今天早晨

This morning

绿色的田野上

two mockingbirds

有两只嘲鸟

in the green field

正在空中

were spinning and tossing

纺织

the white ribbons

它们歌声的

of their songs

白丝带。

into the air.

除了倾听

I had nothing

我没有

better to do

更好的事去做。

than listen.

我这样说时

I mean this

很严肃。

seriously.

很久以前，

In Greece,

希腊，

a long time ago,

有一对老夫妇

an old couple

为两个

opened their door

陌生人

to two strangers

打开门，

who were,

发现

it soon appeared,

根本不是人，

not men at all,

而是神。

but gods.

这是我喜爱的故事——

It is my favorite story--

这对老人

how the old couple

没有什么能给予

had almost nothing to give

除了他们殷勤的

but their willingness

意愿——

to be attentive--

但是仅此一点

but for this alone

神就爱他们

the gods loved them

并祝福他们——

and blessed them--

当他们升离

when they rose

肉身，

out of their mortal bodies,

像无数水珠

like a million particles of water

从一个喷泉中升起，

from a fountain,

光

the light

照进农舍的

swept into all the corners

每一处角落，

of the cottage,

这对老人，

and the old couple,

颤抖着领受，

shaken with understanding,

弯下身躯——

bowed down--

但是他们仍然什么也不求

but still they asked for nothing

除了他们已经拥有的

but the difficult life

困难生活。

which they had already.

神微笑着，拍动巨大的翅膀，

And the gods smiled, as they vanished,

消失了。

clapping their great wings.

这个早晨

Wherever it was

无论我假设

I was supposed to be

这个故事发生在哪里——

this morning--

无论我所说的是什么

whatever it was I said

我将要做的是——

I would be doing--

我正站在

I was standing

田野的边缘——

at the edge of the field--

匆匆

I was hurrying

穿越自己的灵魂，

through my own soul,

打开它黑暗的门——

opening its dark doors--

我探出头来；

I was leaning out;

我正在倾听。

I was listening.