Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet
She did me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree
In a filed by the river my love and I did stand
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snows-white hand
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs
But I was young and foolish, and now I am full of tears
Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet
She did me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree
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《Down by the Salley Gardens》


《 Down By the Salley Garden》最初翻译为《柳园里》，是叶芝早年的诗作。文学评论说他的早年诗歌韵律优美，感情细腻，辞藻华丽，象征意味浓郁，明显受到英国浪漫主义和法国象征主义诗歌的影响。
有人这样评说这首诗：这首诗貌似简单，但却向人们揭示了生活的哲理：对待爱情和生活，人们应当顺其自然，就像“绿叶长在树枝上”，“青草长在河堰上”。不然，会因为一时的“愚蠢”而遗恨终生。
以下是四个不同的翻译版本：
Down by the Salley Gardens
漫步在莎莉花园
My love and I did meet
我的爱与我相遇
She passed the Salley Gardens
她从莎莉花园走过
With little snow-white feet
她的脚小巧雪白
She bid me take love easy
她轻易让我滋生了爱意
As the leaves grow on the tree
就象树叶在树上悄悄生长
But I being young and foolish
但我少不知事
With her did not agree
她不接受我的爱

In a field by the river
在河边的田野
My love and I did stand
我的爱与我久久伫立
And on my leaning shoulder
在我发抖的肩膀上
She laid her snow-white hand
她雪白的手清晰可见
She bid me take life easy
她轻易支配了我的生活
As the grass grows on the weirs
就象草在岸边静静地生长
But I was young and foolish
但我少不知事
And now am full of tears
现在我的眼中满是泪水


Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
曾在那莎莉花园，吾爱与我相遇。
She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
她穿越过古老花园，芬芳满园足印。
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
她许我少女心愿，在绿树春风里。
But I being young and foolish, with her would not agree.
可惜我年少无知，捐之若隔云泥。
In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
曾在那河畔之滨，吾爱与我并立。
And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
她温柔洁白双臂，于我双肩安栖。
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
她许我全部生命，当堤上绿草正青。
But I was young and foolish, and now i m full of tears.
每当我如今回忆，浊目两行泪滴。

柳 园 里
（叶芝）
柳园里我和心爱者曾经相遇，
她雪白的小脚从柳园走过，
她要我把爱情看淡些，
像树上长绿叶；
但我年轻而愚蠢，
却不肯同意。
我和心爱者站在河边草地上，
他把雪白的手往我前倾的肩头放，
她要我把人生看淡些，
像坝上长绿草；
但我年轻而愚蠢，
如今泪如潮。

Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
　　斯遇佳人，仙苑重深
　　She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
　　玉人雪趾，往渡穿林
　　She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
　　瞩我适爱，如叶逢春
　　But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.
　　我愚且顽，负此明言
　　In a field by the river my love and I did stand,
　　斯水之畔，与彼曾伫
　　And on my leaning shoulder she laid her snow-white hand.
　　比肩之处，玉手曾拂
　　She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
　　嘱我适世，如荇随堰
　　But I was young and foolish, and now I am full of tears.
　　惜我愚顽，唯余泣叹！

四个版本中出入最大的是对She bid me take love easy和She bid me take life easy两句的翻译，后两个版本的理解几乎差不多，我虽然几乎不懂英文，但个人觉得第二个版本的理解与原文出入较大，第一个版本的翻译应该是比较准确的。可能翻译者生活在不同的时代，翻译作品带着明显的时代特征。可惜无从得知都是哪些人翻译的。
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