The Burning Babe - Sting

The Burning Babe - Sting

As I in hoary winter's night
在苍白的冬夜
Stood shivering in the snow
我独立在雪中颤抖
Surprised I was with sudden heat
诧异的是突然的火热
Which made my heart to glow;
让我的心放出光芒
And lifting up a fearful eye
我抬起惊恐的眼
To view what fire was near
看看是怎样的火如此近距离
A pretty babe all burning bright
确实有一个漂亮的婴儿 出现在空中
Did in the air appear;
他浑身燃烧着光芒
Who scorched with excessive heat
他，被过度的热能炙烤
Such floods of tears did shed
流淌出洪水般眼泪
As though His floods
仿佛他的泪洪
Should quench His flames
快要被浇灭
Which with His tears were bred:
那和眼泪一起流出的火焰
'Alas ' quoth He 'but newly born
哎呀，他说 但是，重生于
In fiery heats I fry
熊熊烈火，我深受煎熬
Yet none approach to warm their hearts
还没有人找到温暖他们的心灵
Or feel my fire but I
或者感受我的火热的道路，除了我
'My faultless breast the furnace is;
我无瑕的胸膛就是熔炉
The fuel wounding thorns;
伤人的荆棘是燃料
Love is the fire and sighs the smoke;
爱是火，叹息是烟
The ashes shames and scorns;
羞耻和蔑视都是灰烬
The fuel Justice layeth on
燃料凭正义安放
And Mercy blows the coals
而怜悯吹旺碳火
The metal in this furnace wrought
熔炉中锻造的金属是
Are men's defiled souls:
人类污染了的灵魂
For which as now on fire I am
为了他们，现在的我在火中
To work them to their good
为他们的好而辛劳
So will I melt into a bath
我将熔化于池底
To wash them in my blood '
让他们在我的血里洗尽铅华
With this He vanish'd out of sight
说完，他便消失于视野
And swiftly shrunk away
突然间收缩不见
And straight I called unto mind
我突然恍然大悟
That it was Christmas Day
今天是圣诞夜