6 Mowgli's Song毛格利之歌-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《森林王子The Jungle Book》

Mowgli's Song THAT HE SANG AT THE COUNCIL ROCK WHEN HE DANCED ON SHERE KHAN'S HIDE The Song of Mowgli-1.Mowgli,am singing.Let the jungle listen to the things I have done. Shere Khan said he would kill-would kill!At the gates in the twilight he would kill Mowgli,the Frog! He ate and he drank.Drink deep,Shere Khan,for when wilt thou drink again?Sleep and dream of the kill. I am alone on the grazing-grounds.Gray Brother,come to me!Come to me, Lone Wolf,for there is big game afoot! Bring up the great bull buffaloes,the blue-skinned herd bulls with the angry eyes.Drive them to and fro as I order. Sleepest thou still,Shere Khan?Wake,oh,wake!Here come I,and the bulls ·136· 毛格利之歌 这就是在议会岩那儿毛格利踩着希尔汗的皮跳舞时 唱的那首歌。 毛格利的歌一我，毛格利，在唱歌。让整个丛林 都听听我做过的事情。 希尔汗声称他要杀人一他要杀！就在村口，就在 黄昏的时候，他要杀了青蛙毛格利！ 他吃了，又喝了。多喝点，希尔汗，你下次喝该是 哈时候？睡吧，梦见你的杀戮。 我自个儿在牧场上。灰哥，到我这儿来！独狼，到 我这儿来！这里马上会有大猎物！ ①afoot[b'fut叫ad.正在进 行的 把大公水牛带过来，那些蓝皮肤的、眼神凶悍的大 ②bull[buln.公牛 公牛。听我的命令把他们赶来赶去。 ③to and fro来回地 希尔汗，你还在睡吗？醒醒，哦，醒醒！我来啦， ·137· Mowgli's Song are behind. Rama,the King of the Buffaloes,stamped with his foot.Waters of the Waingunga,whither3 went Shere Khan? He is not Ikki to dig holes,nor Mao,the Peacock,that he should fly.He is not Mang the Bat,to hang in the branches.Little bamboos that creak together,tell me where he ran? Ow!He is there.Ahoo!He is there.Under the feet of Rama lies the Lame One!Up,Shere Khan! Up and kill!Here is meat;break the necks of the bulls! Hsh!He is asleep.We will not wake him,for his strength is very great. The kites have come down to see it.The black ants have come up to know it.There is a great assembly in his honor. Alala!I have no cloth to wrap me.The kites will see that I am naked.I am ashamed to meet all these people. Lend me thy coat,Shere Khan.Lend me thy gay striped coat that I may go to the Council Rock. By the Bull that bought me I made a promise-a little promise.Only thy coat is lacking before I keep my word. With the knife-with the knife that men use-with the knife of the hunter;I will stoop down for my gift. ·138· 毛格利之歌 公牛在后面。 ①stamp[stamp,跺脚 水牛之王，拉玛，跺着脚。瓦因刚加河的河水啊， ②whither[wio]ad.到哪 希尔汗到哪儿去了？ 8 ③hole [haul]n.洞，孔 他又不是豪猪伊吉会打洞，也不是孔雀摩尔会飞走。 更不是蝙蝠芒恩会上树。一起嘎吱嘎吱响的小竹苗啊，告 ④creak[krik],嘎吱嘎吱 作响 诉我，他跑到哪里去了？ 噢！他在那儿。啊哈！他在那儿。瘸腿的那位就躺 在拉玛的脚下！起来，希尔汗！ 起来，杀啊！肉来啦，咬断公牛的脖子啊！ 嘘！他睡着了。我们不要吵醒他，他的力气无比大。 鸢鹰飞下来看到了。黑蚂蚁爬上来发现了。这么庞大的 聚会，都是为着向他致敬。 阿拉啦！我没有布可以襄在身上。鸢鹰会发现我浑 身赤裸。我没脸去见这么多人。 希尔汗，把你的衣服借给我。把你这身漂亮的条纹 大衣借给我吧，好让我穿着去议会岩啊。 凭赎买我的那头公牛起誓，我许下了一个诺言一 一个小小的诺言。我要说话算话，就缺你的大衣啦。 ⑤promise[promis]n.允 诺 有了这把刀，人类使用的刀，猎人用的刀，我将蹲 下身收割我的礼物。 ·139· Mowgli's Song Waters of the Waingunga,Shere Khan gives me his coat for the love that he bears me.Pull,Gray Brother!Pull,Akela!Heavy is the hide of Shere Khan. The Man Pack are angry.They throw stones and talk child's talk.My mouth is bleeding.Let me run away. Through the night,through the hot night,run swiftly with me,my brothers.We will leave the lights of the village and go to the low moon. Waters of the Waingunga,the Man-Pack have cast me out.I did them no harm,but they were afraid of me.Why? Wolf Pack,ye have cast me out too.The jungle is shut to me and the village gates are shut.Why? As Mang flies between the beasts and birds,so fly I between the village and the jungle.Why? I dance on the hide of Shere Khan,but my heart is very heavy.My mouth is cut and wounded with the stones from the village,but my heart is very light,because I have come back to the jungle.Why? These two things fight together in me as the snakes fight in the spring.The water comes out of my eyes;yet I laugh while it falls.Why? I am two Mowglis,but the hide of Shere Khan is under my feet. ·140· 毛格利之歌 瓦因刚加河的水啊，出于对我的爱，希尔汗把他的 大衣给了我。扯啊，灰哥！拉啊，阿凯拉！希尔汗的皮 真沉啊。 人群生气啦。他们扔石头，说些孩子气的话。我的 ①bleeding[bli:din]a,出 嘴流血了。让我跑吧。 血的，流血的 ②swiftly[swiftli]ad..很快 我的兄弟们，穿过黑夜，穿过这闷热的黑夜，和我 地 一起快快地跑吧。我们将离开村里的灯火，跑到低沉的 月亮那儿去。 ③cast out驱逐，赶出 瓦因刚加河的水啊，人族把我赶出来啦。我可没有 害他们，他们却害怕我。这是为什么？ ④shut[Uada.关上的，关 狼群啊，你们也曾经驱逐我。丛林向我关上了大门， 闭的 村庄也向我关上了大门。这是为什么？ 就像芒恩徘徊于兽类和鸟类之间，我也徘徊于村庄 和丛林之问。这是为什么？ 我在希尔汗的皮上跳舞，可是我的心无比沉重。我 的嘴被村民的石头砸伤了，破了一条口子，我的心却很 轻松，因为我又回到了丛林。这又是为什么？ 这两件事在我心里打架，就像蛇在春天互相缠斗。 我的眼睛里流出水来啦，掉下来的时候我却笑了。到底 是为什么？ 我成了两个毛格利，但是到底希尔汗的皮被我踩在 了脚下。 ·141· Mowgli's Song All the jungle knows that I have killed Shere Khan.Look-look well,O Wolves! Ahae!My heart is heavy with the things that I do not understand. ·142· 毛格利之歌 整个丛林都知道我杀了希尔汗。看一好好看啊， 群狼」 ①hcay[hevi]a.负担过 啊嘿！这些事我都不明白，我的心啊无比沉重。 重的 ·143·