愿我的心永远对小鸟敞开

E. E.卡明斯 邹仲之

May my heart always be open to little birds

Who are the secrets of living

Whatever they sing is better than to know

And if men should not hear them men are old

May my mind stroll about hungry

And fearless and thirsty and supple

And even if its sunday may I be wrong

For whenever men are right they are not young

And may myself do nothing usefully

And love yourself so more than truly

Theres never been quite such a fool who could fail

Pulling all the sky over him with one smile

愿我的心永遠对小鸟敞开

它们是活着的秘密

无论它们唱什么都好无须知道

如果人们不想听，人们就老了

愿我的心灵四处流浪

无知而无畏，渴望而敏锐

哪怕在礼拜天我也会犯错

什么时候人们正确了，他们就不年轻了

愿我做的事毫无用处

爱你自己比真爱还要深

从来没有这样的蠢人会失败

用一个微笑扯下天空套在他身上

作者简介

E. E.卡明斯（1894—1962），美国著名诗人。卡明斯的诗歌充满怪异的风格，在韵律方面，打破传统，形成自己的语言特色。