叶芝的诗：《Easter,1916》

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叶芝的诗  "Easter,1916"。
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1 K2 A! C; t0 i4 Z9 e  y. y& e坦白的说, 这首诗相对较长，据说叶芝在写作时精神处于困扰和迷茫的状态，起义领导者之一是其爱慕对象的丈夫，而他像一个通常温和的人那样既惋惜逝去的鲜活生命，又对暴力对其理想中和谐境界的破坏感到恐惧。诗中传达出一种不安、痛惜与怅惘。全诗抄录于下，有兴趣的读者可以仔细读两遍（不过这诗真的很赞，还是认真读读吧）。

Easter, 1916
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& E; q! G! f/ A3 d& _( p- q7 A2 PI have met them at close of day
! ~1 q9 ~" s# F- `! X- e1 g! aComing with vivid faces
From counter or desk among grey
$ U- }' s* n" IEighteenth-century houses.
  i. ]$ _) c- V+ {, CI have passed with a nod of the head
0 m1 c$ }$ ?  H5 z, gOr polite meaningless words,
  ^! k9 w" P1 H7 t2 j7 rOr have lingered awhile and said
7 S: U7 f: q- D! KPolite meaningless words,
And thought before I had done
Of a mocking tale or a gibe
( P/ n) m5 f- F) M$ v$ G6 kTo please a companion
Around the fire at the club,
9 G1 v3 y- L- R# k. n6 g9 \0 E& ]Being certain that they and I
But lived where motley is worn:
All changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.
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That woman's days were spent
! V$ X7 v6 ]$ W0 c5 [" P8 b! KIn ignorant good-will,
Her nights in argument
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& s9 m+ H2 A* b: ^1 ^What voice more sweet than hers
8 w) }. D7 M, w1 ^, p7 I: Q/ RWhen, young and beautiful,
! E* `2 ^) K/ L% ~" l. M  jShe rode to harriers?
This man had kept a school
And rode our winged horse;
This other his helper and friend
Was coming into his force;
& q2 ]. \& e1 f" i- GHe might have won fame in the end,
So sensitive his nature seemed,
! j- F7 q$ s$ ~8 DSo daring and sweet his thought.
This other man I had dreamed
4 z% V% e9 E% G  d8 f6 V$ o( P7 bA drunken, vainglorious lout.
He had done most bitter wrong
To some who are near my heart,
- u$ W% J4 z$ L* M. @/ fYet I number him in the song;
. p% R8 B7 a: e( A; c5 kHe, too, has resigned his part
9 Y/ S9 \* p2 m8 b  J* mIn the casual comedy;
* [- N2 z+ c4 J, bHe, too, has been changed in his turn,
Transformed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.
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8 n! [! p" I- l* k9 [% E% HHearts with one purpose alone
8 r% b- s6 s' w0 g0 hThrough summer and winter seem
3 T) V9 z4 }+ X' e. ~4 D5 tEnchanted to a stone
  v! J. e* i' f$ v# P* l6 HTo trouble the living stream.
The horse that comes from the road.
The rider, the birds that range
From cloud to tumbling cloud,
: n4 l- g# z  H; S! pMinute by minute they change;
A shadow of cloud on the stream
Changes minute by minute;
: r( J1 M0 u2 W6 [' cA horse-hoof slides on the brim,
And a horse plashes within it;
6 L% B  }, h6 t1 uThe long-legged moor-hens dive,
# W/ W$ }+ @, G" }" E3 O3 k2 qAnd hens to moor-cocks call;
) q4 E% V, M  ]6 q9 lMinute by minute they live:
+ m! z7 K# R! o+ |  o8 hThe stone's in the midst of all.
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Too long a sacrifice
5 f0 s9 X4 |9 L( v* uCan make a stone of the heart.
7 h/ t5 ?: R. z) S0 W3 z& PO when may it suffice?
' b1 d: R3 x' [/ h2 n8 i5 PThat is Heaven's part, our part
5 q; f7 ?! @8 J# Y$ F3 N3 qTo murmur name upon name,
) t- O. Q% W) L! e1 w$ `$ h5 UAs a mother names her child
When sleep at last has come
$ u  b, x# [7 n! ~On limbs that had run wild.
What is it but nightfall?
5 g6 k. C6 |* r# ONo, no, not night but death;
# e+ C4 f- M* I% mWas it needless death after all?
! c4 Q* E2 z% d! T$ `& z  S2 hFor England may keep faith
For all that is done and said.
  E! n. L; x1 r( c# J4 BWe know their dream; enough
To know they dreamed and are dead;
/ z1 L5 j8 J) [1 e; aAnd what if excess of love
2 G) C4 R+ {. R! k# pBewildered them till they died?
0 M/ |$ d- |1 ]  `% OI write it out in a verse -
, l' |/ ?, a: m3 a2 G( V% q3 w. vMacDonagh and MacBride
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Now and in time to be,
Wherever green is worn,
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A terrible beauty is born.

imwangqi

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samsammi

。。好悲的诗。。。