布莱希特 《工人读史》 a worker reads history
工人读史
A Worker Reads History
【德】贝尔托·布莱希特 Bertolt Brecht
七门底比斯之城何人所造？ Who built the seven gates of Thebes?
青史所留皆为帝王之名 The books are filled with names of kings.
然木工石坊之作帝王乎？ Was it the kings who hauled the craggy blocks of stone?
巴比伦古城 屡遭蹂躏 And Babylon, so many times destroyed.
谁人不厌 兴土重建 Who built the city up each time?
利马金城 熠熠夺目 In which of Lima's houses, That city glittering with gold
铄金之人 所居何处？ lived those who built it?
万里长城 绵延千里 In the evening when the Chinese wall was finished
砌碶之声 夜宿何妨？ Where did the masons go?
罗马帝国 凯旋之门 Imperial Rome is full of arcs of triumph.
何处铭刻 立拱之人 Who reared them up?
伟人凯撒 雄狮百万 Over whom did the Caesars triumph?
决死之魂 何人祭奠
百战帝国 福祉千年 Byzantium lives in song
民之所居 皆是宫晏 Were all her dwellings palaces?
亚特兰蒂斯 传奇之地 And even in Atlantis of the legend
惊涛之下 先没婢奴 The night the seas rushed in, the drowning men
still bellowed for their slaves.
亚历山大 东征印地 Young Alexander conquered India.
所向披靡 亦非一人之功 He alone?
凯撒铁骑 剑指高卢 Caesar beat the Gauls.
亦有人为其烹食饮马 Was there not even a cook in his army?
无敌战舰折戟腓力国王悲泣 Phillip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed
纵全国唯一人泪流乎？ Were there no other tears?
腓特烈大帝 七年征战 Frederick the Greek triumphed in the Seven Years War.
戮胜之处 何人相助 Who triumphed with him?
汗青页页 尽书胜主 Each page a victory
成败之价 谁人乘沽 At whose expense the victory ball?
十年豪杰 谁人度风骚？ Every ten years a great man,Who paid the piper?
历史层云 波谲云诡 So many particulars.
疑丛错错 静待解读 So many questions.
A Worker Reads History
【德】贝尔托·布莱希特 Bertolt Brecht
七门底比斯之城何人所造？ Who built the seven gates of Thebes?
青史所留皆为帝王之名 The books are filled with names of kings.
然木工石坊之作帝王乎？ Was it the kings who hauled the craggy blocks of stone?
巴比伦古城 屡遭蹂躏 And Babylon, so many times destroyed.
谁人不厌 兴土重建 Who built the city up each time?
利马金城 熠熠夺目 In which of Lima's houses, That city glittering with gold
铄金之人 所居何处？ lived those who built it?
万里长城 绵延千里 In the evening when the Chinese wall was finished
砌碶之声 夜宿何妨？ Where did the masons go?
罗马帝国 凯旋之门 Imperial Rome is full of arcs of triumph.
何处铭刻 立拱之人 Who reared them up?
伟人凯撒 雄狮百万 Over whom did the Caesars triumph?
决死之魂 何人祭奠
百战帝国 福祉千年 Byzantium lives in song
民之所居 皆是宫晏 Were all her dwellings palaces?
亚特兰蒂斯 传奇之地 And even in Atlantis of the legend
惊涛之下 先没婢奴 The night the seas rushed in, the drowning men
still bellowed for their slaves.
亚历山大 东征印地 Young Alexander conquered India.
所向披靡 亦非一人之功 He alone?
凯撒铁骑 剑指高卢 Caesar beat the Gauls.
亦有人为其烹食饮马 Was there not even a cook in his army?
无敌战舰折戟腓力国王悲泣 Phillip of Spain wept as his fleet was sunk and destroyed
纵全国唯一人泪流乎？ Were there no other tears?
腓特烈大帝 七年征战 Frederick the Greek triumphed in the Seven Years War.
戮胜之处 何人相助 Who triumphed with him?
汗青页页 尽书胜主 Each page a victory
成败之价 谁人乘沽 At whose expense the victory ball?
十年豪杰 谁人度风骚？ Every ten years a great man,Who paid the piper?
历史层云 波谲云诡 So many particulars.
疑丛错错 静待解读 So many questions.
