中英雙語詩歌欣賞:我心雀躍
中英雙語詩歌欣賞:我心雀躍
My Heart Leaps Up 我心雀躍
My heart leaps up when I behold
當天邊彩虹映入眼簾,
A rainbow in the sky:
我心為之雀躍;
So was it when my life began;
初生時即如此,
So is it now I am a man;
我現在仍不變,
So be it when I shall grow old,
將來也會如此,
Or let me die!
否則我寧願死去!
The Child is father of the Man;
兒童是成人之父;
And I could wish my days to be
願自然虔誠的意念,將我生涯的每個日子連串起來。
Bound each to each by natural piety.
自幼至老,深信不移。