我记得，我记得

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 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 its little joy

To know Im farther off from Heaven

Than when I was a boy.

我记得，我记得

在我出生的那间屋子，

早晨，阳光从小窗

进来窥视；

他从不早来片刻，

也从不多留半晌，

但现在，我常愿黑夜

带走我的呼吸。

我记得，我记得

玫瑰花红白相映，

紫罗兰，还有百合——

全是由光织成的花朵！

有知更鸟筑巢的紫丁香，

还有哥哥在生日那天

种下的金链花，——

它仍旧生机勃勃！

我记得，我记得

我从前常在那儿荡秋千，

想着拂面的风是如此清爽

风中的飞燕肯定也感觉一样；

昔日我那自在翱翔的心灵，

如今变得如此沉重，

即使夏日的池塘也无法冷却

我额头的热狂！

我记得，我记得

苍郁高耸的冷杉；

我从前常以为它们细长的树梢

已经逼近天空；

虽然那只是孩子的幼稚无知，

但是现在却少有那般快乐

我知道儿时离我那么近的天堂

如今已经越来越远了。

注释：

peep v. 窥视；偷看 wink n. 眨眼；使眼色；瞬间；小睡 bear v. 持有；携带 violet n. 紫罗兰 lily-cups n. 百合花 lilac n. 丁香花 robin n. 知更鸟 laburnum n. 金链花 swallow n. 燕子 fir tree n. 杉树 slender adj. 纤细的 rance adj. 无知