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1、The Bird of Popular Song 民歌的鸟儿Itiswinter-time.Theearthwearsasnowygarment,andlookslikemarblehewnoutoftherock;theairisbrightandclear;thewindissharpasawell-temperedsword,andthetreesstandlikebranchesofwhitecoralorbloomingalmondtwigs,andhereitiskeenasontheloftyAlps.Thenightissp
2、lendidinthegleamoftheNorthernLights,andintheglitterofinnumerabletwinklingstars.Butwesitinthewarmroom,bythehotstove,andtalkabouttheoldtimes.Andwelistentothisstory:Bytheopenseawasagiant’sgrave;andonthegrave-moundsatatmidnightthespiritoftheburiedhero,whohadbeenaking.Thegolden
3、circletgleamedonhisbrow,hishairflutteredinthewind,andhewascladinsteelandiron.Hebenthisheadmournfully,andsighedindeepsorrow,asanunquietspiritmightsigh.Andashipcamesailingby.Presentlythesailorsloweredtheanchorandlanded.Amongthemwasasinger,andheapproachedtheroyalspirit,andsai
4、d,“Whymournestthou,andwhereforedostthousufferthus?”Andthedeadmananswered,“Noonehassungthedeedsofmylife;theyaredeadandforgotten.Songdothnotcarrythemforthoverthelands,norintotheheartsofmen;thereforeIhavenorestandnopeace.”Andhespokeofhisworks,andofhiswarlikedeeds,whichhiscont
5、emporarieshadknown,butwhichhadnotbeensung,becausetherewasnosingeramonghiscompanions.Thentheoldbardstruckthestringsofhisharp,andsangoftheyouthfulcourageofthehero,ofthestrengthoftheman,andofthegreatnessofhisgooddeeds.Thenthefaceofthedeadonegleamedlikethemarginofthecloudinthe
6、moonlight.Gladlyandofgoodcourage,theformaroseinsplendorandinmajesty,andvanishedliketheglancingofthenorthernlight.Noughtwastobeseenbutthegreenturfymound,withthestonesonwhichnoRunicrecordhasbeengraven;butatthelastsoundoftheharptheresoaredoverthehill,asthoughhehadflutteredfro
7、mtheharp,alittlebird,acharmingsinging-bird,withringingvoiceofthethrush,withthemovingvoicepathosofthehumanheart,withavoicethattoldofhome,likethevoicethatisheardbythebirdofpassage.Thesinging-birdsoaredaway,overmountainandvalley,overfieldandwood—hewastheBirdofPopularSong,whon
8、everdies.Wehearhissong—wehearitnowintheroomwhilethewhitebeesareswarmingwithout,andthestor
