沃尔特·惠特曼

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唱着广场神

唱着方阵的神,从一出发,从四方出发;从旧的和新的——从完全神圣的方形,坚实的,四面的,(所有需要的)……从这方面来看,我是耶和华,我是老勃拉姆斯,我是撒土尼乌斯;时间影响不了我——我就是时间,老而现代;不可劝,无情,施行公义的审判;大地,天父,棕黄色的老克罗诺斯,有着无法计算的古老法则——却永远崭新——永远有那些强大的法则在滚动,无情,我不宽恕任何人——无论谁犯罪,谁死去——我要夺去那个人的生命;因此,谁也不要指望得到怜悯——节令、地心引力、指定的日子会得到怜悯吗?——我也没有;但是,就像季节、地心引力和所有不可饶恕的日子一样,我从这边免除了无情的判决,没有丝毫悔恨。最温和的安慰者,最有希望的人,伸出温柔的手——我是更强大的上帝,先知和诗人在他们最狂热的预言和诗歌中预言过;从这边看! the Lord CHRIST gazes--lo! Hermes I--lo! mine is Hercules' face; All sorrow, labor, suffering, I, tallying it, absorb in myself; Many times have I been rejected, taunted, put in prison, and crucified--and many times shall be again; All the world have I given up for my dear brothers' and sisters' sake--for the soul's sake; Wending my way through the homes of men, rich or poor, with the kiss of affection; 20 For I am affection--I am the cheer-bringing God, with hope, and all- enclosing Charity; (Conqueror yet--for before me all the armies and soldiers of the earth shall yet bow--and all the weapons of war become impotent:) With indulgent words, as to children--with fresh and sane words, mine only; Young and strong I pass, knowing well I am destin'd myself to an early death: But my Charity has no death--my Wisdom dies not, neither early nor late, And my sweet Love, bequeath'd here and elsewhere, never dies. Aloof, dissatisfied, plotting revolt, Comrade of criminals, brother of slaves, Crafty, despised, a drudge, ignorant, With sudra face and worn brow, black, but in the depths of my heart, proud as any; 30 Lifted, now and always, against whoever, scorning, assumes to rule me; Morose, full of guile, full of reminiscences, brooding, with many wiles, (Though it was thought I was baffled and dispell'd, and my wiles done--but that will never be;) Defiant, I, SATAN, still live--still utter words--in new lands duly appearing, (and old ones also;) Permanent here, from my side, warlike, equal with any, real as any, Nor time, nor change, shall ever change me or my words. Santa SPIRITA, breather, life, Beyond the light, lighter than light, Beyond the flames of hell--joyous, leaping easily above hell; Beyond Paradise--perfumed solely with mine own perfume; 40 Including all life on earth--touching, including God--including Saviour and Satan; Ethereal, pervading all, (for without me, what were all? what were God?) Essence of forms--life of the real identities, permanent, positive, (namely the unseen,) Life of the great round world, the sun and stars, and of man--I, the general Soul, Here the square finishing, the solid, I the most solid, Breathe my breath also through these songs.