' that.
君王可以欽賜佩帶冊(cè)封爵士,
侯爵、公爵,這樣那樣的!
但是清白的人可不服他的管--
老實(shí)說,君王的權(quán)力對(duì)他毫無作用!
不管那一切,那一切,
他們權(quán)勢(shì)顯赫,這樣那樣的,
洞察真理的睿智,值得自豪的品格,
高于那一切。
Then let us pray that come it may(24),
As come it will(25) for a' that,
That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth,
Shall bear the gree(26), an' a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's comin(27) yet for a' that,
That man to man, the world o'er,
Shall brithers(28) be for a' that.
那么,讓我們祈禱,但愿那一天會(huì)來到--
不管那一切,那一天必定會(huì)來到,
那時(shí)智慧和品格將在全世界
贏得勝利,這樣那樣的!
不管那一切,那一切,
那一天就要來到,不管那一切,
那時(shí)普天之下
人人皆是兄弟,不管那一切。
英文注釋:
(1)for a'that=for all that,in spite of all that,盡管有此種種。
(2)Is there…an'a'that?這句有省略,等于 is there anyone who,because of honest poverty,hangs his head,and all that?其中honest=honourable,光明正大的; hings=hangs;and all that:如此等等。
(3)guinea's stamp:金幣(畿尼,值二十一先令)上的花紋。
(4)gowd:gold的變體。
(5)hamely fare:粗茶淡飯。hamely是homely的變體。
(6)hoddin grey:灰色粗呢衣(貧苦農(nóng)民所穿)。hoddin= hodden。
(7) Gie=give。
(8) tinsel show;華而不實(shí)的外表。
(9)tho'e'er sae poor:though(he should be)ever so poor,不管怎么窮。Sea 是 so 的變體。
(10) king o'men=king of men,人杰,
(11) yon=yonder。
(12) birkie:神氣活現(xiàn)的家伙。
(13) ca'd=called。
(14) Wha=who。
(15)Thou'hundreds worship at his word:雖然他一呼百喏。
(16) He's but a coof=he is only a fool。cool為cuif的變體。
(17)ribband=ribbon,綬帶(爵位的標(biāo)志)。
(18)mak a belted knight,封人為爵士。mak是make的變體,belted:系帶子的(表示有爵位)。
(19) aboon his might:在他的權(quán)力之上,不受他管。aboon=above;might=power。
(20)Guid faith=good faith,老實(shí)說(發(fā)誓語)。
(21) he mauna fa'that=he must not claim that,他得不到那種權(quán)力。意謂君王雖能封官,但對(duì)好人無能為力。
(22) The pith o'sense:真知灼見的力量。pith:[古]力量。
(23) pride o'worth:值得自豪的品格。pride:自豪感,worth:高尚的品格等。
(24) come it may=it may come,這可能成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。
(25) As come it will=As it will come,因?yàn)檫@一定能成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。
(26)bear the gree;carry off the prize,贏得勝利。
(27) It's comin=It's coming,這正在變成現(xiàn)實(shí)。It指下行開始的That從句。
(28)brithers=brothers。