The Little Girl Lost
小女孩的迷失
In futurity
在未來的時日
I prophesy
我預先看到,宛如先知,
That the earth from sleep
大地從睡眠中蘇醒,
(Grave the sentence deep)
(把這句話牢牢記在心)
Shall arise, and seek
將起身去尋覓
For her Maker meek;
她和善的上帝:
And the desert wild
那一片荒涼的沙漠
Become a garden mild.
將變成溫暖的花園一座。
In the southern clime,
在南方的地區(qū)
Where the summer's prime
那里盛夏的時光,
Never fades away,
永遠不會消逝;
Lovely Lyca lay.
可愛的麗嘉躺臥在那方。
Seven summers old
七個夏天已度過,
Lovely Lyca told.
可愛的麗嘉說,
She had wandered long,
她一直在游蕩
Hearing wild birds' song.
聽著那野鳥唱歌。
'Sweet sleep, come to me,
甜蜜的睡眠來找我吧
Underneath this tree;
就在這裸樹下;
Do father, mother, weep?
爸爸媽媽會不會流淚——
Where can Lyca sleep?
“麗嘉能在哪兒安睡?”
'Lost in desert wild
你們的小孩子
Is your little child.
在荒涼的沙漠中迷失。
How can Lyca sleep
麗嘉怎么能安睡,
If her mother weep?
若是她媽媽在流淚。
'If her heart does ache,
若是媽媽在心疼,
Then let Lyca wake;
那就讓麗嘉仍清醒;
If my mother sleep,
若是我的媽媽在安睡,
Lyca shall not weep.
麗嘉也就不會流淚。
'Frowning, frowning night,
愁苦的愁苦的黑夜啊
O'er this desert bright
籠罩著這明亮的荒野,
Let thy moon arise,
讓你的月亮升起,
While I close my eyes.'
當我把我的眼睛緊閉。
Sleeping Lyca lay,
當麗嘉躺臥著安眠
While the beasts of prey,
從深深的山洞里面
Come from caverns deep,
許多猛獸跑出來
Viewed the maid asleep.
觀察著這熟睡的女孩。
The kingly lion stood,
獅王站在那里
And the virgin viewed:
觀察著這個童女,
Then he gambolled round
然后他來回跳躍嬉戲
O'er the hallowed ground.
在這塊神圣的土地:
Leopards, tigers, play
豹子、老虎也在玩耍,
Round her as she lay;
就在她身邊圍繞;
While the lion old
這時那只年長的獅子
Bowed his mane of gold,
垂下他那一頭金色的鬃毛,
And her bosom lick,
便舔著她的胸膛,
And upon her neck,
他的眼睛灼灼有光,
From his eyes of flame,
流出紅寶石般的眼淚,
Ruby tears there came;
滴落在她的頸項上;
While the lioness
這時母獅也來到身旁,
Loosed her slender dress,
松開她纖細的衣裳,
And naked they conveyed
它們把這熟睡的女孩
To caves the sleeping maid.
赤裸裸地搬到洞里來。