第19章 The Sparrow 麻雀

Glad to see you, little bird;

T'was your little chirp I heard:

What did you intend to say?

"Give me something this cold day"?

That I will, and plenty, too;

All the crumbs I saved for you.

Don't be frightened—here's a treat:

I will wait and see you eat.

Shocking tales I hear of you;

Chirp, and tell me, are they true?

Robbing all the summer long;

Don't you think it very wrong?

Thomas says you steal his wheat;

John complains, his plums you eat—

Choose the ripest for your share,

Never asking whose they are.

But I will not try to know

What you did so long ago:

There's your breakfast, eat away;

Come to see me every day.

很高兴见到你，小鸟；

你的叫声总是让人心情愉悦，

你打算说些什么？

“这么冷的天，你要给我些什么？”

我会给你好多好多；

我为你积累了无数的面包屑，

不要害怕，尽情享受吧，

我将拭目以待看着你品尝着美味的食物。

我听过你那些令人震惊的故事；

快来告诉我，这些都是真的吗？

整个夏天都在抢掠别人的东西；

你不觉得这种行为很过分吗？

托马斯说你偷了他的小麦；

约翰也在抱怨，你吃光了他的李子，

你总挑最熟最好的吃，

却从不过问这些都是谁的。

但我不想知道你的过去，

究竟做过些什么样儿的事，

这些是你的早餐，你尽情享受吧；

不要忘了以后每天都来看看我。