無垢と経験の歌 Songs of Innocence and Experience

経験の歌 Songs of Experience

子守の歌。NURSE'S SONG.

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子供たちの声、草原に聞こえれば

ささやきの声、谷間に満ちる、

若かりし日々、わが脳裏に蘇れば

わが顔色は、草色に青ざめる。

WHEN the voices of children are heard on the green,

And whisperings are in the dale,

The days of my youth rise fresh in my mind,

My face turns green and pale.

帰れ、わが子等、もう日も沈んだ、

じきに夜露も降りてくる。

春を、昼間を、遊んで過ごせば

冬と夜とが隠れてる。

Then come home, my children, the sun is gone down,

And the dews of night arise;

Your spring and your day are wasted in play

And your winter and night in disguise.