Adlestrop by Edward Thomas. Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending (excerpt).
Yes, I remember Adlestrop - The name
是的,我记得艾德尔索普 ——它的名字,
Because one afternoon of heat
因为在一个天气很热的下午,
the express train drew up there unwontedly
特快列车反常地在那儿停下。
It was late June.The steam hissed
那时候是六月底。蒸汽嘶嘶响。
Someone cleared his throat
有人清了清喉咙。
No one left and no one came
无人离开, 也无人来到
On the bare platform.
这空空的月台上。
What I saw Was Adlestrop - only the name
我所看见的就是艾德尔索普——只是它的名字
And willows, willow-herb, and grass
和柳树、柳叶菜,还有青草,
And meadowsweet, and haycocks dry
蚊子草,晒干的圆锥形草堆,
No whit less still and lonely fair
同那高高悬在天空的微云
Than the high cloudlets in the sky.
一样宁静,一样有寂寞的美
And for that minute a blackbird san
就在那一刻附近一只乌鸫叫起来
Close by, and round him, mistier,farther and farther
在它周围,隐隐从远处、更远处,
All the birds Of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershir.
从牛津郡和格洛斯特郡传来百鸟的啼鸣。