中译弗罗斯特《十月》

柒 歌

October

Robert Frost

O hushed October morning mild!

Thy leaves have ripened to the fall.

Tomorrow's wind, if it be wild!

Should waste them all..

The crows above the forest call;

Tomorrow they may form and go

O hushed October morning mild

Begin the hours of this day slow.

Make the day seem to us less brief

Hearts not averse to being beguiled.

Beguile us in the way you know

Release one leaf at break of day;

At noon release another leaf;.

One from our trees, one far away

Retard the sun with gentle mist;

Enchant the land with amethyst

Slow, slow!

For the grapes' sake, if they were all,

Whose leaves already are burnt with frost,

Whose clustered fruit must else be lost-

For the grapes' sake along the wall.

十月

罗伯特·弗罗斯特（美）

十月的清晨，宁静而清新，
叶子已然熟透，时刻会飘零。
如果明日秋风劲烈，
它们或许会被一扫而空。
森林上空的乌鸦呱噪不停，
明天它们可能会集结，启程。
在这静谧的十月清晨，
哦！时光，请你放慢脚步。
让我们体味白昼的长情，
内心不再抗拒，哪怕被魔法迷惑。
它用你熟悉的方式陶醉我们，
破晓一片叶子缓缓飘落；
正午时分，又一片叶子轻轻下沉；
一片来自我们的树，一片来自远方。
薄柔的氤氲施出紫水晶的魔法，
太阳的脚步变得迟缓停顿。
哦，慢些吧，慢些吧，
为了那些葡萄，如果它们犹存，
叶子已被霜冻伤成焦黄，
否则将失去那串串的果实——
哦，为了那些爬墙的葡萄藤。