the complete poetical works-第193部分
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Thy murky sky!
Then champions to thine arms were sent;
Terror and Death glared where he went;
From the waves was heard a wail; that
rent
Thy murky sky!
From Denmark; thunders Tordenskiol';
Let each to Heaven commend his soul;
And fly!
Path of the Dane to fame and might!
Dark…rolling wave!
Receive thy friend; who; scorning flight
Goes to meet danger with despite;
Proudly as thou the tempest's might
Dark…rolling wave!
And amid pleasures and alarm;
And war and victory; be thine arms
My grave!
THE ELECTED KNIGHT
Sir Oluf he rideth over the plain;
Full seven miles broad and seven miles wide;
But never; ah never can meet with the man
A tilt with him dare ride。
He saw under the hillside
A Knight full well equipped;
His steed was black; his helm was barred;
He was riding at full speed。
He wore upon his spurs
Twelve little golden birds;
Anon he spurred his steed with a clang;
And there sat all the birds and sang。
He wore upon his mail
Twelve little golden wheels;
Anon in eddies the wild wind blew;
And round and round the wheels they flew。
He wore before his breast
A lance that was poised in rest;
And it was sharper than diamond…stone;
It made Sir Oluf's heart to groan。
He wore upon his helm
A wreath of ruddy gold;
And that gave him the Maidens Three;
The youngest was fair to behold。
Sir Oluf questioned the Knight eftsoon
If he were come from heaven down;
〃Art thou Christ of Heaven;〃 quoth he;
〃So will I yield me unto thee。〃
〃I am not Christ the Great;
Thou shalt not yield thee yet;
I am an Unknown Knight;
Three modest Maidens have me bedight。〃
〃Art thou a Knight elected;
And have three Maidens thee bedight
So shalt thou ride a tilt this day;
For all the Maidens' honor!〃
The first tilt they together rode
They put their steeds to the test;
The second tilt they together rode;
They proved their manhood best。
The third tilt they together rode;
Neither of them would yield;
The fourth tilt they together rode;
They both fell on the field。
Now lie the lords upon the plain;
And their blood runs unto death;
Now sit the Maidens in the high tower;
The youngest sorrows till death。
CHILDHOOD
BY JENS IMMANUEL BAGGESEN
There was a time when I was very small;
When my whole frame was but an ell in height;
Sweetly; as I recall it; tears do fall;
And therefore I recall it with delight。
I sported in my tender mother's arms;
And rode a…horseback on best father's knee;
Alike were sorrows; passions and alarms;
And gold; and Greek; and love; unknown to me;
Then seemed to me this world far less in size;
Likewise it seemed to me less wicked far;
Like points in heaven; I saw the stars arise;
And longed for wings that I might catch a star。
I saw the moon behind the island fade;
And thought; 〃Oh; were I on that island there;
I could find out of what the moon is made;
Find out how large it is; how round; how fair!〃
Wondering; I saw God's sun; through western skies;
Sink in the ocean's golden lap at night;
And yet upon the morrow early rise;
And paint the eastern heaven with crimson light;
And thought of God; the gracious Heavenly Father;
Who made me; and that lovely sun on high;
And all those pearls of heaven thick…strung together;
Dropped; clustering; from his hand o'er all the sky。
With childish reverence; my young lips did say
The prayer my pious mother taught to me:
〃O gentle God! oh; let me strive alway
Still to be wise; and good; and follow Thee!〃
So prayed I for my father and my mother;
And for my sister; and for all the town;
The king I knew not; and the beggar…brother;
Who; bent with age; went; sighing; up and down。
They perished; the blithe days of boyhood perished;
And all the gladness; all the peace I knew!
Now have I but their memory; fondly cherished;
God! may I never lose that too!
FROM THE GERMAN
THE HAPPIEST LAND
There sat one day in quiet;
By an alehouse on the Rhine;
Four hale and hearty fellows;
And drank the precious wine。
The landlord's daughter filled their cups;
Around the rustic board
Then sat they all so calm and still;
And spake not one rude word。
But; when the maid departed;
A Swabian raised his hand;
And cried; all hot and flushed with wine;
〃Long live the Swabian land!
〃The greatest kingdom upon earth
Cannot with that compare
With all the stout and hardy men
And the nut…brown maidens there。
〃Ha!〃 cried a Saxon; laughing;
And dashed his heard with wine;
〃I had rather live in Laplaud;
Than that Swabian land of thine!
〃The goodliest land on all this earth;
It is the Saxon land
There have I as many maidens
As fingers on this hand!〃
〃Hold your tongues! both Swabian
and Saxon!〃
A bold Bohemian cries;
〃If there's a heaven upon this earth;
In Bohemia it lies。
〃There the tailor blows the flute;
And the cobbler blows the horn;
And the miner blows the bugle;
Over mountain gorge and bourn。〃
。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。
And then the landlord's daughter
Up to heaven raised her hand;
And said; 〃Ye may no more contend;
There lies the happiest land!〃
THE WAVE
BY CHRISTOPH AUGUST TIEDGE
〃Whither; thou turbid wave?
Whither; with so much haste;
As if a thief wert thou?〃
〃I am the Wave of Life;
Stained with my margin's dust;
From the struggle and the strife
Of the narrow stream I fly
To the Sea's immensity;
To wash from me the slime
Of the muddy banks of Time。〃
THE DEAD
BY ERNST STOCKMANN
How they so softly rest;
All they the holy ones;
Unto whose dwelling…place
Now doth my soul draw near!
How they so softly rest;
All in their silent graves;
Deep to corruption
Slowly don…sinking!
And they no longer weep;
Here; where complaint is still!
And they no longer feel;
Here; where all gladness flies!
And; by the cypresses
Softly o'ershadowed
Until the Angel
Calls them; they slumber!
THE BIRD AND THE SHIP
BY WILHELM MULLER
〃The rivers rush into the sea;
By castle and town they go;
The winds behind them merrily
Their noisy trumpets blow。
〃The clouds are passing far and high;
We little birds in them play;
And everything; that can sing and fly;
Goes with us; and far away。
〃I greet thee; bonny boat! Whither;
or whence;
With thy fluttering golden band?〃
〃I greet thee; little bird! To the wide sea
I haste from the narrow land。
〃Full and swollen is every sail;
I see no longer a hill;
I have trusted all to the sounding gale;
And it will not let me stand still。
〃And wilt thou; little bird; go with us?
Thou mayest stand on the mainmast tall;
For full to sinking is my house
With merry companions all。〃
〃I need not and seek not company;
Bonny boat; I can sing all alone;
For the mainmast tall too heavy am I;
Bonny boat; I have wings of my own。
〃High over the sails; high over the mast;
Who shall gainsay these joys?
When thy merry companions are still; at last;
Thou shalt hear the sound of my voice。
〃Who neither may rest; nor listen may;
God bless them every one!
I dart away; in the bright blue day;
And the golden fields of the sun。
〃Thus do I sing my merry song;
Wherever the four winds blow;
And this same song; my whole life long;
Neither Poet nor Printer may know。'
WHITHER?
BY WILHELM MULLER
I heard a brooklet gushing
From its rocky fountain near;
Down into the valley rushing;
So fresh and wondrous clear。
I know not what came o'er me;
Nor who the counsel gave;
But I must hasten downward;
All with my pilgrim…stave;
Downward; and ever farther;
And ever the brook beside;
And ever fresher murmured;
And ever clearer; the tide。
Is this the way I was going?
Whither; O brooklet; say I
Thou hast; with thy soft murmur;
Murmured my senses away。
What do I say of a murmur?
That can no murmur be;
'T is the water…nymphs; tbat are singing
Their roundelays under me。
Let them sing; my friend; let them murmur;
And wander merrily near;
The wheels of a mill are going
In every brooklet clear。
BEWARE!
(HUT DU DICH!)
I know a maiden fair to see;
Take care!
She can both false and friendly be;
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not;
She is fooling thee!
She has two eyes; so soft and brown;
Take care!
She gives a side…glance and looks down;
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not;
She is fooling thee!
And she has hair of a golden hue;
Take care!
And what she says; it is not true;
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not;
She is fooling thee!
She has a bosom as white as snow;
Take care!
She knows how much it is best to show;
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not;
She is fooling thee!
She gives thee a garland woven fair;
Take care!
It is a fool's…cap for thee to wear;
Beware! Beware!
Trust her not;
She is fooling thee!
SONG OF THE BELL
Bell! thou soundest merrily;
When the bridal party
To the church doth hie!
Bell! thou soundest solemnly。
When; on Sabbath morning;
Fields deserted lie!
Bell! thou soundest merrily;
Tellest thou at evening;
Bed…time draweth nigh!
Bell! thou soundest mournfully。
Tellest thou the bitter
Parting hath gone by!
Sa