华兹华斯的水仙
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous① as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:②
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee;
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company;
I gazed — and gazed — but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant③ or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;④
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
水 仙
我踽踽独行，像一朵孤云
高高地飘过深谷和山巅，
突然，我见到眼前一大群、
一大片金光灿灿的水仙，
在树荫之下，在湖波之旁，
随微风不断地舞蹈，跳荡。
花儿绵延着，有如那太空
银河里无数星光璀燦，
这一片鲜花伸展向无穷，
一路沿着那水湾的边缘：
我一瞥就见到了千百万朵
在欢舞之中把头儿颠簸。
旁边的水浪也在欢舞，
花儿却远胜快活的湖波：
有一群如此欢悦的伴侣，
诗人怎能不无比快乐！
我望着，望着，而极少领悟
这景象给了我怎样的财富：
因为，我时常倚卧在榻上，
愁思冥想，或惘然若失，
水仙就照亮我内心的眼睛，
这是孤独时欢乐的极致
于是我的心就充满愉快，
和水仙一同舞蹈了起来。
（摘自《英国历代诗歌选（上）》，屠岸选译，译林出版社）
这首诗写于1804年，发表于1807年。诗人在独自漫游时，忽然发现湖边一大片金黄色的水仙在微风中摇曳起舞，大自然中这奇妙的美景不仅使诗人心旷神怡，而且将成为美好的回忆，在他孤寂无聊的时候给他安慰和快乐。
在Dorothy Wordsworth的日记里，曾记叙了他们兄妹看到一片水仙花的情形（见1802年四月十五日的记载）：
When we were in the woods beyond Gowbarrow Park, we saw a few daffodils close to the water side.... As we went along there were more and yet more; and, at last, under the boughs of the trees, we saw that there was a long belt of them along the shore, about the breadth of a country turnpike road. I never saw daffodils so beautiful. They grew among the mossy stones, about and above them; some rested their heads upon these stones, as on a pillow for weariness; and the rest tossed and reeled and danced, and seemed as if they verily laughed with the wind that blew upon them over the lake. They looked so gay, ever glancing, ever changing.
① Continuous，延伸一片。
② the margin of a bay：—湾湖水。
③ vacant：茫然；无聊。
④ that inward eye which is the bliss of solitude：诗人认为，在孤寂中回想自然中的美景是一种幸福。
诗歌原文和注释摘自《英国文学名篇选注》，王佐良、李赋宁、周珏良、刘承沛主编，图片来自网络。
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