双语诗歌散文:黑夜的知己

在美国，弗罗斯特广泛受其人民的尊敬。在他的一生中，他曾四次获得美国享誉最高的普利策文学奖。

Acquainted with the night 黑夜的知己

I have been one acquainted with the night.

I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.

I have outwalked the furthest city light.

I have looked down the saddest city lane.

I have passed by the watchman on his beat

And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。

我冒雨出去，又冒雨回来。

我已越出街灯照亮的边界。

我看到城中的小巷最悲惨。

我经过敲更的守夜人身边，

我不愿多讲，低垂下眼帘。

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet

When far away an interrupted cry

Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-bye;

And further still at an unearthly height

One luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.

I have been one acquainted with the night.

我停住，脚步再也听不见，

从另一条街升起越过屋顶

传来一声好似折断的哭喊，

那不是叫我回去或说再见;

在更远、远离尘世的高处，

有一座钟悬着，一闪一闪，

它宣称时间不错又不正确，

我以为我早就熟悉这黑夜。

罗伯特·弗罗斯特(Robert ·Frost )(1874—1963)，美国农民诗人。生于加利福尼亚州。弗罗斯特常被称为“交替性的诗人”，意指他处在传统诗歌和现代派诗歌交替的一个时期。他又被认为与艾略特同为美国现代诗歌的两大中心。