Lone Dog

Lone Dog

Irene McLeod

I'm a lean dog, a keen dog, a wild dog and lone,

I'm a rough dog, a tough dog, hunting on my own!

I'm a bad dog, a mad dog, teasing silly sheep;

I love to sit and bay the moon and keep fat souls from sleep.

I'll never be a lap dog, licking dirty feet,

A sleek dog, a meek dog. cringing for my meat.

Not for me the fireside, the well-filed plate,

But shut door and sharp stone and cuff and kick and hate.

Not for me the other dogs, running by my side,

Some have run a short while ,but none of them would bide.

O, mine is still the lone trail, the hard trail, the best,

Wide wind and wild stars and the hunger of the quest.

孤独的狗

 方玉 译

我是一只削瘦的狗，机灵的狗，野蛮的狗，孤独的狗，

我是一只粗鲁的狗，倔强的狗，独自猎食！

我是一只坏狗，疯狗，爱戏弄傻乎乎的羊群，

我喜欢坐着，向着月亮狂吠，令那些胖子们无法入眠。

我绝不会做哈叭狗，去舔肮脏的脚，

也绝不会做圆滑温顺的狗，为了吃肉摇尾乞怜。

为我准备的不是温暖的火炉，盛满的食盘，

而是紧闭的大门，尖利的石块，拳打脚踢和憎恨。

没有别的狗跟我一起跑，

有些跑了一阵，但没有一只肯长久。

哦，我的路是孤寂的路，艰难的路，最好的路，

陪伴我的仍将是是狂风，荒野的星星和饥饿。