Life is fine
生命是美好的
——by Langston Hughes
I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.
我走到河边
又退回岸上
我怎么想也想不通
所以我纵身一跳
沉入水中
I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold
I might've sunk and died.
第一次爬回岸上的时候
我大喊大叫
第二次爬回岸上的时候
我哭了
如果那水不是那么冷
也许我早已成了淹死鬼
But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!
但是那水就是那么冷！水里实在是太冷了！
I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.
我乘电梯来到了十六层楼顶
我想了想我的孩子
然后想着我应该有勇气跳下去
I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high
I might've jumped and died.
我站在那儿一动不动，大喊大叫
我站在那儿一动不动，又哭了起来
如果它不是那么高
也许我早就跳下去摔死了
But it was High up there! It was high!
但是它在那儿就是那么高！就是那么高！
So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born
所以既然现在我还活着
我想我应该继续活下去
我不可能去殉情
我要好好活着，慢慢老死
Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.
尽管你会听见我大喊大叫
看见我哭哭啼啼
我将变成一个老顽童，可爱的孩子
当你看见我死去的时候
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
生活是美好的！就像美酒甘露！生活是美好的！
