第75章 天鹅巢 The Swan’s Nest (第1/3页)

《天鹅巢》，1852 年

the Swan’s Nest, 1852

在波罗的海和北海之间有一个古老的天鹅巢，在那里有天鹅出生，而且有些天鹅一旦出生便永生不死。

between the baltic and the North Sea there lies an old swan’s nest, wherein swans are born and have been born that shall never die.

在古代，一群天鹅飞越阿尔卑斯山，来到米兰周围的绿色平原，在那里栖息十分惬意。人们把这群天鹅的迁徙称为伦巴第人（的迁徙）。

In olden times a flock of swans flew over the Alps to the green plains around milan, where it was delightful to dwell. this flight of swans men called the Lombards.

另一群天鹅，羽毛闪亮，眼神诚挚，向南飞往拜占庭；这些天鹅在皇帝的宝座旁安了家，并张开翅膀像盾牌一样护在他上方保护他。它们获得了瓦良格人的称号。

Another flock, with shining plumage and honest eyes, soared southward to byzantium; the swans established themselves there close by the Emperor’s throne, and spread their wings over him as shields to protect him. they received the name of Varangians.

在法国海岸，传来一阵恐惧的呼喊，因为那些来自北方、翅膀下带着火焰的血迹斑斑的天鹅；人们祈祷道：“上天啊，把我们从野蛮的诺曼人手中解救出来吧。”

on the coast of France there sounded a cry of fear, for the blood-stained swans that came from the North with fire under their wings; and the people prayed, “heaven deliver us from the wild Northmen.”

在英格兰鲜嫩的草地上，丹麦天鹅站在开阔的海边，头上戴着三个王国的王冠；它把金色的权杖伸向这片土地。波美拉尼亚海岸的异教徒们屈膝下跪，丹麦天鹅带着十字架旗帜和出鞘的宝剑而来。

on the fresh sward of England stood the dane swan by the open seashore, with the crown of three kingdoms on his head; and he stretched out his golden sceptre over the land. the heathens on the pomerian coast bent the knee, and the dane swans came with the banner of the cross and with the drawn sw