第21章新月集

第21章新月集

paperboats

daybydayifloatmypaperboatsonebyonedowntherunningstream.

inbigblacklettersiwritemynameonthemandthenameofthevillagewhereilive.

ihopethatsomeoneinsomestrangelandwillfindthemandknowwhoiam.

iloadmylittleboatswithshiuliflowersfromourgarden，andhopethatthesebloomsofthedawnwillbecarriedsafelytolandinthenight.

ilaunchmypaperboatsandlookupintotheskyandseethelittlecloudssettingtheirwhitebulgingsails.

iknownotwhatplaymateofmineintheskysendsthemdowntheairtoracewithmyboats！

whennightcomesiburymyfaceinmyarmsanddreamthatmypaperboatsfloatonandonunderthemidnightstars.

thefairiesofsleeparesailinginthem，andtheladingistheirbasketsfullofdreams.

纸船

我每天把纸船一个个放在急流的溪中。

我用大黑字把我的名字和我住的村名写在纸船上。

我希望住在异地的人会得到这纸船，知道我是谁。

我把园中长的秀利花载在我的小船上，希望这些黎明开的花能在夜里被平平安安地带到岸上。

我把我的纸船投到水里，仰望天空，看见小朵的云正张着满鼓着风的白帆。

我不知道天上有我的什么游伴把这些船放下来同我的船比赛！

夜来了，我的脸埋在手臂里，梦见我的纸船在子夜的星光下缓缓地浮泛向前。

睡仙坐在船里，带着满载着梦的篮子。

thesailor

theboatoftheboatmanmadhuismooredatthewharfofrajgunj.

itisuselesslyladenwithjute，andhasbeenlyingthereidleforeversolong.

ifhewouldonlylendmehisboat，ishouldmanherwithahundredoars，andhoistsails，fiveorsixorseven.

ishouldneversteerhertostupidmarkets.

ishouldsailthesevenseasandthethirteenriversoffairyland.

but，mother，youwon'tweepformeinacorner.

iamnotgoingintotheforestlikeramachandratocomebackonlyafterfourteenyears.

ishallbecometheprinceofthestory，andfillmyboatwithwhateverilike.

ishalltakemyfriendashuwithme.weshallsailmerrilyacrossthesevenseasandthethirteenriversoffairyland.

weshallsetsailintheearlymorninglight.

whenatnoontideyouarebathingatthepond，weshallbeinthelandofastrangeking.

weshallpassthefordoftirpurni，andleavebehindusthedesertoftepantar.

whenwecomebackitwillbegettingdark，andishalltellyouofallthatwehaveseen.

ishallcrossthesevenseasandthethirteenriversoffairyland.

水手

船夫曼特胡的船只停泊在拉琪根琪码头。

这只船无用地装载着黄麻，无所事事地停泊在那里已经好久了。

只要他肯把他的船借给我，我就给它安装一百只桨，扬起五个或六个或七个布帆来。