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faust(浮士德)-第19部分
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cliffs the silvery fountains leap: Such is the joy that seasons paths like these!
Spring weaves already in the birchen trees; E'en the late pine … grove feels her
quickening powers; Should she not work within these limbs of ours?
Mephistopheles
Naught of this genial influence do I know! Within me all is wintry。 Frost and
snow I should prefer my dismal path to bound。 How sadly; yonder; with
belated glow Rises the ruddy moon's imperfect round; Shedding so faint a
light; at every tread One's sure to stumble 'gainst a rock or tree! An Ignis
Fatuus I must call instead。 Yonder one burning merrily; I see。 Holla! my
friend! may I request your light? Why should you flare away so uselessly? Be
kind enough to show us up the height!
Ignis Fatuus
Through reverence; I hope I may subdue The lightness of my nature; true; Our
course is but a zigzag one。
Mephistopheles
Ho! ho!
So men; forsooth; he thinks to imitate! Now; in the devil's name; for once go
straight! Or out at once your flickering life I'll blow。
Ignis Fatuus
That you are master here is obvious quite; To do your will; I'll cordially essay;
Only reflect! The hill is magic … mad to … night; And if to show the path you
choose a meteor's light; You must not wonder should we go astray。
Faust; Mephistopheles; Ignis Fatuus (in alternate song)
Through the dream and magic … sphere; As it seems; we now are speeding;
Honour win; us rightly leading; That betimes we may appear In yon wide and
desert region!
Trees on trees; a stalwart legion; Swiftly past us are retreating; And the cliffs
with lowly greeting; Rocks long … snouted; row on row; How they snort; and
how they blow!
Through the stones and heather springing; Brook and brooklet haste below;
Hark the rustling! Hark the singing! Hearken to love's plaintive lays; Voices of
those heavenly days What we hope; and what we love! Like a tale of olden
time; Echo's voice prolongs the chime。
To … whit! To … whoo! It sounds more near; Plover; owl and jay appear; All
awake; around; above? Paunchy salamanders too Peer; long … limbed; the
bushes through! And; like snakes; the roots of trees
Coil themselves from rock and sand; Stretching many a wondrous band; Us
to frighten; us to seize; From rude knots with life embued; Polyp … fangs
abroad they spread; To snare the wanderer! 'Neath our tread; Mice; in
myriads; thousand … hued; Through the heath and through the moss! And the
fire … flies' glittering throng; Wildering escort; whirls along; Here and there; our
path across。 Tell me; stand we motionless; Or still forward do we press? All
things round us whirl and fly; Rocks and trees make strange grimaces;
Dazzling meteors change their places; How they puff and multiply!
Mephistopheles
Now grasp my doublet … we at last A central peak have reached; which
shows; If round a wondering glance we cast; How in the mountain Mammon
glows;
Faust
How through the chasms strangely gleams; A lurid light; like dawn's red glow;
Pervading with its quivering beams; The gorges of the gulf below! Here
vapours rise; there clouds float by; Here through the mist the light doth shine;
Now; like a fount; it bursts on high; Meanders now; a slender line; Far
reaching; with a hundred veins; Here through the valley see it glide; Here;
where its force the gorge restrains; At once it scatters; far and wide; Anear;
like showers of golden sand Strewn broadcast; sputter sparks of light: And
mark yon rocky walls that stand Ablaze; in all their towering height!
Mephistopheles
Doth not Sir Mammon for this fete Grandly illume his palace! Thou Art lucky
to have seen it; now; The boisterous guests; I feel; are coming straight。
Faust
How through the air the storm doth whirl! Upon my neck it strikes with
sudden shock。
Mephistopheles
Cling to these ancient ribs of granite rock; Else to yon depths profound it you
will hurl。 A murky vapour thickens night。 Hark! Through the woods the
tempests roar! The owlets flit in wild affright。 Hark! Splinter'd are the columns
that upbore The leafy palace; green for aye: The shivered branches whirr and
sigh; Yawn the huge trunks with mighty groan。 The roots upriven; creak and
moan! In fearful and entangled fall; One crashing ruin whelms them all; While
through the desolate abyss; Sweeping the wreck … strewn precipice; The
raging storm … blasts howl and hiss! Aloft strange voices dost thou hear?
Distant now and now more near? Hark! the mountain ridge along; Streameth
a raving magic … song!
Witches And Wizards Chorus … Visions And Dances
Witches (in chorus)
Now to the Brocken the witches hie; The stubble is yellow; the corn is green;
Thither the gathering legions fly; And sitting aloft is Sir Urian seen: O'er stick
and o'er stone they go whirling along; Witches and he … goats; a motley
throng;
Voices
Alone old Baubo's coming now; She rides upon a farrow sow。
Chorus
Honour to her; to whom honour is due! Forward; Dame Baubo! Honour to
you! A goodly sow and mother thereon; The whole witch chorus follows
anon。
Voice
Which way didst come?
Voice
O'er Ilsenstein! There I peep'd in an owlet's nest。 With her broad eye she
gazed in mine!
Voice
Drive to the devil; thou hellish pest! Why ride so hard?
Voice
She has graz'd my side; Look at the wounds; how deep and how wide!
Witches (in chorus)
The way is broad; the way is long; What mad pursuit! What tumult wild!
Scratches the besom and sticks the prong; Crush'd is the mother; and stifled
the child。
Wizards (half chorus)
Like house … encumber'd snail we creep; While far ahead the women keep;
For when to the devil's house we speed; By a thousand steps they take the
lead。
The Other Half
Not so; precisely do we view it; They with a thousand steps may do it; But let
them hasten as they can; With one long bound 'tis clear'd by man。
Voices (above)
Come with us; come with us from Felsensee。
Voices (from below)
Aloft to you we would mount with glee! We wash; and free from all stain are
we; Yet barren evermore must be!
Both Choruses
The wind is hushed; the stars grow pale; The pensive moon her light doth veil;
And whirling on; the magic choir Sputters forth sparks of drizzling fire。
Voice (from below)
Stay! stay!
Voice (from above)
What voice of woe Calls from the cavern'd depths below?
Voice (from below)
Take me with you! Oh take me too! Three centuries I climb in vain; And yet
can ne'er the summit gain! To be with my kindred I am fain。
Both Choruses
Broom and pitch … fork; goat and prong; Mounted on these we whirl along;
Who vainly strives to climb to … night; Is evermore a luckless wight!
Demi … Witch (below)
I hobble after; many a day; Already the others are far away! No rest at home
can I obtain Here too my efforts are in vain!
Chorus of Witches
Salve gives the witches strength to rise; A rag for a sail does well enough; A
goodly ship is every trough; To … night who flies not; never flies。
Both Choruses
And when the topmost peak we round; Then alight ye on the ground; The
heath's wide regions cover ye With your mad swarms of witchery!
(They let themselves down。)
Mephistopleles
They crowd and jostle; whirl and flutter! They whisper; babble; twirl; and
splutter! They glimmer; sparkle; stink and flare A true witch … element!
Beware! Stick close! else we shall severed be。 Where art thou?
Faust (in the distance)
Here!
Mephistopheles
Already; whirl'd so far away! The master then indeed I needs must play。 Give
ground! Squire Voland comes! Sweet folk; give ground! Here; doctor; grasp
me! With a single bound Let us escape this ceaseless jar; Even for me too
mad these people are。 Hard by there shineth something with peculiar glare;
Yon brake allureth me; it is not far; Come; come along with me! we'll slip in
there。
Faust
Spirit of contradiction! Lead! I'll follow straight! 'Twas wisely done; however;
to repair On May … night to the Brocken; and when there By our own choice
ourselves to isolate!
Mephistopheles
Mark; of those flames the motley glare! A merry club assembles there。 In a
small circle one is not alone。
Faust
I'd rather be above; though; I must own! Already fire and eddying smoke I
view; The impetuous millions to the devil ride; Full many a riddle will be there
untied。
Mephistopheles
Ay! and full many a riddle tied anew。 But let the great world rave and riot!
Here will we house ourselves in quiet。 A custom 'tis of ancient date; Our
lesser worlds within the great world to create! Young witches there I see;
naked and bare; And old ones; veil'd more prudently。 For my sake only
courteous be! The trouble's small; the sport is rare。 Of instruments I hear the
cursed din One must get used to it。 Come in! come in! There's now no help
for it。 I'll step before And introducing you as my good friend; Confer on you
one obligation more。 How say you now? 'Tis no such paltry room; Why only
look; you scarce can see the end。 A hundred fires in rows disperse the gloom;
They dance; they talk; they cook; make love; and drink: Where could we find
aught better; do you think?
Faust
To introduce us; do you purpose here As devil or as wizard to appear?
Mephistopheles
Though I am wont indeed to strict incognito; Yet upon gala … days one must
one's orders show。 No garter have I to distinguish me; Nathless the cloven
foot doth here give dignity。 Seest thou yonder snail? Crawling this way she
hies: With searching feelers; she; no doubt; Hath me already scented out;
Here; even if I would; for me there's no disguise。 From fire to fire; we'll
saunter at our leisure; The gallant you; I'll cater for your pleasure。
(To a party seated round some expiring embers。)
Old gentleman; apart; why sit ye moping here? Ye in the midst should be of all
this jovial cheer;
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