I Hear America Singing — Walt Whitman

 

我听见美洲在歌唱——沃尔特·惠特曼

 

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear.

 

我听见美洲在歌唱，我听见各种不同的颂歌

Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,

机器匠在歌唱着，他们每人歌唱着他的愉快而强健的歌，

The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,

木匠在歌唱着，一边比量着他的木板或梁木，

The mason singing his as he makes ready for work,or leaves off work,

泥瓦匠在歌唱着，当他准备工作或停止工作的时候，

The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,

船家歌唱着他船里所有的一切，水手在汽艇的甲板上歌唱着，

The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,

鞋匠坐在他的工作凳上歌唱，帽匠歌唱着，站在那里工作，

The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning,

伐木者、犁田青年们歌唱着，当他们每天早晨走在路上，或者午问歇息，

or at noon intermission or at sundown,

或到了日落的时候，

The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work,

我更听到母亲的美妙的歌，正在操作的年轻的妻子们的歌

or of the girl sewing or washing,

或缝衣或洗衣的女孩子们的歌

Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,

每人歌唱属于他或她而不是属于任何别人的一切，

The day what belongs to the day--at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,

白昼歌唱白昼所有的，晚间，强壮而友爱的青年们的集会，

Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

张嘴唱着他们的强健而和谐的歌。