英詩中譯：A Birthday Poem （生日之歌）by Ted Kooser

A Birthday Poem 
生日之歌

by Ted Kooser

作者： 特德·庫塞

Just past dawn, the sun stands
剛過黎明，太陽帶著 

with its heavy red head
它沉重的紅色頭顱

in a black stanchion of trees,
站立在樹木林立的黑色支柱裏，

waiting for someone to come
等待著某人

with his bucket
帶著他的木桶而來

for the foamy white light,
為著那泡沫狀白色的光，

and then a long day in the pasture.
然後是這牧場上長長的一天。

I too spend my days grazing,
我也在遊牧中耗費我的日子，

feasting on every green moment
宴飲歡樂，在每個綠色的瞬間

till darkness calls,
直到黑暗召喚，

and with the others
我就與別的同類

I walk away into the night,
走開進入那夜晚

swinging the little tin bell
搖動著小小的錫鈴

of my name.
上有我的名稱。