12 Shiv and the Grasshopper湿婆与蚱蜢-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《森林王子The Jungle Book》

Shiv and the Grasshopper (The song that Toomai's mother sang to the baby) Shiv,who poured the harvest and made the winds to blow. Sitting at the doorways of a day of long ago, Gave to each his portion,food and toil and fate, From the King upon the guddee to the Beggar at the gate. All things made he-Shiva the Preserver. Mahadeo!Mahadeo!He made all,- Thorn for the camel,fodder for the kine, And mother's heart for sleepy head,O little son of mine! Wheat he gave to rich folk,millet to the poor. Broken scraps for holy men that beg from door to door; Battle to the tiger,carrion to the kite, And rags and bones to wicked wolves without the wall at night. Naught he found too lofty,none he saw too low- Parbati beside him watched them come and go; Thought to cheat her husband,turning Shiv to jest Stole the little grasshopper and hid it in her breast. ·262· 湿婆与蚱蜢 (图迈的母亲唱的摇篮曲) ①harvest[havist]m.(谷 湿婆啊，是他予我们丰收，是他让大风呼啸， 物等的)收制，采收，收 很久很久以前的一天，他坐在门口， 获 ②portion[px∫n]n一部 赐予众生各自应得的一份食物、劳动还有命运， 分（尤指一份) 无论是宝座上的国王还是门口的乞丐。 ③fate[feit]n.命运 湿婆，万物的保护者，他创造了万物。 马哈迪奥！马哈迪奥！是他创造了一切。 荆棘给骆驼，草料给黄牛， ④camel[kaemol]n【动物】 骆驼 母亲的胸口给犯困的小脑袋，哦，我的小宝贝 ⑤kine[kain]n.[复数]牛， 哟！ 母牛 ⑥millet['milit)n.【植物】 他把小麦给富人，小米给穷人， 小米，谷子 碎渣渣给挨户乞讨的圣人； 争斗给老虎，腐肉给鸢鹰， 骨头和残渣给深夜徘徊在墙外的恶狼。 在他眼里没有高贵和低贱之分。 帕尔瓦蒂在他身旁看着众生来来去去， ⑦jest[dg3est]n.笑柄，笑料 想要骗骗她的丈夫，和他开个玩笑— 她偷偷拿走小蚱蜢，把它藏在自己的怀里。 ·263· Shiv and the Grasshopper So she tricked him,Shiva the Preserver. Mahadeo!Mahadeo!Turn and see. Tall are the camels,heavy are the kine, But this was Least of Little Things,O little son of mine! When the dole was ended,laughingly she said, "Master,of a million mouths,is not one unfed?" Laughing,Shiv made answer,"All have had their part, Even he,the little one,hidden neath thy heart." From her breast she plucked it,Parbati the thief. Saw the Least of Little Things gnawed a new-grown leaf! Saw and feared and wondered,making prayer to Shiv, Who hath surely given meat to all that live. All things made he-Shiva the Preserver. Mahadeo!Mahadeo!He made all,- Thorn for the camel,fodder for the kine, And mother's heart for sleepy head,O little son of mine! ·264· 湿婆与蚱蜢 这样子来捉弄他，伟大的保护神湿婆。 马哈迪奥！马哈迪奥！转过头去看看啊。 骆驼个子高，黄牛身子重， 而这个呢却是最小的小家伙，我的小宝贝哟！ 当众生都已获得施舍，她笑着问： ①dole[doul]n.（定期少 量发放的)敦济物 “主人啊，这万千张嘴当中，你是否漏掉了一个？” 湿婆大笑着回答说：“万物皆有份， 哪怕是他，那个藏在你胸口的小家伙。” 小偷帕尔瓦蒂从怀中掏出小蚱蜢， 这最小的小东西正在嚼着一片新叶！ 她眼见这一切，心生畏惧，暗暗称奇，便向湿婆祈祷， 因为确确实实众生都已得到他的赐予。 保护神湿婆，他创造了万物。 马哈迪奥！马哈迪奥！是他创造了一切。 荆棘给骆驼，草料给黄牛， 母亲的胸口给犯困的小脑袋，哦，我的小宝贝 哟！ ·265·