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同道之歌

凌风 译

噢，谁要与我同行一哩
　　人生喜乐的道路？
一个同志无忧而满怀欢愉，
敢於纵声畅笑沒有拘束
让他嬉戏的想像表露，
像个快乐的孩子，把花朵散佈
遍满田野和道途
　　当他同我行一哩路。

谁要与我同行一哩
　　人生劳倦的道路？
一个朋友心的眼睛能看见
群星照耀在黑暗的原野，
在一天完毕有平靜的安歇—
那朋友能知道，並且敢於说，
勇敢甜蜜的话，使道中欢悅
　　当他同我行一哩路。

同这样的同志，这样的朋友，
我乐於同行到路途的尽头，
经过夏天的烈日，冬日冷雨，
然后？—再见，我们将重聚！

范迪克（Henry van Dyke, 1852-1933）美国长老会教牧，大学教授，外交家。

A Wayfaring Song

O who will walk a mile with me
　　Along life's merry way?
A comrade blithe and full of glee,
Who dares to laugh out loud and free
And let his frolic fancy play,
Like a happy child, through the flowers gay
That fill the field and fringe the way
　　Where he walks a mile with me.

And who will walk a mile with me
　　Along life's weary way?
A friend whose heart has eyes to see
The stars shine out o'er the darkening lea,
And the quiet rest at the end o' the day —
A friend who knows, and dares to say,
The brave, sweet words that cheer the way
　　Where he walks a mile with me.

With such a comrade, such a friend,
I fain would walk till journey's end,
Through summer sunshine, winter rain,
And then?— Farewell, we shall meet again!

Henry van Dyke（1852-1933）
American clergyman, writer & poet