罗伯特·弗罗斯特[1]
人不必太在意
就像你和我
在意鸟儿飞来房子
好像来告辞；
或太在意它们何时归来
唱着什么样的歌曲；
事实就是我们
为某件事过于高兴
就像我们为另一件事过于悲哀——
而鸟儿心里想的只是
彼此和自己
还有筑巢和离去。
Loneliness (Her Word)
Robert frost
One ought not to have to care
So much as you and I
Care when the birds come round the house
To seem to say good-bye;
Or care so much when they come back
With whatever it is they sing;
The truth being we are as much
Too glad for the one thing
As we are too sad for the other here—
With birds that fill their breasts
But with each other and themselves
And their built or driven nests.
注释：
[1]罗伯特·弗罗斯特1874—1963，是20世纪最受欢迎的美国诗人之一。他曾赢得4次普利策奖和许多其他的奖励及荣誉，被称为“美国文学中的桂冠诗人”。代表作品有《诗歌选集》《一棵作证的树》《山间》和《新罕布什尔》等。
