the miller’s daughter
alfred, lord tennyson
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it is the miller's daughter,
and she is grown so dear, so dear,
that i would be the jewel
that trembles at her ear:
for hid in ringlets day and night,
i'd touch her neck so warm and white.
and i would be the girdle
about her dainty dainty waist,
and her heart would beat against me
in sorrow and in rest:
and i should know if it beat right,
i'd clasp it round so close and tight.
and i would be the necklace,
and all day long to fall and rise
upon her balmy bosom,
with her laughter or her sighs:
and i would lie so light, so light,
i scarce should be unclasp'd at night.
磨坊主千金
阿尔佛雷德•丁尼生 作
余新 译
她是磨坊主千金，
长大后，哦！出落得那样可人，
我愿意是那珠宝
摇晃在她的耳唇：
昼夜藏身于她的发鬓，
轻抚她的颈白净温存。
我愿意是那裙带，
缠绕于她的芳腰，
体察着她的心跳
在悲伤和安闲中：
该知道心跳是否安稳，
我拥抱着它那么亲近。
我愿意是那项链，
一天到晚起落相伴
在她芳香的胸膛上，
伴随她的欢笑叹息：
轻轻、轻轻地卧在其身，
几乎夜晚也不离分。
译者简介:
余新，笔名余心，中华诗词学会会员，中国翻译协会会员，中诗网中诗翻译编委会编委，唐山诗学女工委主任。
