作品原文

闻一多 《贡臣》

我的王！我从远方来朝你，
带了满船你不认识的，
但是你必中意的贡礼。
我兴高采烈地航到这里来，
那里知道你的心……唉！
还是一个涸了的海港！
我悄悄地等着你的爱潮膨涨，
好浮进我的重载的船艘；
月儿圆了几周，花儿红了几度，
还是老等，等不来你的潮头！
我的王！他们讲潮汐有信，
如今叫我怎样相信他呢？

作品译文

The Tributaries
Wen Yiduo

My king! I came from distant lands to pay you respect;
I brought a shipful of goods which,
Although unfamiliar to you,
Is certain to please.
Happily have I sailed here;
Who would have known that your heart…alas!
Is a desiccated harbor!
Quietly I await your tide of love to swell,
So that my loaded ship can float in;
Several times the moon has been full,
Several times the flowers turned red;
Still waiting, I see no sign of your tide!
My kind! They say that the tide is reliable,
Now, how can I believe that?