致羊杂布丁英语诗歌欣赏

致羊杂布丁英语诗歌欣赏

　　Address to the Haggis

　　By Robert Burns

　　(Translation into standard English)

　　Fair is your honest happy face

　　Great chieftain of the pudding race

　　Above them all you take your place

　　Stomach, tripe or guts

　　Well are you worthy of a grace

　　As long as my arm

　　The groaning platter there you fill

　　Your buttocks like a distant hill

　　Your skewer would help to repair a mill

　　In time of need

　　While through your pores the juices emerge

　　Like amber beads

　　His knife having seen hard labour wipes

　　And cuts you up with great skill

　　Digging into your gushing insides bright

　　Like any ditch

　　And then oh what a glorious sight

　　Warm steaming, rich

　　Then spoon for spoon

　　They stretch and strive

　　Devil take the last man, on they drive

　　Until all their well swollen bellies

　　Are bent like drums

　　Then, the old gent most likely to rift (burp)

　　Be thanked, mumbles

　　Is there that over his French Ragout

　　Or olio that would sicken a pig

　　Or fricassee would make her vomit

　　With perfect disgust

　　Looks down with a sneering scornful opinion

　　On such a dinner

　　Poor devil, see him over his trash

　　As week as a withered rush (reed)

　　His spindle-shank a good whiplash

　　His clenched fist…the size of a nut.

　　Through a bloody flood and battle field to dash

　　Oh how unfit

　　But take note of the strong haggis fed Scot

　　The trembling earth resounds his tread

　　Clasped in his large fist a blade

　　He'll make it whistle

　　And legs and arms and heads he will cut off

　　Like the tops of thistles

　　You powers who make mankind your care

　　And dish them out their meals

　　Old Scotland wants no watery food

　　That splashes in dishes

　　But if you wish her grateful prayer

　　Give her a haggis!

　　【小编】这首诗表达了诗人对家乡菜肴毫不吝惜的赞美，洋溢着属于乡土的亲切、热烈、欢乐、率真的感情，读来仿佛置身丰收季节的农家家宴，热情的'主人捧出丰美诱人的Haggis，满怀喜悦和自豪，情不自禁地夸起这道佳肴，招呼客人尽情享用。

　　罗伯特·彭斯（Robert Burns）是苏格兰人的骄傲，很多中国人都熟悉的《友谊地久天长》歌词被认为是他的不朽之作。每年1月25日，在纪念他诞辰的彭斯之夜（Burns Night）晚宴上，这首诗歌颂的Haggis（即羊杂碎小肚或羊杂布丁，或音译为哈吉斯、哈革斯）一定是主菜之一。

　　Haggis是苏格兰传统菜肴，也常出现在热情好客的彭斯夫妇招待客人的餐桌上。得力于彭斯的这首诗，Haggis已成为苏格兰的“国菜”，八国集团首脑会议（G8）在苏格兰举行时，东道主就在国宴上为参加会议的八国首脑们准备了这道苏格兰传统菜肴。

　　Haggis有不同的配方，但基本做法是将包括羊杂碎（心肝肺）、燕麦、羊板油、高汤、洋葱、及香料混合，缝进羊肚子（胃）里，用烧烤闷煮等各种方法做成。

　　彭斯的诗歌有浓厚的民歌风味和苏格兰风情。这里选择的文本是已经翻译成标准英语的版本，而音频中仍保持着部分苏格兰英语风味，可以细细体会其中明快跳动的韵律之美。