Past and Present

Written by 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 was 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 'tis little joy

To know I'm farther off from heaven

Than when I was boy.

译文:

过去与现在

托马斯·胡德(著)

我还记得，我还记得,

我诞生之地的房子，

那小窗，太阳

在清晨悄悄地往里张望；

他从不早到瞬息，

也不让一天停留过长，

但是现在，我常常希望

夜晚将我的呼吸带走！

我还记得，我还记得，

那些红色和白色的玫瑰，

那些紫罗兰和百合花，

都是用日光造成的花朵！

那些知更鸟筑巢的紫丁香，

我兄弟生日那天在那里

种下的一棵金链花树--

它依然生机勃勃！

我还记得，我还记得，

当年我荡秋千的地方，

那时我以为空气也长了翅膀，

和飞翔的燕子一样飘荡；

那时我的心灵如鸿毛般轻盈，

如今心头却是如此沉重，

夏日的清凉池水

也难把我额头的烧热减退！

我还记得，我还记得，

那棵高大的枞树郁郁葱葱；

它那细长的树顶

我总认为接近了天空；

这是孩子的天真无知，

可如今我知道，

我离天堂越来越远，

童年已逝，欢乐已去。
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