W. B. Yeats - Colonel Martin (I) 汉译

The Colonel went out sailing,

He spoke with Turk and Jew,

With Christian and with Infidel,

For all tongues he knew.

“O what’s a wifeless man?” said he,

And he came sailing home.

He rose the latch and went upstairs

And found an empty room.

The Colonel went out sailing.

马丁上校(一)

威廉·巴特勒·叶芝

上校外出去航海，

他与土耳其人和犹太人交谈，

与基督徒和不信教者交谈，

因为他懂得所有语言。

“哦，没老婆的男人算什么？”他说，

于是他航海回家来。

他拉开门闩上楼去，

却发现一间空屋子。

上校外出去航海。