稀奇古怪謠

□孫建秋 孫建和

The Wonder of Wonders

I saw a peacock with a fiery tail,

I saw a blazing comet drop down hail,

I saw a cloud with ivy curled all around,

I saw a sturdy oak creep on the ground.

I saw an ant swallow up a whale,

I saw a raging sea brim full of ale,

I saw a Venice glass sixteen feet deep,

I saw a well full of men’s tears that weep.

I saw many eyes all in a flame of fire,

I saw a house high as the moon and higher,

I saw the sun at twelve o’clock at night,

I saw the man who saw this wondrous sight.

我看見孔雀的尾巴在燃燒，

我看見熾熱的流星下冰雹，

我看見一朵烏云被常春藤環繞，

我看見堅挺的橡樹貼地跑。

我看見螞蟻正在吞鯨魚，

我看見怒吼的大海酒漿四溢，

我看見十六尺厚的威尼斯彩色玻璃，

我看見裝滿眼淚的水井在哭泣。

我看見許多眼睛閃著火苗，

我看見一座房子比月亮還高，

我看見夜里十二點太陽高照，

我看見一個人他曾把這些奇觀瞧。