(原诗两节各五行,第3、5行分别入韵;拙译从之。-欢迎切磋针砭!)
黑人, Negroes,
逆来顺受, Sweet and docile,
谦卑、驯良- Meek, humble, and kind:
小心:总有一天 Beware the day
他们横了心肠! They change their mind!
风儿, Wind
在棉田里, In the cotton fields,
轻轻吹拂- Gentle breeze:
小心:时辰一到 Beware the hour
它将掀翻大树! It uproots trees!
-by Langston Hughes(1902 -1967)
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