by John Masefield

I must go down to the seas again,　to the lonely sea and the sky,
我必须再去看看大海，去看那寂寥的大海与长天，

and all i ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
我只要一艏（桅杆）高高的航船，还要一颗星星为我导航，

and the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
呵还要坚固的舵轮，轻吟的海风，飘扬的白帆，还要

and a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.
还要在海雾蒙蒙时出航，好感受破晓时分的朦胧紫光。

i must go down to the seas again,　for the call of the running tide,
我必须再去看看大海，为着应合那咆哮的海涛的召唤，

is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
呵，多么粗犷多么嘹亮，世间又有谁能把它违抗；

and all i ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
我希望海空中有疾风如骏马奔驰，有白云似苍狗翱翔，还有，

and the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
还有浪花的飞溅，泡沫的翻腾，海鸟的吟唱。

i must go down to the seas again,　to two vagrant gypsy life,
我必须再去看看大海，像吉普赛人一样享受一次流浪，或者

to the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
像海鸥搏击长空，巨鲸嬉戏大洋，像刀剑任风儿打磨得锃明瓦亮

and all i ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
我只希望身边有一个快乐的旅伴时时讲一些海上奇谈，

and quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over
希望长久的操舵后有一个安静的睡眠，进入甜蜜的梦乡。

这首《海恋》是我小的时候在姑姑高中时买的一本疯狂英语期刊上看到的，人生中接触的第一首英文诗歌，约翰·梅斯菲尔德最著名的诗。有磁带，当时听了好多遍如痴如醉，那个朗诵声音节奏韵律至今都在我脑海里回荡。我渴求各路大神读下这首诗来听，重温儿时的记忆，再次感受一下大海的诗人的情怀。谢谢啦！