(1) When Daisies Pied
当雏菊斑驳时
SPRING
春之歌
When daisies pied and violets blue
雏菊斑驳，紫罗湛蓝
And ladysmocks all silver-white
女子衣裳呈银白
And cuckoobuds of yellow hue
杜鹃微黄的枝芽
Do paint the meadow with delight
在草地上点染欢愉
The cuckoo then, on every tree
布谷鸟在树上
Mocks married man: for thus sings he,
耻笑已婚男子：向他们吟唱，
‘Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo.’
‘布谷，布谷，布谷.’
Oh word of fear,
阿，多可怕的声音，
Unpleasing to a married ear!
对已婚之人真是刺耳！
When shepherds pipe on oaten straws,
牧童吹奏牧笛，
And merry larks are ploughman’s clock;
云雀惊醒犁人；
When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws,
斑鸠交合，寒鸦寻伴，
And maiden bleach their summer smocks,
女子在漂洗夏衫，
The cuckoo then, on every tree,
布谷鸟在树上，
Mocks married men; for thus sings he,
耻笑已婚男子：向他们吟唱，
‘Cuckoo, cuckoo, cuckoo.’
‘布谷，布谷，布谷.’
Oh word of fear,
阿，多可怕的声音，
Unpleasing to a married ear!
对已婚之人真是刺耳！
Don’t you feel a little bit wired? me too! This poem actually has a satirical tone, ‘cuckoo’ sounds like ‘cuckold ’, which means a married man who has a unfaithful wife.That is to say，his wife has a second spring!
