试听180秒E27《普鲁弗洛克的情歌》诗歌赏析5：谁与共孤光，把盏凄然北望

▍原文

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock -- by T.S Eliot 
普鲁弗洛克的情歌  TS艾略特

（接上节）
No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; 
Am an attendant lord, one that will do 
To swell a progress, start a scene or two, 
Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, 
Deferential, glad to be of use,
Politic, cautious, and meticulous; 
Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; 
At times, indeed, almost ridiculous— 
Almost, at times, the Fool. 
不，我不是，我生下来就不是哈姆雷特王子 
我只是侍从大臣
雷厉⻛行，铺开排场 
谏言王子;无疑，是一件顺手的工具 
恭敬勤勉 
细致，周全，小心翼翼 
辞藻华丽，但有点笨拙; 
老实说，有时候几乎荒谬可笑 
有时候，几乎像个傻瓜 

I grow old ... I grow old
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. 

Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach. 
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. 
I do not think that they will sing to me. 

I have seen them riding seaward on the waves 
Combing the white hair of the waves blown back 
When the wind blows the water white and black. 

We have lingered in the chambers of the sea 
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown 
Till human voices wake us, and we drown. 
我老了... 我老了。 
我要把裤脚卷得高高的 

我应该把头发往后中分? 我是否已看不得一朵红杏? 
我要穿上白色法兰绒裤，在海滩上漫步 
我听到美人⻥在吟唱，一个接一个 
但我知道她们不会为我歌唱 

我见过她们乘着波浪向海中游去 
梳理着像白发一般被风吹起的波浪 
当狂风吹起，海水忽明忽暗 

我们在海底世界留恋许久 
海底的姑娘被红色、棕色的海藻环绕 
直到人声传来，惊醒我们，我们终于溺水而亡 

▍生词好句

attendant lord 侍从大臣
deferential /ˌdefəˈrenʃl/ adj. 恭敬的
obtuse /əbˈtju:s/ adj. 笨拙的
mermaid /ˈmɜːmeɪd/ n. 美人鱼

seaward /'siːwəd/ adv. 向海里
shoreward /'ʃɔːwəd/ adv. 向岸边
wreathe /riːð/ vi. 环绕

▍知识拓展

1. 但丁的史诗巨著《神曲》的《地狱篇》第一段（意大利语）

S’io credesse che mia risposta fosse 
A persona che mai tornasse al mondo, 
Questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse. 
Ma percioche giammai di questo fondo 
Non torno vivo alcun, s’i’odo il vero, 
Senza tema d’infamia ti rispondo

但丁的史诗巨著《神曲》的《地狱篇》第一段英文翻译版本2

If I but thought that my response were made
to one perhaps returning to the world,
this tongue of flame would cease to flicker.
But since, up from these depths, no one has yet 
returned alive, if what I hear is true, 
I answer without fear of being shamed. 

但丁的史诗巨著《神曲》的《地狱篇》第一段中文翻译

如果我认为我是在回答，
一个可能会回到世间的人，
那么火焰就将停止摇闪。
但从未有人曾活着离开这深渊，
如果我听到的都不假，
那我就不怕流言来回答你。