WaltWhitman-AsIPonder’dinSilence.如何翻译

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ASIponder’dinsilence,

Returninguponmypoems,considering,lingeringlong,

APhantomarosebeforeme,withdistrustfulaspect,

Terribleinbeauty,age,andpower,

Thegeniusofpoetsofoldlands,

Astomedirectinglikeflameitseyes,

Withfingerpointingtomanyimmortalsongs,

Andmenacingvoice,Whatsingestthou?itsaid;

Know’stthounot,thereisbutonethemeforever-enduringbards?

AndthatisthethemeofWar,thefortuneofbattles,

Themakingofperfectsoldiers?

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Beitso,thenIanswer’d,

Itoo,haughtyShade,alsosingwar—andalongerandgreateronethan

any,

Wagedinmybookwithvaryingfortune—withflight,advance,and

retreat—Victorydeferr’dandwavering,

(Yet,methinks,certain,orasgoodascertain,atthelast,)—The

fieldtheworld;

Forlifeanddeath—fortheBody,andfortheeternalSoul,

Lo!tooamcome,chantingthechantofbattles,

I,aboveall,promotebravesoldiers.

惠特曼是19世纪美国杰出的民主主义诗人,被公认为是美国的“诗歌之父”.1819年,惠特曼生于现今长岛.1823年,惠特曼一家移居到纽约布鲁克林区.惠特曼只上了6年学,基本上是自学的,他特别喜欢读霍默、但丁和莎士比亚的作品.