雙語詩歌·我聽見亞美利加在歌唱

我聽見亞美利加在歌唱

I Hear America Singing

惠特曼

Walt Whitman

惠特曼（Walt Whitman，1819-1892），美國十九世紀(jì)偉大的民主詩人。他出身貧苦，早年的生活歷盡艱辛，當(dāng)過信差、教師、排字工、編輯等。曾在美國各地流浪，結(jié)交各行各業(yè)的朋友。1855年出版《草葉集》，以嶄新的內(nèi)容和風(fēng)格在美國詩壇上別樹一幟。《草葉集》此后再版9次之多，每一次再版都添加新的詩篇。他的詩吟唱的是平凡的人和事，表現(xiàn)出對(duì)新生的美國的熱情歌頌，對(duì)民主思想的追求和對(duì)社會(huì)不公正的批判。在詩歌形式方面他大膽創(chuàng)新，推動(dòng)了“自由詩體”的發(fā)展。

我聽見亞美利加在歌唱，我聽見各種不同的頌歌；

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,

每個(gè)機(jī)械工人唱著那正應(yīng)該是他自己的活潑而有力的歌；

Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,

木匠在量他的厚板或橫梁的時(shí)候唱著他的歌；

The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,

泥水匠在預(yù)備工作或做完了工作的時(shí)候唱著他的歌；

The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,

船夫在船上唱著屬于他的歌，擦甲板的也在輪船的甲板上唱；

The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,

鞋匠坐在他的長凳上唱，帽匠站著唱；

The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,

伐木人的歌，耕田孩子的歌，在早晨趕路的時(shí)候唱，或者在中午歇腳的時(shí)候唱，或者在日落的時(shí)候唱；

The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown,

母親的美好的歌聲，或是忙碌的年青的妻子的歌聲，或是在縫紉或洗衣的女孩的歌聲；

The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,

每一個(gè)人唱著屬于他或她而不屬于別人的歌；

Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,

在白天，唱著屬于白天的——在夜晚，那強(qiáng)健的、友善的年青人的集團(tuán)，

The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust , friendly,

張開嘴巴唱著他們的強(qiáng)烈而又和諧的歌。

Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.