Drunk Poem by Luo Zhihai

★ Drunk

☆ Poetry by Ada Cambridge


The filthy beast! And is he here again,
With his foul slobbering mouth and shuffling feet,
To taint the atmosphere and shame the street,
And shock the pure and holy that abstain?
Disgusting brute! Disgraceful blot and stain
On social order, civilised and sweet!
Deal with him, Constable, as right and meet
When laws are flouted that we must maintain.

Put him in prison! Confiscate his bowl!
Away with him and the accursèd drink
That wrecks his body and degrades his soul,
And makes him loathsome to clean men! But think -
He had no choice. It was his only share
Of all its pleasures that the world could spare.


▲ Chinese Translation

★ 酒鬼

☆ [澳大利亚] 阿达•剑桥（1844-1926） 诗
☆ [中国] 罗志海 (1954-) 译


肮脏的酒鬼！又来了
双脚拖沓，嘴巴口臭
玷污大气，街坊蒙羞
冲击圣洁，放弃戒酒？
恶心的畜生！可耻的污点，声名狼藉
扰乱社会秩序、文明和甜蜜！
警官，快惩治他，用你手上的权力
当法律被蔑视时，我们必须坚持

把他关进监狱！没收他的碗！
不让他再酗酒闹事
酗酒毁损他的身体，贬低他的灵魂
令他讨厌清洁工！但一想起
他别无选择。这是他的唯一
分享所有的快乐，请世人悲悯


2015年4月26日翻译
On April 26,2015, Translation