“看,那个邪恶人的坟墓”
史蒂芬•克莱恩(美国)
看,那个邪恶人的坟墓。
它的附近,有个严厉的幽灵。
那儿走来一个握着紫罗兰的沮丧少女,
幽灵抓住她手臂
他说:“别给他送花,”
少女低泣:
“唉,我爱他。”
那幽灵,严肃又皱眉:
“别给他送花。”
现在问题来了——
如果幽灵是对的,
少女为什么还要哭泣?
2016/7/1俞伟远译于桐乡卫校
附原文:
(可由姓名跟踪链接原文)
"Behold, the grave of a wicked man"
By Stephen Crane
Behold, the grave of a wicked man,
And near it, a stern spirit.
There came a drooping maid with violets,
But the spirit grasped her arm.
“No flowers for him,” he said.
The maid wept:
“Ah, I loved him.”
But the spirit, grim and frowning:
“No flowers for him.”
Now, this is it —
If the spirit was just,
Why did the maid weep?
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