梅斯菲尔德咏海诗之二（武夷山翻译）

"Sea-Fever"

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

By John Masefield (1878-1967).
(English Poet Laureate, 1930-1967.)

“出海狂”

我又得出海了，向那寂寞的海天，

我只要引路的星和高大的船，

还有踢腿的叶轮，招手的帆，唱歌的风，

还有破晓的曙色灰暗暗，海面的薄雾灰蒙蒙。

我又得出海了，听从海潮的呼唤，

因为这呼唤急切、清晰不容我怠慢，

我只要大风天白云飞绕，

还有浪花抛起，泡沫攒动，海鸥鸣叫。

我又得出海了，过那流浪的吉普赛生活，

侣海鸥而友鲸鱼，任风如刀割，

我只要快乐的流浪伙伴扯扯闲篇，

还有值班后的甜蜜的梦境和安然的睡眠。

（初译于1980年，2007年元旦修改）