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拜伦长诗
拜伦长诗《锡雍的囚徒》
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ThePrisonerOfChillon
I
Myhairisgrey,butnotwithyears,
Norgrewitwhite
Inasinglenight,
Asmen'shavegrownfromsuddenfears:
Mylimbsarebow'd,thoughnotwithtoil,
Butrustedwithavilerepose,
Fortheyhavebeenadungeon'sspoil,
Andminehasbeenthefateofthose
Towhomthegoodlyearthandair
Arebann'd,andbarr'd-forbiddenfare;
Butthiswasformyfather'sfaith
Isuffer'dchainsandcourteddeath;
Thatfatherperish'datthestake
Fortenetshewouldnotforsake;
Andforthesamehislinealrace
Indarknessfoundadwellingplace;
Wewereseven-whonowareone,
Sixinyouth,andoneinage,
Finish'dastheyhadbegun,
ProudofPersecution'srage;
Oneinfire,andtwoinfield,
Theirbeliefwithbloodhaveseal'd,
Dyingastheirfatherdied,
FortheGodtheirfoesdenied;-
Threewereinadungeoncast,
Ofwhomthiswreckisleftthelast.
II
TherearesevenpillarsofGothicmould,
InChillon'sdungeonsdeepandold,
Therearesevencolumns,massyandgrey,
Dimwithadullimprison'dray,
Asunbeamwhichhathlostitsway,
Andthroughthecreviceandthecleft
Ofthethickwallisfallenandleft;
Creepingo'erthefloorsodamp,
Likeamarsh'smeteorlamp:
Andineachpillarthereisaring,
Andineachringthereisachain;
Thatironisacankeringthing,
Forintheselimbsitsteethremain,
Withmarksthatwillnotwearaway,
TillIhavedonewiththisnewday,
Whichnowispainfultotheseeyes,
Whichhavenotseenthesunsorise
Foryears-Icannotcountthemo'er,
Ilosttheirlongandheavyscore
Whenmylastbrotherdroop'danddied,
AndIlaylivingbyhisside.
III
Theychain'duseachtoacolumnstone,
Andwewerethree-yet,eachalone;
Wecouldnotmoveasinglepace,
Wecouldnotseeeachother'sface,
Butwiththatpaleandlividlight
Thatmadeusstrangersinoursight:
Andthustogether-yetapart,
Fetter'dinhand,butjoin'dinheart,
'Twasstillsomesolaceinthedearth
Ofthepureelementsofearth,
Tohearkentoeachother'sspeech,
Andeachturncomfortertoeach
Withsomenewhope,orlegendold,
Orsongheroicallybold;
Buteventheseatlengthgrewcold.
Ourvoicestookadrearytone,
Anechoofthedungeonstone,
Agratingsound,notfullandfree,
Astheyofyorewerewonttobe:
Itmightbefancy-buttome
Theyneversoundedlikeourown.
IV
Iwastheeldestofthethree
Andtoupholdandcheertherest
Ioughttodo-anddidmybest-
Andeachdidwellinhisdegree.
Theyoungest,whommyfatherloved,
Becauseourmother'sbrowwasgiven
Tohim,witheyesasblueasheaven-
Forhimmysoulwassorelymoved:
Andtrulymightitbedistress'd
Toseesuchbirdinsuchanest;
Forhewasbeautifulasday-
（Whendaywasbeautifultome
Astoyoungeagles,beingfree）-
Apolarday,whichwillnotsee
Asunsettillitssummer'sgone,
Itssleeplesssummeroflonglight,
Thesnow-cladoffspringofthesun:
Andthushewasaspureandbright,
Andinhisnaturalspiritgay,
Withtearsfornoughtbutothers'ills,
Andthentheyflow'dlikemountainrills,
Unlesshecouldassuagethewoe
Whichheabhorr'dtoviewbelow.
V
Theotherwasaspureofmind,
Butform'dtocombatwithhiskind;
Stronginhisframe,andofamood
Which'gainsttheworldinwarhadstood,
Andperish'dintheforemostrank
Withjoy:
-butnotinchainstopine:
Hisspiritwither'dwiththeirclank,
Isawitsilentlydecline-
Andsoperchanceinsoothdidmine:
ButyetIforceditontocheer
Thoserelicsofahomesodear.
Hewasahunterofthehills,
Hadfollowedtherethedeerandwolf;
Tohimthisdungeonwasagulf,
Andfetter'dfeettheworstofills.
VI
LakeLemanliesbyChillon'swalls:
Athousandfeetindepthbelow
Itsmassywatersmeetandflow;
Thusmuchthefathom-linewassent
FromChillon'ssnow-whitebattlement,
Whichroundaboutthewaveinthralls:
Adoubledungeonwallandwave
Havemade-andlikealivinggrave
Belowthesurfaceofthelake
Thedarkvaultlieswhereinwelay:
Wehearditripplenightandday;
Soundingo'erourheadsitknock'd;
AndIhavefeltthewinter'sspray
Washthroughthebarswhenwindswerehigh
Andwantoninthehappysky;
Andthentheveryrockhathrock'd,
AndIhavefeltitshake,unshock'd,
BecauseIcouldhavesmiledtosee
Thedeaththatwouldhavesetmefree.
VII
Isaidmynearerbrotherpined,
Isaidhismightyheartdeclined,
Heloathedandputawayhisfood;
Itwasnotthat'twascoarseandrude,
Forwewereusedtohunter'sfare,
Andforthelikehadlittlecare:
Themilkdrawnfromthemountaingoat
Waschangedforwaterfromthemoat,
Ourbreadwassuchascaptives'tears
Havemoisten'dmanyathousandyears,
Sincemanfirstpenthisfellowmen
Likebruteswithinanironden;
Butwhatwerethesetousorhim?
Thesewastednothisheartorlimb;
Mybrother'ssoulwasofthatmould
Whichinapalacehadgrowncold,
Hadhisfreebreathingbeendenied
Therangeofthesteepmountain'sside;
Butwhydelaythetruth?
-hedied.
Isaw,andcouldnotholdhishead,
Norreachhisdyinghand-nordead,-
ThoughhardIstrove,butstroveinvain,
Torendandgnashmybondsintwain.
Hedied-andtheyunlock'dhischain,
Andscoop'dforhimashallowgrave
Evenfromthecoldearthofourcave.
Ibegg'dthem,asaboon,tolay
Hiscorseindustwhereontheday
Mightshine-itwasafoolishthought,
Butthenwithinmybrainitwrought,
Thatevenindeathhisfreebornbreast
Insuchadungeoncouldnotrest.
Imighthavesparedmyidleprayer-
Theycoldlylaugh'd-andlaidhimthere:
Theflatandturflessearthabove
Thebeingwesomuchdidlove;
Hisemptychainaboveitleant,
SuchMurder'sfittingmonument!
VIII
Buthe,thefavouriteandtheflower,
Mostcherish'dsincehisnatalhour,
Hismother'simageinfairface
Theinfantloveofallhisrace
Hismartyr'dfather'sdearestthought,
Mylatestcare,forwhomIsought
Tohoardmylife,thathismightbe
Lesswretchednow,andonedayfree;
He,too,whoyethadhelduntired
Aspiritnaturalorinspired-
He,too,wasstruck,anddaybyday
Waswither'donthestalkaway.
Oh,God!
itisafearfulthing
Toseethehumansoultakewing
Inanyshape,inanymood:
I'veseenitrushingforthinblood,
I'veseenitonthebreakingocean
Strivewithaswolnconvulsivemotion,
I'veseenthesickandghastlybed
OfSindeliriouswithitsdread:
Butthesewerehorrors-thiswaswoe
Unmix'dwithsuch-butsureandslow:
Hefaded,andsocalmandmeek,
Sosoftlyworn,sosweetlyweak,
Sotearless,yetsotender-kind,
Andgrievedforthoseheleftbehind;
Withallthewhileacheekwhosebloom
Wasasamockeryofthetomb
Whosetintsasgentlysunkaway
Asadepartingrainbow'sray;
Aneyeofmosttransparentlight,
Thatalmostmadethedungeonbright;
Andnotawordofmurmur-not
Agroano'erhisuntimelylot,-
Alittletalkofbetterdays,
Alittlehopemyowntoraise,
ForIwassunkinsilence-lost
Inthislastloss,ofallthemost;
Andthenthesighshewouldsuppress
OffaintingNature'sfeebleness,
Moreslowlydrawn,grewlessandless:
Ilisten'd,butIcouldnothear;
Icall'd,forIwaswildwithfear;
Iknew'twashopeless,butmydread
Wouldnotbethusadmonishèd;
Icall'd,andthoughtIheardasound-
Iburstmychainwithonestrongbound,
Andrushedtohim:
-Ifoundhimnot,
Ionlystirredinthisblackspot,
Ionlylived,Ionlydrew
Theaccursedbreathofdungeon-dew;
Thelast,thesole,thedearestlink
Betweenmeandtheeternalbrink,
Whichboundmetomyfailingrace
Wasbrokeninthisfatalplace.
Oneontheearth,andonebeneath-
Mybrothers-bothhadceasedtobreathe:
Itookthathandwhichlaysostill,
Alas!
myownwasfullaschill;
Ihadnotstrengthtostir,orstrive,
ButfeltthatIwasstillalive-
Afranticfeeling,whenweknow
Thatwhatweloveshallne'erbeso.
Iknownotwhy
Icouldnotdie,
Ihadnoearthlyhope-butfaith,
Andthatforbadeaselfishdeath.
IX
Whatnextbefellmethenandthere
Iknownotwell-Ineverknew-
Firstcamethelossoflight,andair,
Andthenofdarknesstoo:
Ihadnothought,nofeeling-none-
AmongthestonesIstoodastone,
Andwas,scarceconsciouswhatIwist,
Asshrublesscragswithinthemist;
Forallwasblank,andbleak,andgrey;
Itwasnotnight-itwasnotday;
Itwasnoteventhedungeon-light,
Sohatefultomyheavysight,
Butvacancyabsorbingspace,
Andfixedness-withoutaplace;
Therewerenostars,noearth,notime,
Nocheck,nochange,nogood,nocrime
Butsilence,andastirlessbreath
Whichneitherwasoflifenordeath;
Aseaofstagnantidleness,
Blind,boundless,mute,andmotionless!
X
Alightbrokeinuponmybrain,-
Itwasthecarolofabird;
Itceased,andthenitcameagain,
Thesweetestsongeareverheard,
Andminewasthankfultillmyeyes
Ranoverwiththegladsurprise,
Andtheythatmomentcouldnotsee
Iwasthemateofmisery;
Butthenbydulldegreescameback
Mysensestotheirwontedtrack;
Isawthedungeonwallsandfloor
Closeslowlyroundmeasbefore,
Isawtheglimmerofthesun
Creepingasitbeforehaddone,
Butthroughthecrevicewhereitcame
Thatbirdwasperch'd,asfondandtame,
Andtamerthanuponthetree;
Alovelybird,withazurewings,
Andsongthatsaidathousandthings,
Andseemedtosaythemallforme!
Ineversawitslikebefore,
Ine'ershallseeitslikenessmore:
Itseem'dlikemetowantamate,
Butwasnot
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