经典现代诗歌英汉对译：自己

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经典现代诗歌英汉对译：自己　　Not knowing which world to call home ,
　　He chose an arbitrary tongue and creed ,
　　Pitched an improvised tent on sand .
　　Beneath the canopy of a little star ,
　　He began his heart's commerce with things :
　　was that the real me ?
3 _2 ^8 _: O6 h" d* c+ ]" `+ _　　By chance on his long trek he encountered an idol ,
& \1 T2 C( F3 o; M9 s6 D  u　　Assumed the semblanceof a worshipper ,
* Z; d7 {% Y) M/ S　　Calling these men friends , those men enemies ,
9 f" `: ~+ E' _* {7 D! K　　Deploying emotions in their appropriate places .
9 e. r$ d. [1 S0 f　　The little shop of his life throve :
　　was that the real me ?
　　After a spell of prosperity he went broke ,
* |8 f& c' p; I% y　　As if he had toppled his own dynasty .
　　The world cold-shouldered him , ridiculed him , punished him ,
1 e' q+ v; e& X( c# d0 }　　And yet all he had lost was his crown .
; l' D' w5 ^  i. L　　Lying awake at night he brooded :
　　was that the real me ?
8 I4 c7 e; u! p$ h6 u　　Meanwhile another world was posting bills for a missing person .
　　His disappearance surprised the vacant room
　　Where another dream was waiting for him to dream ,
% Z" p* N' H9 h: c6 X$ e: s　　And numerous rumours were ready to give him a shape
5 b5 j& {  u8 g: b　　Hinting at an unwritten biography :
　　was that the real me ?

　　自己
0 a, d$ G! ]$ i/ S2 Q, K. a- j　　不知哪个世界才是他的家乡，
5 \6 W6 l- X9 L# [% U+ ^* n# j3 O　　他选择了这种语言，这种宗教，
　　他在沙上搭起一个临时的帐篷，
　　于是受着头上一颗小星的笼罩，
　　他开始和事物作着感情的交易：
; }: R; F9 V1 P; A& K# u　　不知那是否确是我自己。
　　在征途上他偶尔碰见一个偶像，
　　于是变成它的膜拜者的模样，
　　把这些称为友，把那些称为敌，
3 F+ v  F. U4 c　　喜怒哀乐都摆到了应摆的地方，
& n# i  a: [: \* X　　他的生活的小店辉煌而富丽：
8 [0 p2 _: k# T' }8 h( m* K% \　　不知那是否确是我自己。
3 {# x/ `- U* d' I+ L　　昌盛了一个时期，他就破了产，
　　仿佛一个王朝被自己的手推翻，
　　事物冷淡他，嘲笑他，惩罚他，
; [/ U! V8 ~; ^; z1 ?+ ?　　但他失掉的不过是一个王冠，
　　午夜不眠时他确曾感到忧郁：
0 _( U6 }( a5 z4 u7 X- j# @　　不知那是否确是我自己。
　　另一个世界招贴着寻人启事，
/ o- X5 G/ u; p, O! L) C. E　　他的失踪引起了空室的惊讶，
　　那里另有一场梦等他去睡眠，
　　还有多少谣言都等着制造他，
- c6 _9 p9 U+ v7 E& Z　　这都暗示一本未写成的传记：
3 K9 w, M* A0 c+ E" P　　不知那是否确是我自己。
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