亨利.霍华德经典英语诗歌：泓柔的季节（双语）

亨利·霍华德（henry howard），萨里伯爵，英国文学史上第一个创作无韵诗的诗人。霍华德与托马斯·怀特爵士把十四行诗引入英国。
the soote season -- herry howard
温和的季节 -- 亨利·霍华德
the soote season, that bud and bloom forth brings,
with green hath and the hill and eke the vale;
the nightingale with feathers new she sings;
the turtle to her mate hath told her tale.
summer is come, for every spray now spings;
the hart hath hung his old head on the pale;
the buck in brake his winter coat he flings;
the fishes float with new repair'd scale;
the adder all her slough away she slings;
the swift swallow pursueth the flies' small;
the busy bee her honey now she mings.
winter is worn, that was the flowers' bale.
and thus i see among these pleasant things,
each care decays, and yet my sorrow spings.

温和的季节，催生叶芽和花蕾，
绿树青草覆盖了山峦和山谷，
换上新羽毛的夜莺把歌声放飞，
斑鸠对她的伴侣倾诉心曲。
夏日来临，繁花茂叶压弯了树枝根根，
雄鹿把他暗褐色的角挂上篱桩，
公羊把他的冬装遗弃于灌木丛，
披上新鳞的鱼儿漂浮在水上。
蛇儿蜕去她的旧皮，
轻捷的燕子追逐着小小的苍蝇，
忙碌的蜜蜂正在酿造花蜜，
严冬，戕害花儿的凶煞，如今筋疲力尽。
目光所至，万物一片生机，一览无余，
忧郁的事在消亡，悲哀依然袭上我的心头。