Admonition
Admonition
by William Wordsworth
《四重奏：一個畫家對音樂藝術的贊頌》Well may'st thou halt--and gaze with brightening eye!
The lovely Cottage in the guardian nook
Hath stirred thee deeply; with its own dear brook,
Its own small pasture, almost its own sky!
But covet not the Abode;--forbear to sigh,
As many do, repining while they look;
Intruders--who would tear from Nature's book
This precious leaf, with harsh impiety.
Think what the home must be if it were thine,
Even thine, though few thy wants!--Roof, window, door,
The very flowers are sacred to the Poor,
The roses to the porch which they entwine:
Yea, all, that now enchants thee, from the day
On which it should be touched, would melt away.
對一個旅人的勸誡
威廉·華茲華斯
Admonition是的，你的眼里，閃著神圣的歡欣！
這幽隱角落里可愛的小房
連同它自己的溪水、藍天和牧場
都深深地打動了你的心。
但別向它垂涎，別像許多人嘆氣，
見到它就為得不到而煩怨；
只有闖入者才用粗暴手段
從大自然的書撕下寶貴的一頁。
想想看，假如這座房歸了你將怎樣，
盡管你要求不多——只需門窗，屋頂，
貧窮人視為神圣的繁英，
美麗的玫瑰繞著的回廊：
是啊，這—切現在都使你賞心悅目，
一朝你伸手觸到，它就消沒！
（李昌涉 譯）
威廉·華茲華斯簡介
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