经典现代诗歌英汉对译：自己

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经典现代诗歌英汉对译：自己　　Not knowing which world to call home ,
, d; V4 j2 e/ U0 K3 u　　He chose an arbitrary tongue and creed ,
　　Pitched an improvised tent on sand .
　　Beneath the canopy of a little star ,
$ a8 f* N$ R* I3 u( O　　He began his heart's commerce with things :
# y% U' U) O6 I　　was that the real me ?
% u4 t+ y/ _# L0 `" k　　By chance on his long trek he encountered an idol ,
　　Assumed the semblanceof a worshipper ,
　　Calling these men friends , those men enemies ,
5 \, Z' a/ J* t+ L2 Y　　Deploying emotions in their appropriate places .
　　The little shop of his life throve :
. q, ^- L* Q( @　　was that the real me ?
2 M# H& q0 h2 z5 s# u' S　　After a spell of prosperity he went broke ,
　　As if he had toppled his own dynasty .
+ T1 q2 T! x( N! `: ~　　The world cold-shouldered him , ridiculed him , punished him ,
　　And yet all he had lost was his crown .
　　Lying awake at night he brooded :
　　was that the real me ?
　　Meanwhile another world was posting bills for a missing person .
1 v0 e& b+ }  M& g　　His disappearance surprised the vacant room
) A3 @3 f; {. X1 d" E1 l0 j8 x　　Where another dream was waiting for him to dream ,
5 S6 q3 Q" O0 O! }　　And numerous rumours were ready to give him a shape
　　Hinting at an unwritten biography :
1 s# v7 y8 z; p3 `　　was that the real me ?
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　　自己
　　不知哪个世界才是他的家乡，
　　他选择了这种语言，这种宗教，
　　他在沙上搭起一个临时的帐篷，
4 `7 u8 o9 R9 ?0 M: w1 p　　于是受着头上一颗小星的笼罩，
　　他开始和事物作着感情的交易：
　　不知那是否确是我自己。
　　在征途上他偶尔碰见一个偶像，
  G& q' x2 B# o7 C' g2 `; F+ M　　于是变成它的膜拜者的模样，
　　把这些称为友，把那些称为敌，
1 X6 k7 X6 w4 ]& a2 B　　喜怒哀乐都摆到了应摆的地方，
　　他的生活的小店辉煌而富丽：
- d% L7 Q6 z. l　　不知那是否确是我自己。
　　昌盛了一个时期，他就破了产，
, Z7 B$ C, D) U% T% p6 b. J　　仿佛一个王朝被自己的手推翻，
- C/ a8 z  g- Z+ l$ h8 `5 `* x8 d. {　　事物冷淡他，嘲笑他，惩罚他，
' N' Z; |8 t$ K4 m  i$ J　　但他失掉的不过是一个王冠，
　　午夜不眠时他确曾感到忧郁：
) z3 Q* ^7 [' ?2 Z　　不知那是否确是我自己。
　　另一个世界招贴着寻人启事，
/ z' \6 [0 C$ D" L　　他的失踪引起了空室的惊讶，
8 p# e: d. W, t; W2 H# ^6 o　　那里另有一场梦等他去睡眠，
3 A' i4 X: n& \5 D4 m2 p. P) a　　还有多少谣言都等着制造他，
　　这都暗示一本未写成的传记：
* E+ [) r# b* M" W2 F　　不知那是否确是我自己。