夜莺与玫瑰最全英文原文及林徽因译文word版本Word文档格式.docx

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hecried,andhisbeautifuleyesfilledwithtears."

Ah,onwhatlittlethingsdoeshappinessdepend!

Ihavereadallthatthewisemenhavewritten,andallthesecretsofphilosophyaremine,yetforwant（没有）ofaredroseismylifemadewretched."

Hereatlastisatruelover,"

saidtheNightingale."

NightafternighthaveIsungofhim,thoughIknewhimnot:

nightafternighthaveItoldhisstorytothestarsandnowIseehim.Hishairisdarkasthehyacinth（风信子）--blossom,andhislipsareredastheroseofhisdesire;

butpassionhasmadehisfacelikepaleivory,andsorrowhassethersealuponhisbrow."

ThePrincegivesaball（舞会）to-morrownight,"

murmuredtheyoungstudent,"

andmylovewillbeofthecompany.IfIbringheraredroseshewilldancewithmetilldawn.IfIbringheraredrose,Ishouldholdherinmyarms,andshewillleanherheaduponmyshoulder,andherhandwillbeclaspedinmine.Butthereisnoredroseinmygarden,soIshallsitlonely,andshewillpassmeby.Shewillhavenoheedofme,andmyheartwillbreak."

Here,indeed,isthetruelover,"

WhatIsingof,hesuffers:

whatisjoytome,tohimispain.Surelyloveisawonderfulthing.Itismorepreciousthanemeralds（翡翠）,anddearerthanfineopals（蛋白石）.Pearlsandpomegranatescannotbuyit,norisitsetforthinthemarket-place.Itmaynotbepurchasedofthemerchants,norcanitbeweighedoutinthebalanceforgold."

Themusicianswillsitintheirgallery,"

saidtheyoungStudent,"

andplayupontheirstringedinstruments,andmylovewilldancetothesoundoftheharpandtheviolin.Shewilldancesolightlythatherfeetwillnottouchthefloor,andthecourtiersintheirgaydresseswillthrongroundher.Butwithmeshewillnotdance,forIhavenoredrosetogiveher:

andheflunghimselfdownonthegrass,andburiedhisfaceinhishands,andwept.

Whyisheweeping?

askedalittleGreenLizard,asheranpasthimwithhistailintheair.

Why,indeed?

saidaButterfly,whowasflutteringaboutafterasunbeam.

whisperedaDaisytohisneighbour,inasoft,lowvoice.

Heisweepingforaredrose,"

saidtheNightingale.

Foraredrose?

theycried:

"

howveryridiculous!

andthelittleLizard,whowassomethingofacynic（愤世嫉俗者）,laughedoutright.

　　ButtheNightingaleunderstoodthesecretoftheStudent’ssorrow,andshesatsilentintheoak-tree,andthoughtaboutthemysteryofLove.

　　Suddenlyshespreadherbrownwingsforflight,andsoaredintotheair.Shepassedthroughthegrovelikeashadowandlikeashadowshesailedacrossthegarden.

　　Inthecenterofthegrass-plotwasstandingabeautifulRose-tree,andwhenshesawitsheflewovertoit,andlituponaspray.

Givemearedrose,"

shecried,"

andIwillsingyoumysweetestsong."

　　ButtheTreeshookitshead.

Myrosesarewhite,"

itanswered;

aswhiteasthefoamofthesea,andwhiterthanthesnowuponthemountain.Butgotomybrotherwhogrowsroundtheoldsun-dial（一种玫瑰）,andperhapshewillgiveyouwhatyouwant."

　　SotheNightingaleflewovertotheRose-treethatwasgrowingroundtheoldsun-dial.

Myrosesareyellow,"

asyellowasthehairofthemermaiden（美人鱼）whositsuponanamberthrone,andyellowerthanthedaffodil（黄水仙）thatbloomsinthemeadowbeforethemowercomeswithhisscythe.ButgotomybrotherwhogrowsbeneaththeStudent’swindow,andperhapshewillgiveyouwhatyouwant."

　　SotheNightingaleflewovertotheRose-treethatwasgrowingbeneaththeStudent’swindow.

Myrosesarered,"

itanswered,"

asredasthefeetofthedove,andredderthanthegreatfansofcoralthatwaveandwaveintheocean-cavern.Butthewinterhaschilledmyveins,andthefrosthasnipped（摧残）mybuds,andthestormhasbrokenmybranches,andIshallhavenorosesatallthisyear."

OneredroseisallIwant,"

criedtheNightingale,"

onlyoneredrose!

IstherenowaybywhichIcangetit?

Thereisaway,"

answeredtheTree;

butitissoterriblethatIdarenottellittoyou."

Tellittome,"

saidtheNightingale,"

Iamnotafraid."

Ifyouwantaredrose,"

saidtheTree,"

youmustbuilditoutofmusicbymoonlight,andstainitwithyourownheart’sblood.Youmustsingtomewithyourbreastagainstathorn.Allnightlongyoumustsingtome,andthethornmustpierceyourheart,andyourlife-bloodmustflowintomeveins,andbecomemine."

Deathisagreatpricetopayforaredrose,"

andLifeisverydeartoall.Itispleasanttositinthegreenwood,andtowatchtheSuninhischariot（战车）ofgold,andtheMooninherchariotofpearl.Sweetisthescentofthehawthorn,andsweetarethebluebellsthathideinthevalley,andtheheatherthatblowsonthehill.YetloveisbetterthanLife,andwhatistheheartofabirdcomparedtotheheartofaman?

　　Soshespreadherbrownwingsforflight,andsoaredintotheair.Shesweptoverthegardenlikeashadow,andlikeashadowshesailedthroughthegrove.

　　TheyoungStudentwasstilllyingonthegrass,whereshehadlefthim,andthetearswerenotyetdryinhisbeautifuleyes.

Behappy,"

behappy;

youshallhaveyourredrose.Iwillbuilditoutofmusicbymoonlight,andstainitwithmyownheart’sblood.AllthatIaskofyouinreturnisthatyouwillbeatruelover,forLoveiswiserthanPhilosophy（哲学）,thoughheiswise,andmightierthanPower,thoughheismighty.Flame-colouredarehiswings,andcolouredlikeflameishisbody.Hislipsaresweetashomey,andhisbreathislikefrankincense."

　　TheStudentlookedupfromthegrass,andlistened,buthecouldnotunderstandwhattheNightingalewassayingtohim,forheonlyknewthethingsthatarewrittendowninbooks.

　　ButtheOak-treeunderstood,andfeltsad,forhewasveryfondofthelittleNightingale,whohadbuilthernestinhisbranches.

Singmeonelastsong,"

hewhispered;

Ishallfeellonelywhenyouaregone."

　　SotheNightingalesangtotheOak-tree,andhervoicewaslikewaterbubblingfromasilverjar.

　　Whenshehadfinishedhersong,theStudentgotup,andpulledanote-bookandalead-penciloutofhispocket.

Shehadform,"

hersaidtohimself,ashewalkedawaythroughthegrove—"

thatcannotbedeniedtoher;

buthasshegotfeeling?

Iamafraidnot.Infact,sheislikemostartists;

sheisallstylewithoutanysincerity.Shewouldnotsacrificeherselfforothers.Shethinksmerelyofmusic,andeverybodyknowsthattheartsareselfish.Still,itmustbeadmittedthatshehassomebeautifulnotesinhervoice.Whatapityitisthattheydonotmeananything,ordoanypracticalgood!

Andhewentintohisroom,andlaydownonhislittlepallet-bed,andbegantothinkofhislove;

and,afteratime,hefellasleep.

　　AndwhenthemoonshoneintheheavenstheNightingaleflewtotheRose-tree,andsetherbreastagainstthethorn.Allnightlongshesang,withherbreastagainstthethorn,andthecoldcrystalMoonleaneddownandlistened.Allnightlongshesang,andthethornwentdeeperanddeeperintoherbreast,andherlife-bloodebbedawayfromher.

　　Shesangfirstofthebirthofloveintheheartofaboyandagirl.AndonthetopmostsprayoftheRose-treethereblossomedamarvelousrose,petalfollowingpetal,assongfollowedsong.Palewasit,atfirst,asthemistthathangsovertheriver—paleasthefeetofthemorning,andsilverasthewingsofthedawn.Astheshadowofaroseinamirrorofsilver,astheshadowofaroseinawater-pool,sowastherosethatblossomedonthetopmostsprayoftheTree.

　　ButtheTreecriedtotheNightingaletopresscloseragainstthethorn."

Presscloser,littleNightingale,"

criedtheTree,"

ortheDaywillcomebeforetheroseisfinished."

　　SotheNightingalepressedcloseragainstthethorn,andlouderandloudergrewhersong,forshesangofthebirthofpassioninthesoulofamanandamaid.

　　Andadelicateflushofpinkcameintotheleavesoftherose,liketheflushinthefaceofthebridegroomwhenhekissesthelipsofthebride.Butthethornhadnotyetreachedherheart,sotherose’sheartremainedwhite,foronlyaNightingale’sheart’sbloodcancrimsontheheartofarose.

　　AndtheTreecriedtotheNightingaletopresscloseragainstthethorn."

　　SotheNightingalepressedcloseragainstthethorn,andthethorntouchedherheart,andafiercepangofpainshotthroughher.Bitter,bitterwasthepain,andwilderandwildergrewhersong,forshesangoftheLovethatisperfectedbyDeath,oftheLovethatdiesnotinthetomb.

　　Andthemarvelousrosebecamecrimson（猩红）,liketheroseoftheeasternsky.Crimsonwasthegirdleofpetals,andcrimsonasaruby（红宝石）wastheheart.

　　ButtheNightingale’voicegrewfainter,andherlittlewingsbegantobeat,andafilmcameoverhereyes.Fainterandfaintergrewhersong,andshefeltsomethingchokingherinherthroat.

　　Thenshegaveonelastburstofmusic.ThewhiteMoonheardit,ands