《新月集》重译｜玩具

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《欲望之海》

孩子，你是多么幸福啊，一上午都坐在尘土里，玩着折下来的小树枝。

我笑着看你玩那一小段折下来的枯树枝。

我忙着算帐，一小时一小时地累加数字。

也许你瞥了我一眼，然后想：“多么愚蠢的游戏啊，看把你的早晨都给毁了！”

孩子，我已经忘记了专注于树枝和泥饼的艺术了。

我寻找贵重的玩具，收集成堆的金银。

无论找到什么，你都可以打造你的快乐游戏，而我，却把时间和精力浪费在那些我永远得不到的东西上。

在我脆弱的独木舟上，我挣扎着要横渡欲望之海，却忘记自己也是在玩儿一场游戏。

英文译本

PLAYTHINGS

Child, how happy you are sitting in the dust, playing with a broken twig all the morning.

I smile at your play with that little bit of a broken twig.

I am busy with my accounts, adding up figures by the hour.

Perhaps you glance at me and think, “What a stupid game to spoil your morning with! ”

Child, I have forgotten the art of being absorbed in sticks and mud-pies.

I seek out costly playthings, and gather lumps of gold and silver.

With whatever you find you create your glad games, I spent both my time and my strength over things I never can obtain.

In my frail canoe I struggle to cross the sea of desire, and forget that I too am playing a game.