Home-Thoughts, From Abroad
Robert Browning
Oh, to be in England
Now that April's there,
And whoever wakes in England
Sees, some morning, unaware,
That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf
Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf,
While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough
In England—now!
And after April, when May follows,
And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows!
Hark, where my blossom'd peartree in the hedge
Leans to the field and scatters n the clover
Blossoms and dewdrops—at the bent spray's edge—
That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over,
Lest you should think he never could recapture
The first fine careless rapture!
And though the fields look rough with hoary dew,
All will be gay when noontide wakes anew
The buttercups, the little children's dower
Far brighter than this gaudy milon-flower!
异乡情思
呵,但愿此刻置身于英格兰
正当这阳春四月。
不论谁在那里,一觉醒来
无意间总会看到,清晨,
那低矮的枝丫和茂密的灌木丛
在榆树周围已是一片郁郁葱葱,
燕雀在果园的枝头啁啾,
在英格兰哟—就在这个时候。
四月逝去,五月循踪而至,
灰雀筑巢,还有普天下的燕子!
围篱旁我那一树梨花
伸向田野,一地三叶草
撒满花瓣和露珠—听,在虬枝末梢—
那机灵的画眉,每支歌都高唱两道,
生怕你以为他永远不会重现
初唱时那份无忧无虑的惊喜。
尽管白露使田野显得凄怆,
正午的太阳将使一切重现光芒。
那金凤花,孩子们的嫁妆,
比这俗丽的甜瓜更为灿烂明亮!
——《异国思乡》布朗宁
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古人不便交通,
逢了中秋,
便写一封寄书,
言琐碎与思念,
传于飞鸽驿站。
入夜时坐在门前,
望长河星斗,
借着八月清风,
将心事相送。
而今山水在望,
也少去劳顿,
若不能团聚,
便短讯报个安生。
思念为馅,灯火长明。
窗前的食味与月光,都是馈赠。
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月光还是少年的月光