诗苑｜有史以来最有意义的战争诗篇之一：《在佛兰德斯战场》
(Credit: embracingspirituality.com)
（男声朗诵：Ed Begley）
（女声朗诵：中央民族大学 陈杰）
In Flanders Fields
在佛兰德斯战场
By John McCrae
文/约翰•麦克雷
译/佚名
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
在佛兰德斯战场，罂粟花随风飘荡
一行又一行，绽放在殇者的十字架之间，
那是我们的疆域。而天空
云雀依然在勇敢地歌唱，展翅
歌声湮没在连天的烽火里
(Credit: Reader's Digest CA)
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
此刻，我们已然罹难。倏忽之前，
我们还一起生活着，感受晨曦，仰望落日
我们爱过，一如我们曾被爱过。而今，我们长眠
在佛兰德斯战场……
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Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
继续战斗吧
请你从我们低垂的手中接过火炬，
让它的光辉，照亮血色的疆场
若你背弃了与逝者的盟约
我们将永不瞑目。纵使罂粟花依旧绽放
在佛兰德斯战场……
（诗人及其手稿）
In Flanders Fields is one of the most important poems during World War I. After witnessing the death of his comrade in arms, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who was only 22 years old, the author wrote this poem on May 3, 1915 in memory of the soldiers who died to defend the motherland. Poetry contains the author's thoughts of opposing war and yearning for peace. In December 1915, the poem was published on Punch. Because of this poem, the Flemish red poppy has become a sign for Remembrance Day.
John McCrae was born on November 30, 1872. A Canadian doctor and teacher who served in World War I, he is best known for his memorial poem In Flanders Fields. He died on January 28, 1918.
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