12.My Lost Youth

My Lost Youth

by  HenryWadsworth Longfellow

 1.Ofter I think of the beautiful town

That is seated by the sea；

Often in thought go up and down

The pleasant old streets

Of that dear old town ,

And my youth comes dack to me .

And the verse of a Lapland song

Is haunting my memory still:

‘A boy’s willis the wind’s will ,

And the thouhhts of youth

Are long , long thoughts .’

2．I can see the shadowy lines of its trees ,

And  catch in sudden gieams ,

The sheen of the far-surrouningseas ,

And the islands that were theHesperides

Of all my boyish dreams .

And the burden of that old song ,

It murmurs and whispers still:

‘A boy’s willis the wind’s will ,

And the thoughts of youth

Are long , long thoughts .

我失去的青春

亨利·华滋沃斯·朗费罗

Henry Wadsorth Longfellow亨利·华滋沃斯·朗费罗(1807-1882),美国诗人。作者简介见《人生颂》。

我时常怀念，

坐落海边的美丽小镇；

时常在沉思中，

在那旧日小镇的古老街渠上，

踽踽独行，

我以身心恢复了青春。

拉普兰的歌词

又在我记忆里萦绕：

“幼年的愿望是风的愿望，

而青春遐想，却无边的悠长，悠长。”

我还能见到那些遐想的朦胧线索，

在刹那晶莹的光芒中，

看到环绕远方，光华四射的海洋，

看到儿时梦幻中的金苹果岛了。

那支旧日歌谣还在娓娓嘟囔：

幼年的愿望是风的愿望，

而青春遐想，

却无边的悠长，悠长。”