Waters of March - Jane Monheit

Waters of March - Jane Monheit (珍梦海)

A stick a stone it's the end of the road
一个木桩，一块石块，这就是公路的尽头
It's the rest of a stump it's a little alone
树只剩下一个树桩在那里，看上去有些孤零零的
It's a sliver of glass it is life it's the sun
这就是一片玻璃，是生命，是阳光
It is night it is death it's a trap it's a gun
是夜晚，是死亡，是陷阱，是枪支
The oak when it blooms
当橡树长成一棵参天大树时
A fox in the brush the knot in the wood
灌木丛中的狐狸，树丛中的木瘤隆起物
The song of a thrush the wood of the wind
画眉鸟的歌声，风吹过的树林
A cliff a fall a scratch a lump it is nothing at all
悬崖，瀑布，伤痛，笨拙，都没有关系
It's the wind blowing free it's the end of a slope
这里刮着自由的风，这里是山坡的尽头
It's a beam it's a void it's a hunch it's a hope
是波光，是太空，是凸峰，是希望
And the riverbank talks of the waters of March
河中流淌着三月流水
It's the end of all strain it's the joy in your heart
这里是所有支流的汇集之处，是你内心深处的欢喜
The foot the ground the flesh and the bone
是脚步，大地，肉体和骨骼
The beat of the road a slingshot stone
是漫漫长路的韵律，是一颗弹弓石
A fish a flash a silvery glow
一条鱼，一道闪光，一道银光
A fight a bet the range of a bow
一场战斗，一个赌局，一连串鞠躬
The bed of the well the end of the line
水井，界限
The dismay in the face it's a loss it's a find
脸上的惊愕，失去，发现
A spear a spike a point a nail
一支矛，一根长钉，一个标点，一片指甲
A drip a drop the end of the tale
水滴，眼泪，童话的结局
A truckload of bricks in the soft morning light
一车的砖瓦，温暖的晨光
The shot of a gun in the dead of the night
寂静的夜里划过的枪声
A mile a must a thrust a bump
一英里，一次坚持，一场突击，一次碰撞
It's a girl it's a rhyme it's a cold it's the mumps
一个女孩，一段韵律，感冒，腮腺炎
The plan of the house the body in bed
房屋的设计者，床上的人
And the car that got stuck it's the mud it's the mud
被困住的车，淤泥，淤泥
A float a drift a flight a wing
浮动，漂流，飞行，翅膀
A hawk a quail the promise of spring
鹰，鹌鹑，春的诺言
And the riverbank talks of the waters of March
河中流淌着三月流水
It's the end of all strain it's the joy in your heart
这里是所有支流的汇集之处，是你内心深处的欢喜
A snake a stick it is John it is Joe
蛇和木桩，约翰和乔
It's a thorn in your hand or a cut on your toe
你手上的荆棘，亦或是脚趾上的伤口
A point a grain a bee a bite a blink a buzzard
一个标点，一颗谷粒，一只蜜蜂，一个牙印，一次眨眼，一只秃鹰
A sudden stroke of night
一场突如其来的夜的侵袭
A pin a needle a sting a pain
一个别针，一根细针，一阵刺痛，一场痛苦
A snail a riddle a wasp a stain
一只蜗牛，一个谜语，一只黄蜂，一块污渍
A pass in the mountains a horse and a mule
山间的一条道路，一匹马和一头骡子
In the distance the shelves grow three shadows of blue
远处的沙洲，目之所及的三个蓝色的影子
And the riverbank talks of the waters of March
河中流淌着三月流水
It's the promise of life in your heart in your heart
这是你内心深处，内心深处对生命的承诺
A stick a stone the end of the load
一个木桩，一块石块，这就是公路的尽头
The rest of the stump a lonesome road
树只剩下一个树桩在那里，一条人迹罕至的公路
A sliver of glass a life a sun
这就是一片玻璃，是生命，是阳光
A night a death the end of the run
是夜晚，是死亡，是奔跑的终点
And the riverbank talks of the waters of March
河中流淌着三月流水
It's the end of all strain it's the joy in your heart
这里是所有支流的汇集之处，是你内心深处的欢喜