春天及一切(节选)——威廉·卡洛斯·威廉姆斯
By the road to the contagious hospital
蓝天之下汹涌云彩
under the surge of the blue
斑驳着从东北吹来
mottled clouds driven from the
通往传染病院的路上
northeast—a cold wind. Beyond, the
一阵冷风改变了视线方向
waste of broad, muddy fields
远处，大片开阔洪荒之地
brown with dried weeds, standing and fallen
褐色的草木一岁一枯荣
patches of standing water
间或有一块一块死水
the scattering of tall trees
到处是高大的树木
All along the road the reddish
路上低矮树丛枝条斜横
purplish, forked, upstanding, twiggy
红的紫的 叉开的直立的
stuff of bushes and small trees
许多小树下面
with dead, brown leaves under them
是枯萎的昏黄的树叶
leafless vines—
和脱尽叶子的藤蔓
Lifeless in appearance, sluggish
景色呆滞了无生气
dazed spring approaches—
然后春天却慢悠悠地来了
They enter the new world naked,
春天赤裸裸地进入新世界
cold, uncertain of all
寒冷之中义无反顾
save that they enter. All about them
四周的早已不大在乎
the cold, familiar wind—
依然刮着熟悉的寒风
Now the grass, tomorrow
眼下，草地返青了，明天
the stiff curl of wildcarrot leaf
野萝卜将吐出坚实的芽胞
One by one objects are defined—
万物将逐个展露芳容
It quickens: clarity, outline of leaf
迅速抽芽，模样清晰，叶子呈现轮廓
But now the stark dignity of
然而现在，是一派庄严的
entrance—Still, the profound change
初春景象–深刻的变化已经
has come upon them: rooted they
降临人间：扎下根去
grip down and begin to awaken
使劲向下伸展，大地开始苏醒
