【唐璜】節選
喬治•戈登•拜倫
1.
我欲求得一英雄,
求之不得如癡渴。
所見英雄不復重,
直到謊話報上說。
時間證明他是假,
我本無心炫耀他。
介紹唐璜是正事,
我們默劇裡认識。
不幸此君竟短命,
早去閻王殿報名。
(繁体字,是因为编辑是我的越华老乡,诗人,作家谢振煜先生。选自我的拙作 “英诗精选100首汉译”) 献丑了。多谢各位老师,前辈不吝赐教。
1.
I WANT a hero: an uncommon want,
When every year and month sends forth a new one,
Till, after cloying the gazettes with cant,
The age discovers he is not the true one;
Of such as these I should not care to vaunt,
I’ll therefore take our ancient friend Don Juan—
We all have seen him, in the pantomime,
Sent to the devil somewhat ere his time,
49.
轉眼唐璜成少年,
六歲伶俐惹人憐。
時年十一貌非凡,
預見潘安大美男。
學業猛進事功倍,
早為登天作準備。
半天禱告教堂前,
半天家教父母嚴。
49.
Young Juan waxed in goodliness and grace;
At six a charming child, and at eleven
With all the promise of as fine a face
As e'er to Man's maturer growth was given:
He studied steadily, and grew apace,
And seemed, at least, in the right road to Heaven,
For half his days were passed at church, the other
Between his tutors, confessor, and mother.
喬治•戈登•拜倫