9 THE BABIE
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九 嬰 兒
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Hugh M iller
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休·米勒
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| Nae shoon to hide her tiny taes, |
沒鞋子套上她小小的腳趾, |
| Nae stockings on her feet; |
她腳上沒穿絲襪; |
| Her supple ankles white as snow |
她兩雙柔軟的腳踝雪白, |
| Of early blossoms sweet. |
仿佛初開的鮮花。 |
| Her simple dress of sprinkled pink, |
她穿著粉紅散點的便裝, |
| Her double, dimpled chin; |
兩個笑窩,雙下巴; |
| Her pucker' d lip and bonny mou' , |
漂亮的小嘴,吮著嘴唇, |
| With nae ane tooth between. |
嘴里還沒有一顆牙。 |
| Her een sae like her mither's een, |
她的眼真像她母親的眼呵, |
| Twa gentle, liquid things; |
那么柔和,水汪汪; |
| Her face is like an angel's face ---- |
她的臉真像天使的臉呵—— |
| We're glad she has nae wings. |
幸虧她沒有翅膀。 |
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方谷繡 屠 岸譯 |