爱尔兰民歌《丹尼少年》(Danny Boy),是我生平最喜欢的一首歌。歌中写情人在生死线外,幽明永隔,死者不已,生者含悲,缠绵凄凉,令人难忘。尤其听到汤姆琼斯的变调唱法,更把它唱得多情感人。

我一直想把这首歌译成中文,但是迁就用韵,未能如愿。一年前我试译了一半,还没译完,就入狱了。今天上午整理旧稿,发现了这一半译文,决心把它译完。花了一个半小时,用直译意译混合法,居然把它译成了。 
 
[附记])照爱尔兰民歌的原始意味,这首歌是写父子之情,Danny Boy最后寻找到的,是父子之爱。我这里意译,当然别有所延伸,特此声明如上。
(李敖 一九八二年十二月二十七日下午)

Declan Galbraith 的歌声红遍英伦,是英国最畅销的童声歌手之一。他的歌声清彻迷人,高音清亮,极富感染力。如果天使会唱歌,那个天使一定是——Declan Galbraith。

Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying
'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.

And if you come, when all the flowers are dying
And I am dead, as dead I well may be
You'll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.

And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above me
And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be
If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me
I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.



 

哦,丹尼少年,
当风笛呼唤,幽谷成排,
当夏日已尽,玫瑰难怀。
你,你天涯远引,
而我,我在此长埋。
当草原尽夏,
当雪地全白。
任晴空万里,
任四处阴霾。
哦,丹尼少年,
我如此爱你,等你徘徊。
哦,说你爱我,你将前来,
纵逝者如斯,
死者初裁。
谢皇天后土,
在荒坟冢上,
请把我找到,找到,
寻我遗骸。








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