The first sorrow of autumn

秋天的第一愁

Is the slow goodbye

是花园慢慢的告别

Of the garden who stands so long in the evening-

它久久伫立在暮霭中

A brown poppy head,

象一个褐色的顶花饰

The stalk of a lily,

一只百合花的主茎，

And still cannot go.

它依旧不肯走。

The second sorrow

第二愁

Is the empty feet

是雉鸡空荡荡的脚

Of a pheasant who hangs from a hook with his brothers.

它和它的兄弟们一起悬挂在一只钩子上。

The woodland of gold

树木的金色

Is folded in feathers

裹在羽毛中

With its head in a bag.

而它的头却蒙在布袋里。

And the third sorrow

第三愁

Is the slow goodbye

是太阳慢慢的告别

Of the sun who has gathered the birds and who gathers

它唤回了倦鸟如今在集合

The minutes of evening,

黄昏的时刻——

The golden and holy

那黄金而神圣的

Ground of the picture.

画图的底色。

The fourth sorrow

第四愁

Is the pond gone black

是池塘已经发黑

Ruined and sunken the city of water-

毁灭了也淹没了水的城市——

The beetle's palace,

甲虫的宫殿，

The catacombs

蜻蜓的

Of the dragonfly.

墓穴。

And the fifth sorrow

第五愁

Is the slow goodbye

是树木慢慢的告别

Of the woodland that quietly breaks up its camp.

它静静地在拆除帐篷

One day it's gone.

一天它悄然离去了

It has only left litter-

只留下枯枝落叶——

Firewood, tentpoles.

木柴，一根根扎营的木桩。

And the sixth sorrow

第六愁

Is the fox's sorrow

是狐狸的哀愁

The joy of the huntsman, the joy of the hounds,

猎手的喜悦，猎狐的猛犬的喜悦，

The hooves that pound

蹄爪扑腾着

Till earth closes her ear

直到大地接受它的祈求

To the fox's prayer.

闭上了她的耳朵。

And the seventh sorrow

第七愁

Is the slow goodbye

是朱颜慢慢的告别

Of the face with its wrinkles that looks through the window

朱颜露出了皱纹向窗外翘首眺望

As the year packs up

年岁正在打点行装

Like a tatty fairground

象一个为孩子们举行过赛会的露天市场

That came for the children.

如今显得肮脏而又杂乱无章。