10 Dar zee's Chant达吉之歇-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《森林王子The Jungle Book》

Darzee's Chant (Sung in honor of Rikki-tikki-tavi) Singer and tailor am I- Doubled the joys that I know- Proud of my lilt2 to the sky. Proud of the house that I sew- Over and under,so weave I my music-so weave I the house that I sew. Sing to your fledglings again. Mother,oh lift up your head! Evil that plagued us is slain Death in the garden lies dead. Terror that hid in the roses is impotent-flung on the dung-hill and dead! Who has delivered us,who? Tell me his nest and his name. Rikki,the valiant,the true, Tikki,with eyeballs of flame, Rikk-tikki-tikki,the ivory-fanged,the hunter with eyeballs of flame! ·218· 达吉之歌 (为瑞奇-迪奇-塔维而唱)》 ①tailor['teila].(尤指 我是歌手和裁缝 缝制男子外衣的】裁 缝，成衣工 能让我享受双重喜悦 ②lilt il)n.轻快活泼的 为我的调子比天高而自豪， 歌曲（或曲调，旋律） 为我缝好的鸟栗而骄傲一 ③sew[s3u缝，缝合 ④weave[wiv]g织 忽上忽下，就这样谱写我的乐曲—就这样我缝好 我的鸟巢。 再次为你们的幼鸟歌唱， ⑤slain[slein],(slay的 母亲，奥，仰起你的头！ 过去分词)杀死，杀害 祸害我们的恶魔被杀了， 花园死神再也不会复生。 藏在玫瑰里的恐惧萎缩了一挂在垃圾堆上死掉了！ 是谁拯救了我们，是谁？ 告诉我他的巢穴和姓名。 瑞奇，他勇猛而精准， 迪奇，他眼珠似火焰， 瑞奇一迪奇一迪奇，这个猎手白牙尖利，眼珠放火！ ·219· Darzee's Chant Give him the Thanks of the Birds, Bowing with tail feathers spread! Praise him with nightingale words- Nay,I will praise him instead. Hear!I will sing you the praise of the bottle-tailed Rikki,with eyeballs of red! (Here Rikki-tikki interrupted,and the rest of the song is lost.) ·220· 达吉之歌 向他致以鸟儿们的感激， 展开尾巴上的羽毛向他鞠躬， ①praise[preiz]v.赞扬，表 用夜莺般的歌声赞颂他 扬 不，是我要来将他歌颂。 2 nightingale ['naitingeil] m【鸟类】夜营 听啊！我要为你歌唱，尾巴缩拢、眼珠涨红的瑞奇。 ③eyeball['aibo:l]n.眼球， 眼珠子 (唱到这里，瑞奇一迪奇打断了达吉的歌声，歌曲 剩下的部分已遗失。) ·221·