詩人簡介：

羅伯特·弗羅斯特(Robert ·Frost )(1874—1963)，美國農民詩人。生于加利福尼亞州。弗羅斯特常被稱為“交替性的詩人”，意指他處在傳統詩歌和現代派詩歌交替的一個時期。他又被認為與艾略特同為美國現代詩歌的兩大中心。

在美國，弗羅斯特廣泛受其人民的尊敬。在他的一生中，他曾四次獲得美國享譽最高的普利策文學獎。

Acquainted with the night

---by Robert ·Frost

I have been one acquainted with the night.

I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.

I have outwalked the furthest city light.

I have looked down the saddest city lane.

I have passed by the watchman on his beat

And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet

When far away an interrupted cry

Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-bye;

And further still at an unearthly height

One luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.

I have been one acquainted with the night.

黑夜的知己

我以為我早就熟悉這黑夜。

我冒雨出去，又冒雨回來。

我已越出街燈照亮的邊界。

我看到城中的小巷最悲慘。

我經過敲更的守夜人身邊，

我不愿多講，低垂下眼簾。

我停住，腳步再也聽不見，

從另一條街升起越過屋頂

傳來一聲好似折斷的哭喊，

那不是叫我回去或說再見;

在更遠、遠離塵世的高處，

有一座鐘懸著，一閃一閃，

它宣稱時間不錯又不正確，

我以為我早就熟悉這黑夜。