The Song of the Tiny Cat
小小猫之歌
Margaret Wise Brown/著,叶世芬/译
There was a cat-a magic cat
有一只猫,一只魔法猫
Who was so small, so small
它是如此地,如此地小
That he was no bigger than a pussy willow!
甚至都没有一枚银柳芽大
He used a ladybug for a pillow
小小猫用瓢虫当枕头
And on moonlit nights
在有月光的夜晚
In the early spring
初春时
When the peepers peep
当春雨蛙在哇哇鸣叫
You would hear him sing,
你会听到它唱歌
On bright moonlit nights
在月光亮晃晃的夜晚
In the soft early spring.
软绵绵的初春里
“O pussy willows,”
“喔,银柳,”
The kitten would sing,
小小猫歌唱着
“Gray pussy willows,
“灰白白的银柳
First sign of spring.
春的使者
You come with the spring
你和春天一起来
All furry and warm
毛茸茸暖和和
The summer begins
当夏天来临
And proof, you’re gone.”
噗一下!你就消失了。”
“O pussy willows,”
“喔,银柳,”
The kitten would purr.
小小猫呜呜叫
“Magic flowers
“神奇的花
All covered with fur,
浑身绒绒毛
Now you are here,
现在你在这儿
Then you disappear.
然后你消失了
You disappear
你消失不见
For another long year.”
又是长长的一年
“O little fur flowers”
“喔,小小的绒絮花儿”
That grow in the spring,
在春天生长
Your secret is kept
原野上的鸟儿的歌声里
By the wild birds that sing.
藏着你的秘密
Thill spring comes again.
直到春天再次来到
And you will return.
你会回来
When spring comes again
当春天再来时
Then you will return.”
你就会回来”
There was a cat-a magic cat
有一只猫,一只魔法猫
Who was so small, so small
它是如此地,如此地小
That he was no bigger than a pussy willow!
甚至都没有一枚银柳芽大
He used a ladybug for a pillow
小小猫用瓢虫当枕头
And on moonlit nights
在有月光的夜晚
In the early spring
初春时
When the peepers peep
当春雨蛙在哇哇鸣叫
You would hear him sing,
你会听到它唱歌
On bright moonlit nights
在月光亮晃晃的夜晚
In the soft early spring.
软绵绵的初春里
选自绘本《玛格丽特晚安诗》之《听世界唱一支四季歌》