一
On the Coast of Coromandel
Where the early pumpkins blow,
In the middle of the woods
Two old chairs, and half a candle,
在那遙遠的烏木海岸[2],
早熟的南瓜已經結果,
在那兒的小樹林中,
住著位先生,名叫小波波。
兩把舊椅子,半根蠟燭,
One old jug without a handle,—
These were all his worldly goods:
In the middle of the woods,
These were all the worldly goods
還有一隻掉了柄的舊水壺——
這便是他所有的家當,
在他居住的小樹林中,
這便是他所有的家當,
這窮得叮當響的小波波,
這窮得叮當響的小波波。
二
Once, among the Bong-trees walking
Where the early pumpkins blow,
To a little heap of stones
There he heard a Lady talking,
To some milk-white Hens of Dorking,—
"'Tis the Lady Jingly Jones!
On that little heap of stones
Sits the Lady Jingly Jones!"
有一次,在那棒棒樹林,那兒早熟的南瓜已結果,
正朝著一小堆亂石頭,緩緩走來了那位小波波。
他在那兒聽見有一位姑娘,
正和杜金[3]的白母雞們把話講。
“這小姑娘名叫叮咚瓊!
這坐在石堆上的小姑娘,
她的名字就叫做叮咚瓊!”
小波波自言自語這樣說,
小波波自言自語這樣說。
三
"Lady Jingly! Lady Jingly!
Sitting where the pumpkins blow,
Will you come and be my wife?"
I am tired of living singly"—
On this coast so wild and shingly,—
I'm a-weary of my life;
If you'll come and be my wife,
“喂,叮咚姑娘呀,叮咚姑娘!
坐在南瓜藤中的好姑娘,
你願意做我的妻子嗎?”
小波波對那位姑娘這樣講。
“我已經厭倦了這孤獨,