W. B. Yeats - A Drunken Man’s Praise of Sobriety 汉译

Come swish around, my pretty punk,

And keep me dancing still

That I may stay a sober man

Although I drink my fill.

Sobriety is a jewel

That I do much adore;

And therefore keep me dancing

Though drunkards lie and snore.

O mind your feet, O mind your feet,

Keep dancing like a wave,

And under every dancer

A dead man in his grave.

No ups and downs, my Pretty,

A mermaid, not a punk;

A drunkard is a dead man,

And all dead men are drunk.

一个醉汉对清醒的赞美

威廉·巴特勒·叶芝

来围着我漂亮的婊子摇摆，

保持我不休地舞蹈，

好让我仍旧是个清醒的人，

尽管我喝了个饱。

清醒是一件珍宝，

我确实非常爱慕；

所以请使我不停地舞蹈，

虽然醉鬼酣睡又打呼噜。

哦，注意脚步，注意脚步。

不停地舞蹈象海浪翻滚，

每一个跳舞的人脚下

都有一个坟墓里的死人。

没有浮沉起伏，我的妞儿，

是个美人鱼，不是个婊子；

一个醉鬼就是个死人，

所有的死人都是醉鬼。