《悲惨世界》翻译节选：过往的时光

屈联西

  2011年07月11日 沪江英语

　　I dreamed a dream in time gone by
　　时光荏苒 我梦见过往的时光
　　When hope was high
　　当时的我满怀希望
　　And life worth living
　　生命澎湃而充满价值
　　I dreamed that love would never die
　　在我梦里 爱永无止息永不凋零
　　I dreamed that God would be forgiving
　　仁慈的主宽容与爱永无定限
　　Then I was young and unafraid
　　当时的我年轻无惧
　　And dreams were made and used and wasted
　　梦想被创造，拥有，直到废弃
　　There was no ransom to be paid
　　当年的我 生无牵挂 无需付出任何代价
　　No song unsung, no wine untasted无歌不唱 无酒不尝
　　But the tigers come at night
　　而凶残的老虎(此指危机)本性总是乘夜袭来
　　With their voices soft as thunder
　　带着犹如暗雷低回的声音 五雷轰顶
　　As they tear your hope apart
　　他们将你的希望与期待从此无情地撕裂摧毁
　　And they turn your dream to shame
　　梦想变成耻辱 梦想的实践 只如同笑话一般
　　He slept a summer by my side
　　一整个绿色轻柔的漫漫长夏 他陪伴在我身旁 使我不再寂寞孤单
　　He filled my days with endless wonder
　　他让我时时刻刻惊喜无限 拨动了我久已沉默的心弦
　　He took my childhood in his stride
　　他踏碎了我沉闷而一潭死水的生活 我们坠入了凉静安闲的境界
　　But he was gone when autumn came
　　但在秋叶飘落起舞时 他却离开了我
　　And still I dream he'll come to me
　　直至如今我依旧脆弱地梦想期盼着 他即将会回到我身旁
　　That we will live the years together
　　憧憬着我们像以前的美好过往一样 共度美好余生
　　But there are dreams that cannot be
　　只是 总是有梦 无法成真 了结希望
　　And there are storms we cannot weather
　　总有风雨天气 无法掌控改变
　　I had a dream my life would be
　　我的梦想尽美尽善 曾经这是我的人生
　　So different from this hell I'm living
　　如今我的悲惨现实却如焦土地狱
　　So different now from what it seemed
　　现差距之大 让我无法想象
　　Now life has killed the dream I dreamed
　　我的美丽梦境曾是人间天堂 但终将被现实遗忘

屈联西

So different now from what it seemed
　　现差距之大 让我无法想象