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wasteland

TheWasteLand

1922T.S.Eliot（1888–1965）

I.THEBURIALOFTHEDEAD

APRIListhecruellestmonth,breeding

Lilacsoutofthedeadland,mixing

Memoryanddesire,stirring

Dullrootswithspringrain.

Winterkeptuswarm,covering5

Earthinforgetfulsnow,feeding

Alittlelifewithdriedtubers.

Summersurprisedus,comingovertheStarnbergersee

Withashowerofrain;westoppedinthecolonnade,

Andwentoninsunlight,intotheHofgarten,10

Anddrankcoffee,andtalkedforanhour.

BingarkeineRussin,stamm'ausLitauen,echtdeutsch.

Andwhenwewerechildren,stayingatthearchduke's,

Mycousin's,hetookmeoutonasled,

AndIwasfrightened.Hesaid,Marie,15

Marie,holdontight.Anddownwewent.

Inthemountains,thereyoufeelfree.

Iread,muchofthenight,andgosouthinthewinter.

Whataretherootsthatclutch,whatbranchesgrow

Outofthisstonyrubbish?

Sonofman,20

Youcannotsay,orguess,foryouknowonly

Aheapofbrokenimages,wherethesunbeats,

Andthedeadtreegivesnoshelter,thecricketnorelief,

Andthedrystonenosoundofwater.Only

Thereisshadowunderthisredrock,25

（Comeinundertheshadowofthisredrock）,

AndIwillshowyousomethingdifferentfromeither

Yourshadowatmorningstridingbehindyou

Oryourshadowateveningrisingtomeetyou;

Iwillshowyoufearinahandfulofdust.30

FrischwehtderWind

DerHeimatzu.

MeinIrischKind,

Woweilestdu?

'Yougavemehyacinthsfirstayearago;35

'Theycalledmethehyacinthgirl.'

—Yetwhenwecameback,late,fromtheHyacinthgarden,

Yourarmsfull,andyourhairwet,Icouldnot

Speak,andmyeyesfailed,Iwasneither

Livingnordead,andIknewnothing,40

Lookingintotheheartoflight,thesilence.

Od'undleerdasMeer.

MadameSosostris,famousclairvoyante,

Hadabadcold,nevertheless

IsknowntobethewisestwomaninEurope,45

Withawickedpackofcards.Here,saidshe,

Isyourcard,thedrownedPhoenicianSailor,

（Thosearepearlsthatwerehiseyes.Look!

）

HereisBelladonna,theLadyoftheRocks,

Theladyofsituations.50

Hereisthemanwiththreestaves,andheretheWheel,

Andhereistheone-eyedmerchant,andthiscard,

Whichisblank,issomethinghecarriesonhisback,

WhichIamforbiddentosee.Idonotfind

TheHangedMan.Feardeathbywater.55

Iseecrowdsofpeople,walkingroundinaring.

Thankyou.IfyouseedearMrs.Equitone,

TellherIbringthehoroscopemyself:

Onemustbesocarefulthesedays.

UnrealCity,60

Underthebrownfogofawinterdawn,

AcrowdflowedoverLondonBridge,somany,

Ihadnotthoughtdeathhadundonesomany.

Sighs,shortandinfrequent,wereexhaled,

Andeachmanfixedhiseyesbeforehisfeet.65

FlowedupthehillanddownKingWilliamStreet,

TowhereSaintMaryWoolnothkeptthehours

Withadeadsoundonthefinalstrokeofnine.

ThereIsawoneIknew,andstoppedhim,crying'Stetson!

'YouwhowerewithmeintheshipsatMylae!

70

'Thatcorpseyouplantedlastyearinyourgarden,

'Hasitbeguntosprout?

Willitbloomthisyear?

'Orhasthesuddenfrostdisturbeditsbed?

'OhkeeptheDogfarhence,that'sfriendtomen,

'Orwithhisnailshe'lldigitupagain!

75

'You!

hypocritelecteur!

—monsemblable,—monfrère!

'

II.AGAMEOFCHESS

THEChairshesatin,likeaburnishedthrone,

Glowedonthemarble,wheretheglass

Heldupbystandardswroughtwithfruitedvines

FromwhichagoldenCupidonpeepedout80

（Anotherhidhiseyesbehindhiswing）

Doubledtheflamesofsevenbranchedcandelabra

Reflectinglightuponthetableas

Theglitterofherjewelsrosetomeetit,

Fromsatincasespouredinrichprofusion;85

Invialsofivoryandcolouredglass

Unstoppered,lurkedherstrangesyntheticperfumes,

Unguent,powdered,orliquid—troubled,confused

Anddrownedthesenseinodours;stirredbytheair

Thatfreshenedfromthewindow,theseascended90

Infatteningtheprolongedcandle-flames,

Flungtheirsmokeintothelaquearia,

Stirringthepatternonthecofferedceiling.

Hugesea-woodfedwithcopper

Burnedgreenandorange,framedbythecolouredstone,95

Inwhichsadlightacarvèddolphinswam.

Abovetheantiquemantelwasdisplayed

Asthoughawindowgaveuponthesylvanscene

ThechangeofPhilomel,bythebarbarousking

Sorudelyforced;yettherethenightingale100

Filledallthedesertwithinviolablevoice

Andstillshecried,andstilltheworldpursues,

'JugJug'todirtyears.

Andotherwitheredstumpsoftime

Weretolduponthewalls;staringforms105

Leanedout,leaning,hushingtheroomenclosed.

Footstepsshuffledonthestair.

Underthefirelight,underthebrush,herhair

Spreadoutinfierypoints

Glowedintowords,thenwouldbesavagelystill.110

'Mynervesarebadto-night.Yes,bad.Staywithme.

'Speaktome.Whydoyouneverspeak?

Speak.

'Whatareyouthinkingof?

Whatthinking?

What?

'Ineverknowwhatyouarethinking.Think.'

Ithinkweareinrats'alley115

Wherethedeadmenlosttheirbones.

'Whatisthatnoise?

'

Thewindunderthedoor.

'Whatisthatnoisenow?

Whatisthewinddoing?

'

Nothingagainnothing.120

'Do

'Youknownothing?

Doyouseenothing?

Doyouremember

'Nothing?

'

Iremember

Thosearepearlsthatwerehiseyes.125

'Areyoualive,ornot?

Istherenothinginyourhead?

'

But

OOOOthatShakespeherianRag—

It'ssoelegant

Sointelligent130

'WhatshallIdonow?

WhatshallIdo?

'

'IshallrushoutasIam,andwalkthestreet

'Withmyhairdown,so.Whatshallwedoto-morrow?

'Whatshallweeverdo?

'

Thehotwateratten.135

Andifitrains,aclosedcaratfour.

Andweshallplayagameofchess,

Pressinglidlesseyesandwaitingforaknockuponthedoor.

WhenLil'shusbandgotdemobbed,Isaid—

Ididn'tmincemywords,Isaidtohermyself,140

HURRYUPPLEASEIT'STIME

NowAlbert'scomingback,makeyourselfabitsmart.

He'llwanttoknowwhatyoudonewiththatmoneyhegaveyou

Togetyourselfsometeeth.Hedid,Iwasthere.

Youhavethemallout,Lil,andgetaniceset,145

Hesaid,Iswear,Ican'tbeartolookatyou.

Andnomorecan'tI,Isaid,andthinkofpoorAlbert,

He'sbeeninthearmyfouryears,hewantsagoodtime,

Andifyoudon'tgiveithim,there'sotherswill,Isaid.

Ohisthere,shesaid.Somethingo'that,Isaid.150

ThenI'llknowwhotothank,shesaid,andgivemeastraightlook.

HURRYUPPLEASEIT'STIME

Ifyoudon'tlikeityoucangetonwithit,Isaid.

Otherscanpickandchooseifyoucan't.

ButifAlbertmakesoff,itwon'tbeforlackoftelling.155

Yououghttobeashamed,Isaid,tolooksoantique.

（Andheronlythirty-one.）

Ican'thelpit,shesaid,pullingalongface,

It'sthempillsItook,tobringitoff,shesaid.

（She'shadfivealready,andnearlydiedofyoungGeorge.）160

Thechemistsaiditwouldbealright,butI'veneverbeenthesame.

Youareaproperfool,Isaid.

Well,ifAlbertwon'tleaveyoualone,thereitis,Isaid,

Whatyougetmarriedforifyoudon'twantchildren?

HURRYUPPLEASEIT'STIME165

Well,thatSundayAlbertwashome,theyhadahotgammon,

Andtheyaskedmeintodinner,togetthebeautyofithot—

HURRYUPPLEASEIT'STIME

HURRYUPPLEASEIT'STIME

GoonightBill.GoonightLou.GoonightMay.Goonight.170

Tata.Goonight.Goonight.

Goodnight,ladies,goodnight,sweetladies,goodnight,goodnight.

III.THEFIRESERMON

THEriver'stentisbroken:

thelastfingersofleaf

Clutchandsinkintothewetbank.Thewind

Crossesthebrownland,unheard.Thenymphsaredeparted.175

SweetThames,runsoftly,tillIendmysong.

Theriverbearsnoemptybottles,sandwichpapers,

Silkhandkerchiefs,cardboardboxes,cigaretteends

Orothertestimonyofsummernights.Thenymphsaredeparted.

Andtheirfriends,theloiteringheirsofcitydirectors;180

Departed,haveleftnoaddresses.

BythewatersofLemanIsatdownandwept...

SweetThames,runsoftlytillIendmysong,

SweetThames,runsoftly,forIspeaknotloudorlong.

ButatmybackinacoldblastIhear185

Therattleofthebones,andchucklespreadfromeartoear.

Aratcreptsoftlythroughthevegetation

Draggingitsslimybellyonthebank

WhileIwasfishinginthedullcanal

Onawintereveningroundbehindthegashouse190

Musinguponthekingmybrother'swreck

Andonthekingmyfather'sdeathbeforehim.

Whitebodiesnakedonthelowdampground

Andbonescastinalittlelowdrygarret,

Rattledbytherat'sfootonly,yeartoyear.195

ButatmybackfromtimetotimeIhear

Thesoundofhornsandmotors,whichshallbring

SweeneytoMrs.Porterinthespring.

OthemoonshonebrightonMrs.Porter

Andonherdaughter200

Theywashtheirfeetinsodawater

Et,Ocesvoixd'enfants,chantantdanslacoupole!

Twittwittwit

Jugjugjugjugjugjug

Sorudelyforc'd.205

Tereu

UnrealCity

Underthebrownfogofawinternoon

Mr.Eugenides,theSmyrnamerchant

Unshaven,withapocketfullofcurrants210

C.i.f.London:

documentsatsight,

AskedmeindemoticFrench

ToluncheonattheCannonStreetHotel

FollowedbyaweekendattheMetropole.

Attheviolethour,whentheeyesandback215

Turnupwardfromthedesk,whenthehumanenginewaits

Likeataxithrobbingwaiting,

ITiresias,thoughblind,throbbingbetweentwolives,

Oldmanwithwrinkledfemalebreasts,cansee

Attheviolethour,theeveninghourthatstrives220

Homeward,andbringsthesailorhomefromsea,

Thetypisthomeatteatime,clea