Dream
David Martin (戴维.马丁)
Last night I saw me in a dream
Fettered with ball and chain，
Until the gaoler came and made
Me rise from where I"d lain.
And with his key unfettered me，
And bade me wander hence；
And I arose and kissed his cheek
With more than love"s pretence.
I left the ball and chain behind，
And， singing， left the gaol，
Glad like a ship that， long becalmed，
At last unfurls her sail.
But when I woke I wondered who
The gaoler might have been，
And who did forge the chain that I
In my strange dream had seen？
That heavy chain！ I"m wondering still
Of what I would be free，
Yet know at last the gaoler was
No other man but me.
梦
译者 / 马祖毅 马霞
在昨夜的梦里我看到
带铁球的脚镣锁着我自己，
直到狱卒走来才把我
从躺着的地方扶起。
他取出钥匙打开脚镣
叫我火速离开登程。
我起身亲他面颊，
那做作胜似情人。
我丢下带铁球的脚镣
唱着歌儿走出牢房，
高兴得像长期受阻的船只
最终得以扬帆远航。
醒来时我心里纳闷：
那狱卒可能是何人？
我梦中见到的脚镣
又是哪一个铸成？
那是沉重的脚镣！我还怀疑
我获得的将是什么自由，
然而我最后知道那狱卒
并非别人正是我这狱囚。
