As I walked out one evening.

As I Walked Out One Evening by W.H. Oden

"As I Walked Out One Evening" by W.H. Auden

As I Walked Out One Evening

As I Walked Out One Evening

Walking down Bristol Street

Walking down Bristol Street

The crowds upon the pavement

The crowds upon the pavement

Were fields of harvested wheat

是已收割的小麦田。

And down by the Bremen River

And down by the Bremen River

I heard a lover sing

I heard a lover sing.

On the arch of the railway

在铁路的拱形上

Love has no ending

Love has no ending.

I'll love you dear

我会爱你，亲爱的。

I'll love you

我会爱你

Till China and Africa meet

直到中国与非洲相遇

And the river jabs over the mountain

And the river jabs over the mountain.

And the salmon sing in the street

And the salmon sing in the street.

I'll love you till the ocean is folded

I will love you until the ocean is folded.

And hung up to dry

并挂起来晾干。

I'll love you till the ocean is folded

I'll love you till the ocean is folded.

And the seven stars go squawking

And the seven stars go squawking.

Like geese about the sky

Like geese in the sky

The years show round like rabbits

The years roll by like rabbits.

For in my arms I hold

For in my arms I hold

The flower of the ages

The flower of the ages

And the first love of the world

And the first love of the world.

But all the clocks in the city

But all the clocks in the city

Begin to whirl and chime

开始旋转并鸣响

Oh, let not time deceive you

哦，不要让时间愚弄你。

You cannot conquer time

You cannot conquer time.

In the burrows of the nightmare

In the burrows of the nightmare

Where justice naked is

Where justice is exposed.

Time watches you from the shadow

时间在阴影中注视着你。

And coughs when you kiss

并在你亲吻时咳嗽

In headaches and in worry

In headaches and in worry

Vaguely life leaks away

Vaguely, life leaks away.

And time will have his fancy

And time will have its way.

Tomorrow or today

Tomorrow or today

Into many green valleys

进入许多绿色山谷

Drips the pouring snow

Drips the pouring snow

Time breaks the threaded dances

Time breaks the threaded dances.

And the diver's brilliant bow

And the diver's brilliant bow

Oh, plunge your hands in water

哦，把你的手浸入水中。

Plunge them in up to the waist

Plunge them in up to the waist.

Stare, stare in the basin

Stare, stare in the basin.

And wonder what you've missed

And wonder what you've missed.

The glacier knocks in the cupboard

The glacier knocks in the cupboard.

The desert sings in the bed

The desert sings in the bed.

And the crack in the teacup opens

And the crack in the teacup opens.

A lane to the land of the dead

A lane to the land of the dead

Where the beggars ruffle the bag notes

Where the beggars rustle the banknotes.

And the giant is enchanting to Jack

And the giant is enchanting to Jack.

And the lily-white boy is a rower

And the lily-white boy is a rower.

And Joe goes down on her back

And Joe goes down on her back.

Oh, look

哦，看。

Look in the mirror

Look in the mirror.

Oh, look in your distress

哦，看你在痛苦中。

Life remains the same

生活依旧如常。

It's a blessing although you cannot bless

It's a blessing even if you cannot bestow blessings.

Oh, stand, stand at the window

Oh, stand, stand at the window.

As the tears scale and start

As the tears accumulate and begin

You shall love your cooked neighbor

You shall love your cooked neighbor.

With your cooked heart

With your cooked heart

It was late, late in the evening

It was late, late in the evening.

The lovers, they were gone

The lovers, they were gone.

The clocks had ceased their charming

The clocks had ceased their charming.

And the deep river ran on

And the deep river ran on.

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