SHEL SILVERSTEIN(谢尔·希尔弗斯坦)的诗
2014-12-01 22:54阅读:
最近爱上一个才华横溢的人。
那是开玩笑的!
不过,最近是特别喜欢SHEL
SILVERSTEIN,他简直是天才。他自己写、自己画,出的书都是精装本,他的作品包括THE GIVING
TREE(《爱心树》)、THE MISSING
PIECE(《失落的一角》)系列、LAFCADIO, THE LION WHO SHOT
BACK(《会开枪的狮子》)和很多诗集。
最让我拜倒的是他对英语词汇炉火纯青的运用,而这些词汇后面或者有深意,或者特别幽默亲切。举几首短诗为例:
THE FOLKS INSIDE
Inside you, boy,
There’s an old man
sleepin’,
Dreamin’,
waitin’ for his
chance.
Inside you, girl,
There’s an old lady
dozin’,
Wantin’ to show you a slower
dance.
So keep on playin’,
Keep on runnin’,
Keep on jumpin’,
‘til the day
That those old folks
Down inside you
Wake up… and come out to
play.
ONE OUT OF SIXTEEN
I’m no good at
History,
Science makes no sense to me,
Music is a mystery,
English is no friend to me,
Math is my worst enemy,
Economics tortures me,
Gym takes too much energy,
Reading is a chore to me,
Geography just loses me,
I hate Sociology,
Chemistry confuses me,
I barf in Biology,
Astronomy’s just stars to
me,
Botany’s just flower
smelling,
Even Art’s too hard for
me.
Well, at least I’m good at
Speling.
A CAT, A KID, AND A MOM
“Why can’t you see I
am a cat,” said the
cat,
“And that’s all ever I
will be?
Why are you shocked when I roam out at night?
Why are you sad when I meow and I fight?
Why are you sick when I eat up a rat?
I’m a
cat.”
“Why can’t you see
I’m a kid?”
Said the kid.
“Why try to make me like you?
Why do you hurt when I don’t want
to cuddle?
Why do you sigh when I splash through a puddle?
Why do you scream when I do what I did?
I’m a
kid.”
“Why can’t you see
I’m a mom?”
said the mom.
“Why try to make me wise?
Why try to teach me the ways of the cat?
Why try to tell me that
‘kids are like
that’?
Why try to make me be patient and calm?
I’m a
mom.”
THE GIVING
TREE(爱心树)是很多人都看过的绘本,对于母爱做了最好的诠释,爱心树把自己的果子、叶子、树枝直至树干都给了孩子,但还满心欢喜,而孩子却只在需要树时才会到树的身边,直到最后,孩子自己也成了老人,才想到回来,坐在树桩上休息。不知道别人读的时候是什么感觉,反正我看的时候是感觉掉泪了。
对于THE MISSING
PIECE系列,最近看到很多对这首诗的解读是说爱情关系的,也就是说,某人一直没碰到对的人,最后发现,要靠自我完善才能走好人生路。但是也有人说,诗里的含义放到人生的很多领域都可以。简单的好诗,多解。
LAFCADIO, THE LION WHO SHOT
BACK骨子里是个悲凉的故事,却偏偏有那么多搞笑的桥段和语言在里面,读得时候,我常常想到周星驰的电影,也是这种无厘头的风格。那头狮子因为学会了射击,被请进了人类世界,从马戏团做到世界名流,享尽人间富贵,然而,尝遍天下美食反而没有下筷子地方的他丧失了做一头狮子的资格。最后结局是开放式的,它和人一起去打猎,发现自己站到了狮子和人群的中间,它既不是人,也不是狮子了,它只能离开,然而,它去向哪里呢?从此不知所踪。然而,我仍认为会是一个悲剧。失去了自我,即使身边再多物质享受,也是身外之物,于己何益?
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