沃爾特·惠特曼(英語:Walt Whitman,1819年5月31日-1892年3月26日),出生於紐約州長島,美國著名詩人、人文主義者,創造了詩歌的自由體(Free Verse),其代表作品是詩集《草葉集》(Leaves of Grass)。1841年 搬到紐約。1855年父親去世,《草葉集》(Leaves of Grass)第壹版。1871年母親路易莎去世。1882年 會見奧斯卡·王爾德,出版 Specimen Days and Collect。1885年 為紀念林肯逝世20周年,作詩《獻給那個被釘在十字架上的人》,後收入《草葉集》。1888年 第二次打擊。嚴重的疾病。1891年 草葉集最後壹版,1892年3月26日惠特曼去世。
One's-Self I Sing
One's-Self I sing, a simple separate person,
Yet utter the word Democratic, the word En-Masse.
Of physiology from top to toe I sing,
Not physiognomy alone nor brain alone is worthy for the Muse, I say the Form complete is worthier far,
The Female equally with the Male I sing.
Of Life immense in passion, pulse, and power,
Cheerful, for freest action form'd under the laws divine,
The Modern Man I sing.
我歌唱“自己”?
我歌唱“自己”,壹個單壹的、脫離的人,
然而也說出“民主”這個詞,“全體”這個詞。
我從頭到腳歌唱生理學,
值得獻給詩神的不只是相貌或頭腦,我是說整個結構的價值要大得多,
女性和男性我同樣歌唱。
歌唱飽含熱情、脈搏和力量的廣闊“生活”,
心情愉快,支持那些神聖法則指導下形成的、最自由的行動,
我歌唱“現代人”。
I Hear America Singing
I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,
Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,
The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,
The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,
The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,
The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown,
The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,
Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,
Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.
我聽見美利堅在歌唱
我聽見美利堅在歌唱,我聽見各種不同的歡歌,
機械工的歡歌,每人按照著自己的心情歌唱,快樂而健壯,
木工在裁量他的木板或橫梁時唱著他的歌,
瓦工在準備上工或歇工時唱著他的歌,
船夫唱著他船上自己所有的壹切,艙面水手在輪船的甲板上歌唱,
鞋匠坐在他的板凳上歌唱,帽匠站著歌唱,
伐木工人唱的歌,農家子在早晨上工、正午休息、太陽西下時唱的歌,
母親的甜潤歌聲,年青的妻子工作時、少女在縫補或漿洗時的歌聲,
每個人唱著屬於他或她個人而並非屬於旁人的歌曲,
白天唱著白天的事情——晚上是成群的小夥子,健康,友善,
放開喉嚨唱著他們有力度而聲調優美的歌曲。