每天一诗 英语诗歌

England hath need of thee: she is a fen

Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen,

Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower,

密尔顿！你啊，应该生活到今天，

英国需要你：她是个死水湾；无奈

圣坛，宝剑，笔杆，还有那炉台，

厅堂上以及内室里英雄的财产

Have forfeited their ancient English dower

Of inward happiness. We are selfish men;

Oh! raise us up, return to us again;

And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.

都已经丧失了它们内心的欢忭——

那英国的古传统。我们自私，狭隘；

扶我们起身呵，回到我们中间来；

给我们以风格，道德，自由，才干！

Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart:

Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea:

Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free,

你的灵魂象一颗星，独居在远处，

你有一种声音，宏大如海洋，

纯洁如明净的天空，庄严，豪放；

So didst thou travel on life's common way,

In cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart

The lowliest duties on herself did lay.

你这样走过生命的普通道路，

带着愉快的虔敬；同时，你的心

也曾承担过那最为卑微的责任。