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Funeral Blues By W.H.AudenStop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, 停止所有的时钟,切断电话线Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, 给狗一块浓汁的骨头,让它停止叫喊Silence the pianos and with muffled drum 黯哑了钢琴,随着低沉的鼓Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. 抬出灵怄,让哀悼者前来。Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead 让直升机在头顶悲旋Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead. 在天空狂草他已逝去的信息,Put crepe bows round the white necks of public doves, 把黑纱系在信鸽的白颈,Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. 让交通员戴上黑色的手套。 |