Cowbirds - Lorraine Feather

Cowbirds - Lorraine Feather
以下歌词翻译由文曲大模型提供
I wake up to the sound of the cowbirds
我在牛鸟的鸣叫声中醒来
Their burbling beautiful cry
它们那潺潺的叫声如此美妙
You can see them all day at the cherrywood feeder
你可以在樱桃木喂食器旁整天看到它们
They started appearing in early July
它们从七月初开始出现
They are stocky and glossy
它们体型健壮，羽毛光泽
Certainly bossy
确实有些霸道
But no more than the jays
但也不比蓝鸟更甚
As they finish their feeding
当它们结束觅食时
I begin reading
我开始阅读
Of their curious ways
关于它们奇特的行为
They gather no moss
它们不收集苔藓
They carry no leaves
也不携带树叶
To fashion fine homes
去建造精致的家园
In the trees or the eaves
在树上或屋檐下
A cowbird roams the woods until
牛鸟在森林中游荡
She finds a nest that fills the bill
直到找到一个合适的巢穴
Snug in a tower of green
安卧在绿塔之中
She stays awhile but doesnt brood
她短暂停留，却不愿孵育
She wont return to offer food
她不会回来提供食物
But simply flees the scene
只是匆匆逃离现场
Her young one hatches quickly
她的幼雏迅速孵化
And does what hes wired to do
并遵循本能行动
With a purposeful thrust of his juvenile legs
用稚嫩的双腿有力地一推
He starts to dispose of the resident eggs
他开始清除巢中的其他鸟蛋
Make short work of the slumbering finches or phoebes
迅速解决沉睡的雀鸟或鹟鸟
Who drop to the ground without any sound
它们无声地坠落地面
Or he leaves them quite alone
或者他完全不去理会它们
Soon a stranger arrives to fill his gaping beak
很快，一个陌生者到来，填满他张开的喙
As if he were one of her own
仿佛他是她的亲生骨肉
The tale will be told in the course of a week
故事将在一周内被讲述
The latecomers fragile and small
迟来者脆弱而渺小
Will get little or nothing at all
将几乎一无所获
The dusk is alive with the call of the cowbirds
暮色中，牛鸟的鸣叫充满生机
The striking display of their wings
它们翅膀的展翅令人惊叹
I watch them hold court by the cherrywood feeder
我注视着它们在樱桃木喂食器旁聚集
And quietly ponder the nature of things
静静地思索着万物的本质
How stars that have died can collide in the night
逝去的星辰如何在夜空中碰撞
Make such a grand show as they spatter
在碎裂时展现如此壮丽的景象
How sunsets that bring up a groan of delight
日落带来愉悦的叹息
Are filled with particulate matter
却充满了微小的尘埃
How it hardly seems fair
这似乎并不公平
That some birds get the boot
有些鸟儿被驱逐
So others can live and grow fat
只为让其他鸟儿生存并长胖
Theres a metaphor there
这里有一个隐喻
But its low-hanging fruit
但它显而易见
So maybe Ill leave it at that
所以我或许就此打住
As a stout baby cowbird falls asleep
当一只健壮的牛鸟幼崽入睡
To the piteous cheep of a ghost
伴随着幽灵般的微弱鸣叫
And the sound of his mamas mantra:
他母亲的声音如咒语般回响：
May we ever outnumber our host
愿我们永远比宿主更强大