(203) Robert Frost - The Road Not Taken

第一次知道這首詩，是在許信良1999年的退黨宣言做結語：同志們，我們在此分手吧！因為我要繼續往前走!

該送給那時的她吧！





The Road Not Taken 無人走過的路

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

我矗立金黃落葉滿鋪的樹林中，
眼前兩條小徑蜿蜒，
可惜我不能同時涉足；
我站立良久，形影孤獨，
我將視線順著其中一條，遠遠眺望，
直到小徑鑽入灌木叢中。

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

然後選了另外一條，它同樣美麗宜人；
因為沿路草長及膝，似乎等待旅人踐踏，
使我的選擇，或許有了更好的理由。
儘管往來的足跡，
其實對兩者的磨損程度相當。

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

清晨新落的葉子，覆蓋了小徑，
腳下不曾被旅人步伐染污的落葉，
我踏上旅途。
噢！就把平坦的那條留待下一次吧！
然而一個旅程會導向另一個旅程，
這個道理我明白，
也不禁令我懷疑可有機會舊地重遊。

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

多年、多年以後的某個時刻，
我將寬慰地吐著氣，述說這段經歷：
在金黃落葉滿鋪的樹林中，
眼前兩條小徑蜿蜒，而我…
我踏上乏人問津的那條，
也展開了截然不同的人生。



另一個翻譯
(2006年，台北市「愛詩社」出版，「PURE-佛羅斯特永恆詩選，中英對照版」，頁272-273，曹明倫譯，ISBN 986-7388-47-x)


未走之路 The Road Not Taken

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

金色的樹林裡有兩條路岔路
可惜我不能沿著兩條路行走；
我久久地站在那分岔的地方
極目眺望其中一條路的盡頭；
直到它轉彎，消失在樹林深處。

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

然後我毅然踏上了另一條路，
這條路也許更值得我嚮往，
因為它荒草叢生，人跡罕至；
不過說到其冷清與荒涼，
兩條路幾乎是一模一樣。

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

那天早晨兩條路都鋪滿落葉，
落葉上都沒有被踩踏的痕跡。
唉，我把第一條路留給未來！
但我知道人世間阡陌縱橫，
我不知未來能否再回到那裡。

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

我將會一邊嘆息一邊敘說，
在某個地方，在很久很久以後；
曾有兩條小路在樹林中分手，
我選了一條人跡稀少的行走，
結果後來的一切都截然不同。




中文翻譯

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

金色樹林分兩條岔路
遺憾未能兩者都試
身為旅者，我駐足良久
遠眺其中一條
直到山路消失灌木叢中

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

然後，踏上另外一條，似乎差不多
或許更佳美之徑
因綠草如蔭引人上路
然而若有人跡
兩者路況恐怕相差無幾

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

當日清晨，兩條道路皆是
滿佈落葉無人踐踏
唉，留著第一條改天再走吧！
其實我何等明白：一路通往一路
豈容有回頭機會

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

多年之後某個時候
帶著一聲嘆息，我要告訴你：
樹林裡分兩條岔路，而我──
選擇了人煙較少的那條
結果是如此不同



未 选 择 的 路

（美）弗罗斯特

黄色的树林里分出两条路，
可惜我不能同时去涉足，
我在那路口久久伫立，
我向着一条路极目望去，
直到它消失在丛林深处。

但我却选了另外一条路，
它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂，
显得更诱人、更美丽，
虽然在这两条小路上，
都很少留下旅人的足迹，

虽然那天清晨落叶满地，
两条路都未经脚印污染。
呵，留下一条路等改日再见！
但我知道路径延绵无尽头，
恐怕我难以再回返。

也许多少年后在某个地方，
我将轻声叹息把往事回顾，
一片树林里分出两条路，
而我选了人迹更少的一条，
从此决定了我一生的道路。
顾子欣 译
选自《外国诗》（2），人民文学出版社(1984)


美国诗人 罗勃·佛洛斯特：没有走的路
Robert Frost's known poem: The Road Not Taken

黄树林里分叉两条路，TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
只可惜我不能都踏行。And sorry I could not travel both

我，单独的旅人，伫立良久，And be one traveler, long I stood
极目眺望一条路的尽头，And looked down one as far as I could
看它隐没在丛林深处。To where it bent in the undergrowth;

於是我选择了另一条路，Then took the other, as just as fair,
一样平直，也许更值得，And having perhaps the better claim,
因为青草茵茵，还未被踏过，Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
若有过往人踪，Had worn them really about the same,
路的状况会相差无几。Though as for that the passing there

那天早晨，两条路都覆盖在枯叶下，And both that morning equally lay
没有践踏的污痕：In leaves no step had trodden black.
啊，原先那条路留给另一天吧！Oh, I kept the first for another day!
明知一条路会引出另一条路，Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
我怀疑我是否会回到原处。I doubted if I should ever come back

在许多许多年以後，在某处，I shall be telling this with a sigh
我会轻轻叹息说：Somewhere ages and ages hence:
黄树林里分叉两条路，而我，Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
我选择了较少人迹的一条，I took the one less traveled by,
使得一切多么地不同。And that has made all the difference