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faust(浮士德)-第3部分

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   aspect to the powers supernal Gives strength; though fathom him none may;
   Transcending thought; the works eternal Are fair as on the primal day。
   Gabriel
   With speed; thought baffling; unabating; Earth's splendour whirls in circling
   flight; Its Eden … brightness alternating With solemn; awe … inspiring night;
   Ocean's broad waves in wild commotion; Against the rocks' deep base are
   hurled; And with the spheres; both rock and ocean Eternally are swiftly
   whirled。
   Michael
   And tempests roar in emulation From sea to land; from land to sea; And
   raging form; without cessation; A chain of wondrous agency; Full in the
   thunder's path careering; Flaring the swift destructions play; But; Lord; Thy
   servants are revering The mild procession of thy day。
   The Three
     Thine aspect to the powers supernal Gives strength; though fathom thee none
   may; And all they works; sublime; eternal; Are fair as on the primal day。
   Mephistopheles
   Since thou; O Lord; approachest us once more; And how it fares with us; to
   ask art fain; Since thou hast kindly welcom'd me of yore; Thou see'st me also
   now among thy train。 Excuse me; fine harangues I cannot make; Though all
   the circle look on me with scorn; My pathos soon thy laughter would awake;
   Hadst thou the laughing mood not long forsworn。 Of suns and worlds I
   nothing have to say; I see alone mankind's self … torturing pains。 The little
   world … god still the self … same stamp retains; And is as wondrous now as on
   the primal day。 Better he might have fared; poor wight; Hadst thou not given
   him a gleam of heavenly light; Reason; he names it; and doth so Use it; than
   brutes more brutish still to grow。 With deference to your grace; he seems to
   me Like any long … legged grasshopper to be; Which ever flies; and flying
   springs; And in the grass its ancient ditty sings。 Would he but always in the
   grass repose! In every heap of dung he thrusts his nose。
   The Lord
   Hast thou naught else to say/ Is blame In coming here; as ever; thy sole aim?
   Does nothing on the earth to thee seem right?
   Mephistopheles
   No; Lord! I find things there; as ever; in sad plight。 Men; in their evil days;
   move my compassion; Such sorry things to plague is nothing worth。
   The Lord
   Know'st thou my servant; Faust?
   Mephistopheles
   The doctor?
   The Lord
   Right。
     Mephistopheles
   He serves thee truly in a wondrous fashion。 Poor fool! His food and drink are
   not of earth。 An inward impulse hurries him afar; Himself half conscious of his
   frenzied mood; From heaven claimeth he the fairest star; And from the earth
   craves every highest good; And all that's near; and all that's far; Fails to allay
   the tumult in his blood。
   The Lord
   Though in perplexity he serves me now; I soon will lead him where more light
   appears; When buds the sapling; doth the gardener know That flowers and
   fruit will deck the coming years。
   Mephistopheles
   What wilt thou wager? Him thou yet shall lose; If leave to me thou wilt but
   give; Gently to lead him as I choose!
   The Lord
   So long as he on earth doth live; So long 'tis not forbidden thee。 Man still must
   err; while he doth strive。
   Mephistopheles
   I thank you; for not willingly I traffic with the dead; and still aver That youth's
   plump blooming cheek I very much prefer。 I'm not at home to corpses; 'tis my
   way; Like cats with captive mice to toy and play。
   The Lord
   Enough! 'tis granted thee! Divert This mortal spirit from his primal source;
   Him; canst thou seize; thy power exert And lead him on thy downward
   course; Then stand abash'd; when thou perforce must own; A good man in his
   darkest aberration; Of the right path is conscious still。
   Mephistopheles

   'Tis done! Full soon thou'lt see my exultation; As for my bet no fears I
   entertain。 And if my end I finally should gain; Excuse my triumphing with all
   my soul。 Dust he shall eat; ay; and with relish take; As did my cousin; the
   renowned snake。
   The Lord
   Here too thou'rt free to act without control; I ne'er have cherished hate for
   such as thee。 Of all the spirits who deny; The scoffer is least wearisome to
   me。 Ever too prone is man activity to shirk; In unconditioned rest he fain
   would live; Hence this companion purposely I give; Who stirs; excites; and
   must; as devil; work。 But ye; the genuine sons of heaven; rejoice! In the full
   living beauty still rejoice! May that which works and lives; the ever … growing;
   In bonds of love enfold you; mercy … fraught; And Seeming's changeful forms;
   around you flowing; Do ye arrest; in ever … during thought!
   (Heaven closes; the Archangels disperse。)
   Mephistopheles (alone)
   The ancient one I like sometimes to see; And not to break with him am
   always civil; 'Tis courteous in so great a lord as he; To speak so kindly even
   to the devil。

Part I
   Dramatis Personae

   Characters in the Prologue for the Theatre
   The Manager。
   The Dramatic Poet。
   Merryman。


   Characters in the Prologue in Heaven
   The Lord。
   Raphael; Gabriel; Michael; (The Heavenly Host)。
   Mephistopheles。
   Characters in the Tragedy
   Faust; Mephistopheles。 Wagner; a Student。
   Margaret。 Martha; Margaret's Neighbour。
   Valentine; Margaret's Brother。 Old Peasant。 A Student。
   Elizabeth; an Acquaintance of Margaret's。
   Frosch; Brander; Siebel; Altmayer;
   (Guests in Auerbach's Wine Cellar。)
   Witches; old and young; Wizards; Will … o' … the … Wisp;
   Witch Pedlar;
   Protophantasmist; Servibilis; Monkeys; Spirits;
   Journeymen;
   Country … folk; Citizens; Beggar; Old Fortune … teller;
   Shepherd; Soldier; Students; &c。
   In the Intermezzo
   Oberon。 Titania。 Ariel。 Puck; &c。 &c。
   Night
   A high vaulted narrow Gothic chamber。 Faust; restless; seated at his desk。


     Faust
   I have; alas! Philosophy; Medicine; Jurisprudence too; And to my cost
   Theology; With ardent labour; studied through。 And here I stand; with all my
   lore; Poor fool; no wiser than before。 Magister; doctor styled; indeed;
   Already these ten years I lead; Up; down; across; and to and fro; My pupils
   by the nose; … and learn; That we in truth can nothing know! That in my heart
   like fire doth burn。 'Tis true I've more cunning than all your dull tribe; Magister
   and doctor; priest; parson; and scribe; Scruple or doubt comes not to enthrall
   me; Neither can devil nor hell now appal me Hence also my heart must all
   pleasure forego! I may not pretend; aught rightly to know; I may not pretend;
   through teaching; to find A means to improve or convert mankind。 Then I
   have neither goods nor treasure; No worldly honour; rank; or pleasure; No
   dog in such fashion would longer live! Therefore myself to magic I give; In
   hope; through spirit … voice and might; Secrets now veiled to bring to light;
   That I no more; with aching brow; Need speak of what I nothing know; That
   I the force may recognise That binds creation's inmost energies; Her vital
   powers; her embryo seeds survey; And fling the trade in empty words away。
   O full … orb'd moon; did but thy rays Their last upon mine anguish gaze!
   Beside this desk; at dead of night; Oft have I watched to hail thy light: Then;
   pensive friend! o'er book and scroll; With soothing power; thy radiance stole!
   In thy dear light; ah; might I climb; Freely; some mountain height sublime;
   Round mountain caves with spirits ride; In thy mild haze o'er meadows glide;
   And; purged from knowledge … fumes; renew My spirit; in thy healing dew!
   Woe's me! still prison'd in the gloom Of this abhorr'd and musty room! Where
   heaven's dear light itself doth pass; But dimly through the painted glass!
   Hemmed in by volumes thick with dust; Worm … eaten; hid 'neath rust and
   mould; And to the high vault's topmost bound; A smoke … stained paper
   compassed round; With boxes round thee piled; and glass; And many a
   useless instrument; With old ancestral lumber blent This is thy world! a world!
   alas! And dost thou ask why heaves thy heart; With tighten'd pressure in thy
   breast? Why the dull ache will not depart; By which thy life … pulse is
   oppress'd? Instead of nature's living sphere; Created for mankind of old;
   Brute skeletons surround thee here; And dead men's bones in smoke and
   mould。
   Up! Forth into the distant land! Is not this book of mystery By Nostradamus'
   proper hand; An all … sufficient guide? Thou'lt see The courses of the stars
   unroll'd; When nature doth her thoughts unfold To thee; thy soul shall rise; and
   seek Communion high with her to hold; As spirit doth with spirit speak! Vain
   by dull poring to divine The meaning of each hallow'd sign。 Spirits! I feel you
   hov'ring near; Make answer; if my voice ye hear!
   (He opens the book and perceives the sign of the Macrocosmos。)
   Ah! at this spectacle through every sense; What sudden ecstasy of joy is
   flowing! I feel new rapture; hallow'd and intense; Through every nerve and
   vein with ardour glowing。 Was it a god who character'd this scroll; The tumult
   in my spirit healing; O'er my sad heart with rapture stealing; And by a mystic
   impulse; to my soul; The powers of nature all around revealing。 Am I a God?
   What light intense! In these pure symbols do I see; Nature exert her vital
   energy。 Now of the wise man's words I learn the sense;
   〃Unlock'd the spirit … world doth lie; Thy sense is shut; thy heart is dead! Up
   scholar; lave; with courage high; Thine earthly breast in the morning … red!〃
   (He contemplates the sign。)
   How all things live and work; and ever blending; Weave one vast whole from
   Being's ample range! How powers celestial; rising and descending; Their
   golden buckets ceaseless interchange! Their flight on rapture … breathing
   pinions winging; From heaven to earth their genial influence bringing; Through
   the wild sphere their chimes melodious ringing!
   A wondrous show! but ah! a show alone! Where shall I grasp thee; infinite
   nature; where? Ye breasts; ye fountains of all life; whereon Hang heaven and
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