Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
雪夜林畔小驻
Robert Frost · 罗伯特·弗罗斯特
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
我想我知道这是谁的树林。
他的房子就在那边的村庄；
他不会看见我停在这里，
望着他的树林积满白雪。
我的小马一定觉得奇怪，
附近没有农舍，却在此停留，
在树林与冰封的湖之间，
在这全年最暗的夜晚。
它把缰绳上的铃儿轻摇，
仿佛在问是否弄错了什么。
四下里唯一的声响，
是柔风与鹅毛雪片的轻拂。
树林真美，幽暗而深邃，
但我还有承诺要兑现，
入睡之前还有漫漫长路，
入睡之前还有漫漫长路。
弗罗斯特最著名的诗之一。前十二行是风景，最后两行的重复是灵魂——美的诱惑与责任之间，一步也不曾多停。