026 【诗歌】Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes

Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes

I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.

I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold
I might've sunk and died.

But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!

I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.

I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high
I might've jumped and died.

But it was High up there! It was high!

So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born

Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.

Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!

我走到河边

又退回岸上

我怎么想也想不通

所以我纵身一跳

沉入水中

第一次爬回岸上的时候

我大喊大叫

第二次爬回岸上的时候

我哭了

如果那水不是那么冷

也许我早已成了淹死鬼

但是那水就是那么冷！水里实在是太冷了！

我乘电梯来到了十六层楼顶

我想了想我的孩子

然后想着我应该有勇气跳下去

我站在那儿一动不动，大喊大叫

我站在那儿一动不动，又哭了起来

如果它不是那么高

也许我早就跳下去摔死了

但是它在那儿就是那么高！就是那么高！

所以既然现在我还活着

我想我应该继续活下去

我不可能去殉情

我要好好活着，慢慢老死

尽管你会听见我大喊大叫

看见我哭哭啼啼

我将变成一个老顽童，可爱的孩子

当你看见我死去的时候

生活是美好的！就像美酒甘露！生活是美好的！