LESSON 51

SPRING

春

1．The alder^〔1〕 by the river

Shakes out her powdery curls;

The willow buds in silver

For little boys and girls.

2．The little birds fly over,

And oh, how sweet they sing!

To tell the happy children

That once again't is Spring.

3．

The gay green grass comes creeping

So soft beneath their feet;

The frogs begin to ripple^〔2〕

A music clear and sweet.

4．

And buttercups are coming,

And scarlet columbine,

And in the sunny meadows

The dandelions shine.

5．

And just as many daisies

As their soft hands can hold,

The little ones may gather,

All fair in white and gold.

6．Here blows the warm red clover,

There peeps the violet blue;

Oh, happy little children!

God made them all for you.

(Celia Thaxter)

【中文阅读】

1．河岸边的桤木

抖出粉状的卷；

柳树萌发银芽

为了那些孩儿。

2．小鸟飞过来，

噢，歌声多美妙！

它们告诉快乐的小孩，

春天回来了。

3．青翠的小草慢慢隆起

在他们脚下如此柔软，

青蛙在水里此起彼落，

如乐音清脆而婉转。

4．毛茛也蓄势待发

还有红色的耧斗菜，

在阳光照耀的草地上，

蒲公英焕发光彩。

5．他们柔软的小手能握住多少，

遍地的雏菊就有多少，

小家伙们可以尽情采摘，

雪白和金黄的小花多美好。

6．这儿有热情的红三叶草迎风点头

那边蓝色紫罗兰也含羞亮相，

噢，快乐的小孩！

上帝是为了你们创造如此春光。

（西莉亚·萨克斯特）

注释

〔1〕Alder, a tree which grows in moist land.

〔2〕Ripple, to cause little waves of sound.