The Ugly Little Duck - Stephin Merritt

The Ugly Little Duck - Stephin Merritt
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It was glorious in the country
乡间风光如此绚烂
There were plants
草木葱茏
They were yellow and green
黄绿相间生机盎然
And the stork was speaking egyptian
鹳鸟说着埃及语言
For egyptian his mummy had been
那是来自母亲的传承
'Neath a burdock tree sat a mother
牛蒡树下坐着鸭妈妈
Sat and sat that her children would hatch
静静守候着破壳的希望
Which they did mostly but one other
大多数都顺利孵化
The big round one that just didn't match
唯独那颗浑圆的蛋显得格格不入
It seemed to take forever
仿佛历经了永恒的等待
One unhappy day came the duckling
在某个阴郁的日子 小鸭子破壳而出
Though his egg had been faithfully warmed
尽管曾被悉心温暖孵化
He was so much larger than average
他的体型却远超寻常
He could best be described as deformed
用畸形来形容最为恰当
He was much too gray and too fluffy
灰暗蓬松得过分异常
As the other ducks loudly opined
当其他鸭子高声议论时
When he cried they said:
他哭泣时 他们说：
"don't get huffy
"别那么敏感
You can keep on living we don't mind
你可以继续活着 我们不介意
It's just that you're so ugly "
只是你实在太丑了"
So he left early in the morning
于是他清晨就离开了家
But he found wherever he would roam
但无论他流浪到哪里
That despite some changes in the sceenry
尽管风景有所变化
Everyone was as vile as at home
这里的排挤与家乡如出一辙
As he settled in for the winter
当它准备熬过寒冬
Overhead flew a flock of such birds
头顶掠过一群飞鸟
That his vision stuck like a spinter
那身影如刺扎进眼眸
They were all too beautiful for words
美得令人失语
That winter it was freezing
那个冬天冷彻骨髓
I can't tell you how much he suffered
苦难难以言表
This descirpiton will have to suffice:
这段描述权作见证
He was paddling round the lake when
当他在湖面游弋时
His poor feet were frozen in the ice
可怜的双脚被寒冰冻结
When it snowed again he was buried
当大雪再次飘落 他被掩埋
Then it snowed some more over his head
而后积雪将他彻底覆盖
There he sat too cold to be worried
他静坐其中 寒冷已无需忧虑
Truth to tell he just thought he was dead
说实话 他以为自己已死去
He didn't mind that one bit
对此他毫不在意
But the spring was here and a thaw came
但春天来临 冰雪消融
Our half-dead little hero survived
我们奄奄一息的小英雄活了下来
And the daffodil and the crocus
水仙与番红花齐声歌唱
Sang aloud: "one more spring has arrived "
高喊着："又一个春天已来临"
And the lovely birds gathered round him
可爱的鸟儿们围聚在他身旁
He was nuzzled and doted upon
他被温柔地依偎宠爱
Then he knew his family had found him
终于明白家人已将他寻回
He'd become the most beautiful swan
他已蜕变成最优雅的天鹅
"I never dreamed of such amazing luck
"我从未奢望过这般幸运
When I was just an ugly little duck "
当我还是只不起眼的丑小鸭"