Then the progeny that springs from the forests of our land,

“随后，我们的子孙后代，

Armed with thunder, clad with wings,

戴上翅膀，以惊雷作为武器，

Shall a wider world command.

这样就能征服更广阔的世界。”

Regions Caesar never knew,

“凯撒从未听说过的那些地方，

Thy posterity shall sway;

你的子孙后代们就要在那里扎根；

Where his eagles never flew—

在那里，凯撒的鹰犬无法进入——

None invincible as they. —

他们甚至不知道其存在。——”

Such the bard's prophetic words, pregnant with celestial fire,

这些预言和天火一样重要，

Bending as he swept the chords

好像是吟游诗人在抚琴，

Of his sweet but awful lyre.

琴声甜美而可怕。

 

She, with all a monarch's pride,

她以一个君主的尊严

Felt them in her bosom glow;

感觉到这些话语在内心的翻腾；

Rushed to battle, fought, and died, —

冲上战场，战斗，死去——

Dying, hurled them at the foe

临死前也要将武器投向敌人：

Ruffians! pitiless as proud,

“无情的恶魔！

Heaven awards the vengeance due;

上天赐予了我们复仇的权利；

Empire is on us bestowed, —

我们要夺回自己的国土，——

Shame and ruin wait for you!

等待你们的只有耻辱和灭亡！”

—Cowper

—考珀