野羚羊还能在犹达山头

The wild gazelle on Judah's hills

欢快地跳跃不停，

Exulting¹ yet may bound,

圣地到处有活泼溪流，

And drink from all the living rills

任凭它随意啜饮；

That gush² on holy ground;

四蹄轻捷，两眼闪光，

Its airy step and glorious eye

不驯，喜悦，巡视着故乡。

May glance in tameless transport by: —

同样快的脚步，更亮的眼睛，

A step as fleet, an eye more bright,

犹达也曾经见识；

Hath Judah witness'd there;

在她那逝去的繁华旧境，

And o'er her scenes of lost delight

居民够多么标致！

Inhabitants more fair.

黎巴嫩香柏依然在飘动，

The cedars³ wave on Lebanon,

犹达的少女已无影无踪！

But Judah's statelier maids are gone!

以色列儿孙云飞星散，

More blest each palm that shades those plains

怎及故乡的棕树！

Than Israel's scatter'd race;

它虽然寂寞，却风致宛然，

For, taking root, it there remains⁴

牢固植根于故土；

In solitary⁵ grace:

它寸步不离生身的土壤，

It cannot quit its place of birth,

它岂肯浪迹于异域他乡！

It will not live in other earth.

我们却必得辛苦漂泊，

But we must wander witheringly,

葬身于陌生的土地；

In other lands to die;

列祖列宗长眠的故国，

And where our fathers' ashes be,

却不容我们安息；

Our own may never lie:

圣殿夷平了，石头也不剩，

Our temple hath not left a stone,

撒冷宝座上高踞着“侮弄”！

And Mockery sits on Salem's throne.