美国语文第五册 第100期：罗伯特-林肯（02）
Modest and shy as a nun is she,
雌鸟羞涩得像位修女，
One weak chirp is her only note;
偶尔低声地唧喳两声，
Braggart and prince of braggarts is he,
夫君却是自吹自擂的王子，
Pouring boasts from his little throat:
颇为自豪地不停叫唤，
Bobolink, Bobolink,
食米鸟，食米鸟，
Spink, spank, spink,
斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，
Never was I afraid of man,
我可从来不怕人，
Catch me, cowardly knaves, if you can.
无赖！流氓！有胆你就放马过来，
Chee, chee, chee.
唧，唧，唧。
Six white eggs on a bed of hay,
干草上，六只白色的蛋，
Flecked with purple, a pretty sight!
紫色的斑点，温润美丽，
There as the mother sits all day,
妈妈整天地孵坐窝里，
Robert is singing with all his might:
父亲快乐地吐露心声，
Bobolink, bobolink,
食米鸟，食米鸟，
Spink, spank, spink,
斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，
Nice good wife that never goes out,
尽职的母亲从不挪窝，
Keeping house while I frolic about.
我却在一边玩耍嬉戏，
Chee, chee, chee.
唧，唧，唧。
Soon as the little ones chip the shell,
雏鸟们很快破壳而出，
Six wide mouths are open for food;
六只嗷嗷小嘴盼着食物，
Robert of Lincoln bestirs him well,
罗伯特.林肯抖擞精神，
Gathering seeds for the hungry brood..
衔来草籽喂养待哺的宝贝，
Bobolink, bobolink,
食米鸟，食米鸟，
Spink, spank, spink,
斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，
This new life is likely to be hard for a gay young fellow like me.
新出世的雏鸟们，今后或许像我同样艰难辛苦，
Chee, chee, chee.
唧，唧，唧。
Robert of Lincoln at length is made
罗伯特.林肯变了模样，
Sober with work, and silent with care;
精心地照料孩子不再歌唱，
Off is his holiday garment laid,
它脱下假日漂亮的盛装，
Half forgotten that merry air:
忘却快乐的和煦阳光，
Bobolink, bobolink,
食米鸟，食米鸟，
Spink, spank, spink,
斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，
Nobody knows but my mate and I
除了我们夫妻俩，
Where our nest and our nestlings lie.
没人知道孵蛋的小窝搭在哪，
Chee, chee, chee.
唧，唧，唧。
Summer wanes; the children are grown;
夏天过去，雏鸟们已长大，
Fun and frolic no more he knows;
不再只知道嬉戏玩耍，
Robert of Lincoln's a humdrum crone;
老伴变得干瘪无趣，
Off he flies, and we sing as he goes:
罗伯特飞走时，歌谣依然在唱，
Bobolink, bobolink,
食米鸟，食米鸟，
Spink, spank, spink,
斯宾克，斯潘克，斯宾克，
When you can pipe that merry old strain,
风笛吹响，古老迷人的曲调，
Robert of Lincoln, come back again.
罗伯特终于飞回来了，
Chee, chee, chee.
唧，唧，唧。
