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THENIGHTINGALEANDTHEROSEShesaidthatshewoulddancewithmeifIbroughtherredroses,criedtheyoungStudent,butinallmygardenthereisnoredrose.FromhernestintheoaktreetheNightingaleheardhim,andshelookedoutthroughtheleavesandwondered.Noredroseinallmygarden!hecried,andhisbeautifuleyesfilledwithtears.Ah,onwhatlittlethingsdoeshappinessdepend!Ihavereadallthatthewisemenhavewritten,andallthesecretsofphilosophyaremine,yetforwant(没有)ofaredroseismylifemadewretched.Hereatlastisatruelover,saidtheNightingale.NightafternighthaveIsungofhim,thoughIknewhimnot:nightafternighthaveItoldhisstorytothestarsandnowIseehim.Hishairisdarkasthehyacinth(风信子)--blossom,andhislipsareredastheroseofhisdesire;butpassionhasmadehisfacelikepaleivory,andsorrowhassethersealuponhisbrow.ThePrincegivesaball(舞会)to-morrownight,murmuredtheyoungstudent,andmylovewillbeofthecompany.IfIbringheraredroseshewilldancewithmetilldawn.IfIbringheraredrose,Ishouldholdherinmyarms,andshewillleanherheaduponmyshoulder,andherhandwillbeclaspedinmine.Butthereisnoredroseinmygarden,soIshallsitlonely,andshewillpassmeby.Shewillhavenoheedofme,andmyheartwillbreak.Here,indeed,isthetruelover,saidtheNightingale.WhatIsingof,hesuffers:whatisjoytome,tohimispain.Surelyloveisawonderfulthing.Itismorepreciousthanemeralds(翡翠),anddearerthanfineopals(蛋白石).Pearlsandpomegranatescannotbuyit,norisitsetforthinthemarket-place.Itmaynotbepurchasedofthemerchants,norcanitbeweighedoutinthebalanceforgold.Themusicianswillsitintheirgallery,saidtheyoungStudent,andplayupontheirstringedinstruments,andmylovewilldancetothesoundoftheharpandtheviolin.Shewilldancesolightlythatherfeetwillnottouchthefloor,andthecourtiersintheirgaydresseswillthrongroundher.Butwithmeshewillnotdance,forIhavenoredrosetogiveher:andheflunghimselfdownonthegrass,andburiedhisfaceinhishands,andwept.Whyisheweeping?askedalittleGreenLizard,asheranpasthimwithhistailintheair.Why,indeed?saidaButterfly,whowasflutteringaboutafterasunbeam.Why,indeed?whisperedaDaisytohisneighbour,inasoft,lowvoice.Heisweepingforaredrose,saidtheNightingale.Foraredrose?theycried:howveryridiculous!andthelittleLizard,whowassomethingofacynic(愤世嫉俗者),laughedoutright.ButtheNightingaleunderstoodthesecretoftheStudent’ssorrow,andshesatsilentintheoak-tree,andthoughtaboutthemysteryofLove.Suddenlyshespreadherbrownwingsforflight,andsoaredintotheair.Shepassedthroughthegrovelikeashadowandlikeashadowshesailedacrossthegarden.Inthecenterofthegrass-plotwasstandingabeautifulRose-tree,andwhenshesawitsheflewovertoit,andlituponaspray.Givemearedrose,shecried,andIwillsingyoumysweetestsong.ButtheTreeshookitshead.Myrosesarewhite,itanswered;aswhiteasthefoamofthesea,andwhiterthanthesnowuponthemountain.Butgotomybrotherwhogrowsroundtheoldsun-dial(一种玫瑰),andperhapshewillgiveyouwhatyouwant.SotheNightingaleflewovertotheRose-treethatwasgrowingroundtheoldsun-dial.Givemearedrose,shecried,andIwillsingyoumysweetestsong.ButtheTreeshookitshead.Myrosesareyellow,itanswered;asyellowasthehairofthemermaiden(美人鱼)whositsuponanamberthrone,andyellowerthanthedaffodil(黄水仙)thatbloomsinthemeadowbeforethemowercomeswithhisscythe.ButgotomybrotherwhogrowsbeneaththeStudent’swindow,andperhapshewillgiveyouwhatyouwant.SotheNightingaleflewovertotheRose-treethatwasgrowingbeneaththeStudent’swindow.Givemearedrose,shecried,andIwillsingyoumysweetestsong.ButtheTreeshookitshead.Myrosesarered,itanswered,asredasthefeetofthedove,andredderthanthegreatfansofcoralthatwaveandwaveintheocean-cavern.Butthewinterhaschilledmyveins,andthefrosthasnipped(摧残)mybuds,andthestormhasbrokenmybranches,andIshallhavenorosesatallthisyear.OneredroseisallIwant,criedtheNightingale,onlyoneredrose!IstherenowaybywhichIcangetit?Thereisaway,answeredtheTree;butitissoterriblethatIdarenottellittoyou.Tellittome,saidtheNightingale,Iamnotafraid.Ifyouwantaredrose,saidtheTree,youmustbuilditoutofmusicbymoonlight,andstainitwithyourownheart’sblood.Youmustsingtomewithyourbreastagainstathorn.Allnightlongyoumustsingtome,andthethornmustpierceyourheart,andyourlife-bloodmustflowintomeveins,andbecomemine.Deathisagreatpricetopayforaredrose,criedtheNightingale,andLifeisverydeartoall.Itispleasanttositinthegreenwood,andtowatchtheSuninhischariot(战车)ofgold,andtheMooninherchariotofpearl.Sweetisthescentofthehawthorn,andsweetarethebluebellsthathideinthevalley,andtheheatherthatblowsonthehill.YetloveisbetterthanLife,andwhatistheheartofabirdcomparedtotheheartofaman?Soshespreadherbrownwingsforflight,andsoaredintotheair.Shesweptoverthegardenlikeashadow,andlikeashadowshesailedthroughthegrove.TheyoungStudentwasstilllyingonthegrass,whereshehadlefthim,andthetearswerenotyetdryinhisbeautifuleyes.Behappy,criedtheNightingale,behappy;youshallhaveyourredrose.Iwillbuilditoutofmusicbymoonlight,andstainitwithmyownheart’sblood.AllthatIaskofyouinreturnisthatyouwillbeatruelover,forLoveiswiserthanPhilosophy(哲学),thoughheiswise,andmightierthanPower,thoughheismighty.Flame-colouredarehiswings,andcolouredlikeflameishisbody.Hislipsaresweetashomey,andhisbreathislikefrankincense.TheStudentlookedupfromthegrass,andlistened,buthecouldnotundersta