詹姆斯·赖特诗选译

默林赫特

在明尼苏达松树岛，躺在威廉·达菲农场的吊床上



头顶之上，我看见青铜色的蝴蝶，
睡在黑色的树干上，
像一片叶子摇动在绿荫中。
在空屋后的峡谷之下，
牛铃一声又一声
飘入午后的深处。
在我的右方，
两棵松树之间的一块阳光草地，
去年留下的马粪
闪闪发光成了金色的宝石。
我躺下身，此时暮色已深天渐暗。
一只雏鹰掠过，寻找归宿。
我已浪费了我的生命。





附原作：

Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota
   byJames Wright

Over my head, I see the bronze butterfly,
Asleep on the black trunk,
blowing like a leaf in green shadow.
Down the ravine behind the empty house,
The cowbells follow one another
Into the distances of the afternoon.
To my right,
In a field of sunlight between two pines,
The droppings of last year's horses
Blaze up into golden stones.
I lean back, as the evening darkens and comes on.
A chicken hawk floats over, looking for home.
I have wasted my life.