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2、剪径强盗（The Highwayman）
简介： 歌曲描述一个强盗和一个小又老旧旅馆老板的女儿贝丝相恋，而旅馆的马夫提姆也暗恋贝丝，他嫉妒这一对恋人的恋情就向官兵告密，一队士兵来到旅馆控制了贝丝，并埋伏准备捉拿(或狙杀)这个强盗，就在强盗现身即将落入圈套之际，贝丝趁隙击发枪响警告他的爱人，也因这一枪而牺牲了生命；强盗脱逃后知道了贝丝为警告他有危险而牺牲，悲愤折返要报复，终于还是被官兵射杀。
唱：萝琳娜·麦肯尼特（Loreena Mckennitt）
曲：萝琳娜·麦肯尼特（Loreena Mckennitt）
词：阿尔弗雷德. 诺伊斯 （Alfred Noyes）（英国诗人）；余光中 译 （歌词有删节）
The wind was a torrent of darkness upon thegusty trees, 狂风是一股黑暗的急流，流过了林间，
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed uponcloudy seas, 昏月是一只鬼舟，摇摆在云海的波面，
The road was a ribbon of moonlight loopingthe purple moor, 大路是一条月光的缎带，在紫色的旷野上延伸，
And the highwayman came riding-- 那强盗骑着马儿狂奔，
Riding--riding-- 狂奔，狂奔
The highwayman came riding, up to the oldinn door. 那强盗骑着马儿狂奔，直奔到古老旅店的大门。
He'd a French cocked hat on his forehead,and a bunch of lace at his chin; 他额上戴一顶法国的歪帽，颏下有花边一束，
He'd a coat of the claret velvet, andbreeches of fine doe-skin. 穿着紫红的天鹅绒外衣，和褐色的鹿皮长裤；
They fitted with never a wrinkle; his bootswere up to his thigh! 没一丝皱纹地合身：他马靴齐腿弯那么长！
And he rode with a jeweled twinkle-- 他边骑边闪着宝石的清光，
His rapier hilt a-twinkle-- 他*違法信息*的枪把在闪闪发光，
His pistol butts a-twinkle, under thejeweled sky. 他的剑柄在那镶满了宝石的蓝空之下闪亮。
Over the cobbles he clattered and clashedin the dark inn-yard, 圆石上答答又各各，他在阴暗的小院骑过，
He tapped with his whip on the shutters,but all was locked and barred, 他扬鞭轻叩那小窗，但一切都已紧闭深锁；
He whistled a tune to the window, and whoshould be waiting there 他个小窗吹一支口哨，还有谁会在那儿守候，
But the landlord's black-eyed daughter-- 除了那店主的黑眼睛女儿，
Bess, the landlord's daughter-- 贝丝，那店主的黑眼睛女儿，
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her longblack hair. 正打个暗红的相思结在她那长长的乌发里头。
Dark in the dark old inn-yard astable-wicket creaked 在那阴暗而古老的院里，马厩的小门呀地开开，
Where Tim, the ostler listened--his facewas white and peaked-- 那马夫铁姆正在偷听；他的脸是瘦削而又苍白；
His eyes were hollows of madness, his hairlike mouldy hay, 他眼儿是对惊狂的洞，他的乱发像霉烂的稻草，
But he loved the landlord's daughter-- 但他却爱上那店主的女儿，
The landlord's black-eyed daughter; 那店主的红唇的女儿；
Dumb as a dog he listened, and he heard therobber say: 他像条狗似地屏息静听，他听那强盗如此说道：
"One kiss, my bonny sweetheart; I'mafter a prize tonight, 「亲一亲，我的乖乖，我今夜要去劫一宗肥财，
But I shall be back with the yellow goldbefore the morning light. 但是在天亮之前，我就回来，带回来黄金块块；
Yet if they press me sharply, and harry methrough the day, 万一他们逼得我太紧，而且会把我整天地追逐，
Then look for me by moonlight, 那就在月光下等我回来，
Watch for me by moonlight, 在月光下望我回来，
I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hellshould bar the way." 我要在月光下回来见你，那怕是地狱挡住归路！」
He stood upright in the stirrups; he scarcecould reach her hand, 他在鞍蹬上站直了腰身，但是还够不着她的纤手，
But she loosened her hair in the casement!His face burnt like a brand 于是她在窗前松开了长发！他的脸像燃烧的木头，
As the sweet black waves of perfume cametumbling o'er his breast, 仰望那芬芳的乌发，像瀑布泻落在他的胸上；
Then he kissed its waves in the moonlight 他狂吻月光里那一片乌浪，
(O sweet black waves in the moonlight!), （哦，月光里那芬芳的乌浪！）
And he tugged at his reins in the moonlight,and galloped away to the west. 然后在月光里他拉紧缰绳，答答地奔向西方。
He did not come in the dawning; he did notcome at noon. 破晓时不见他回来；到中午不见他回来；
And out of the tawny sunset, before therise of the moon, 但是在月亮上升之前，出自落日的昏霭，
When the road was a gypsy's ribbon over thepurple moor, 那时大路像吉普赛的缎带，绕过那紫色的荒原，
The redcoat troops came marching-- 有一队红衣的士兵疾进，
Marching--marching-- 疾进，疾进，
King George's men came marching, up to theold inn-door. 乔治王的官兵在疾进，疾进到古老旅店的门边。
They said no word to the landlord; theydrank his ale instead, 他们也不和店主说话，只是把他的麦酒欣赏，
But they gagged his daughter and bound herto the foot of her narrow bed. 他们塞住他女儿的嘴巴，绑她在小床的脚上；
Two of them knelt at her casement, withmuskets by their side; 两个兵跪守在她的窗前，把步*枪都架在身边！
There was Death at every window, 死神守住了每一扇窗口；
And Hell at one dark window, 地狱把昏暗的一扇把守；
For Bess could see, through her casement,the road that he would ride. 从她那昏暗的窗口贝丝能窥到他回来的路线。
They had bound her up at attention, withmany a sniggering jest! 他们把贝丝僵直地捆绑，一面又格格地把她嘲弄；
They had tied a rifle beside her, with thebarrel beneath her breast! 他们绑一根<敏感詞>在她身旁，把枪嘴顶住她的前胸！
"Now keep good watch!" and theykissed her. She heard the dead man say, 「留心去等吧！」他们吻她。她像是听死人吩咐：
"Look for me by moonlight, 「那就在月光下等我回来；
Watch for me by moonlight, 在月光下望我回来；
I'll come to thee by moonlight, though Hellshould bar the way." 我要在月光下回来见你，那怕是地狱挡住归路！」
She twisted her hands behind her, but allthe knots held good! 她用背后的纤手挣扎；但绳结儿都打得好紧！
She writhed her hands till her fingers werewet with sweat or blood! 她扭动双手，直扭得十指都染上汗水，血腥！
They stretched and strained in thedarkness, and the hours crawled by like years, 十指在暗处一缩又一伸，钟点像年代一样地爬，
Till, on the stroke of midnight, 直到钟敲十二下，
Cold on the stroke of midnight, 寒夜的钟敲十二下，
The tip of one finger touched it! Thetrigger at least was hers! 有一条指尖碰到了扳机，那扳机总算受制于她！
The tip of one finger touched it, shestrove no more for the rest; 有一条指尖碰到了扳机，她不再继续挣扎！
Up, she stood up at attention, with thebarrel beneath her breast. 她僵直地站住，那枪口还紧紧地顶在胸下，
She would not risk their hearing, she wouldnot strive again, 她不想再冒险，怕他们听见；她不再用力扭挣；
For the road lay bare in the moonlight, 因为大路坦露在月光下；
Blank and bare in the moonlight, 荒寂地坦露在月光下；
And the blood in her veins, in themoonlight, throbbed to her love's refrain. 月光下她的热血奔腾，和着她恋人答答的蹄声。
Tlot tlot, tlot tlot! Had they heard it?The horse-hooves, ringing clear; 特啦特啦，特啦特啦！他们听见了吗？那蹄声清越地飞扬；
Tlot tlot, tlot tlot, in the distance! Werethey deaf that they did not hear? 特啦特啦，特啦特啦！在远方？他们是耳聋听不见那声响？
Down the ribbon of moonlight, over the browof the hill, 沿着那月光的缎带骑下，越过了对面的山头，
The highwayman came riding-- 那强盗骑着马儿狂奔，
Riding--riding-- 狂奔，狂奔！
The redcoats looked to their priming! Shestood up straight and still. 红衣兵准备着火引！她站直了身体屏息静候！
Tlot tlot, in the frosty silence! Tlottlot, in the echoing night! 特啦特啦，那静夜的寒霜！特啦特啦，那静夜的回响！
Nearer he came and nearer! Her face waslike a light! 他一声响似一声地骑近！她的脸像一道燃烧的光芒！
Her eyes grew wide for a moment, she drewone last deep breath, 剎时她睁大了双眼；最后又深深地吸一口气，
Then her finger moved in the moonlight-- 于是她手指在月光里扣放，
Her musket shattered the moonlight-- 她的枪炸碎了月光，
Shattered her breast in the moonlight andwarned him--with her death. 炸碎了月光里自己的胸膛，拼了命教他警惕。
He turned, he spurred to the West; he didnot know who stood 他回头踢马驰向那西方；他不知是谁俯立在窗旁，
Bowed, with her head o'er the casement, drenchedin her own red blood! 满身都浴着鲜红的腥血，垂着头靠在那枪管之上！
Not till the dawn did he hear it, and hisface grew grey to hear 直到了破晓他才听见，他惨白的脸儿听别人说道：
How Bess, the landlord's daughter, 贝丝，那店主的女儿，
The landlord's black-eyed daughter, 那店主的黑眼睛女儿，
Had watched for her love in the moonlight,and died in the darkness there. 她在那月光下等她恋人，却在那暗窗里玉殒香消。
Back, he spurred like a madman, shrieking acurse to the sky, 回过身，他疯狂地踢马怒奔，又仰天厉声地咒骂，
With the white road smoking behind him andhis rapier brandished high! 他背后的白路扬起了灰尘，他高举宝剑舞得刷刷！
Blood-red were his spurs in the goldennoon, wine-red was his velvet coat 衬着那金黄的日午，血红的是他的马刺，酒红的是他的绒外衣，
When they shot him down in the highway, 当他们把他射倒在大路上，
Down like a dog in the highway, 像一只狗倒在大路上，
And he lay in his blood in the highway,with the bunch of lace at his throat. 他全身浴鲜血躺在大路上，颈前还有束花边环系。
And still on a winter's night, they say,when the wind is in the trees, 到如今每逢到冬晚，据说，每逢那狂风掠过林间，
When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossedupon cloudy seas, 每逢那亮月像一只妖怪的船，摇摆在云海的波面，
When the road is a gypsy's ribbon loopingthe purple moor, 每逢那大路像一条月光的缎带，在紫色的旷野上延伸，
The highwayman comes riding-- 有一个强盗骑着匹马儿狂奔，
Riding--riding-- 狂奔，狂奔
The highwayman comes riding, up to the oldinn-door. 有一个强盗骑着匹马儿狂奔，直奔到古老旅店的大门。
Over the cobbles he clatters and clangs inthe dark inn-yard, 圆石上答答又各各，他在阴暗的小院骑过；
He taps with his whip on the shutters, butall is locked and barred, 他扬鞭轻叩那小窗，但一切都已紧闭深锁；
He whistles a tune to the window, and whoshould be waiting there 他向小窗吹一支口哨，还有谁会在那儿守候，
But the landlord's black-eyed daughter-- 除了那店主的黑眼睛女儿，
Bess, the landlord's daughter-- 贝丝，那店主的黑眼睛女儿，
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her longblack hair. 正打个暗红的相思结在她那长长的黑发里头。
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