《Terror》原文及其译文

TERROR t

Eyes are tired;

the lamp burns,

and in its circle of light

papers and books lie

where chance and life

have placed them.

Silence sings all around me;

my head is bound with a band;

outside in the street a few footsteps;

a clock strikes the hour.

I gaze, and my eyes close,

slowly:

I doze; but the moment before sleep,

a voice calls my name

in my ear,

and the shock jolts my heart:

but when I open my eyes,

and look, first left, and then right ...

no one is there.

眼睛疲倦了，

洋灯点着，

在那光圈里面

纸张和书本瘫着

在偶然放置处，

任意狼藉着。

无声在我周围唱歌；

我的头缠着带子；

外边街道上有些脚步声；

钟在报道时辰。

我凝视，眼又闭着

慢慢地；

我打瞌睡；但快入睡时分，

有声音叫我的名字，

进了我的耳，

我吃了一惊：

但当我睁开两眼，

我先左顾而后右盼……

没有一个人。