Thomas Hood

I remember， I remember

The house where I was born，

The little window where the sun

Came peeping in at morn；

He never came a wink too soon

Nor brought too long a day；

But now， I often wish the night

Had borne my breath away.

I remember， I remember

The roses， red and white，

The violets， and the lily-cups —

Those flowers made of light！

The lilacs where the robin built，

And where my brother set

The laburnum on his birthday， —

The tree is living yet！

I remember， I remember

Where I used to swing，

And thought the air must rush as fresh

To swallows on the wing；

My spirit flew in feathers then

That is so heavy now，

And summer pools could hardly cool

The fever on my brow.

I remember， I remember

The fir trees dark and high；

I used to think their slender tops

Were close against the sky：

It was a childish ignorance，

But now its little joy

To know Im farther off from Heaven

Than when I was a boy.

我記得，我記得

在我出生的那間屋子，

早晨，陽光從小窗

進來窺視；

他從不早來片刻，

也從不多留半晌，

但現(xiàn)在，我常愿黑夜

帶走我的呼吸。

我記得，我記得

玫瑰花紅白相映，

紫羅蘭，還有百合——

全是由光織成的花朵！

有知更鳥筑巢的紫丁香，

還有哥哥在生日那天

種下的金鏈花，——

它仍舊生機勃勃！

我記得，我記得

我從前常在那兒蕩秋千，

想著拂面的風是如此清爽

風中的飛燕肯定也感覺一樣；

昔日我那自在翱翔的心靈，

如今變得如此沉重，

即使夏日的池塘也無法冷卻

我額頭的熱狂！

我記得，我記得

蒼郁高聳的冷杉；

我從前常以為它們細長的樹梢

已經(jīng)逼近天空；

雖然那只是孩子的幼稚無知，

但是現(xiàn)在卻少有那般快樂

我知道兒時離我那么近的天堂

如今已經(jīng)越來越遠了。

注釋：

peep v. 窺視；偷看 wink n. 眨眼；使眼色；瞬間；小睡 bear v. 持有；攜帶 violet n. 紫羅蘭 lily-cups n. 百合花 lilac n. 丁香花 robin n. 知更鳥 laburnum n. 金鏈花 swallow n. 燕子 fir tree n. 杉樹 slender adj. 纖細的 rance adj. 無知