The Daffodils
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o‘er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils；
Beside the lake,beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay：
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced； but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee：
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company：
I gazed - and gazed - but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought：
For oft,when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude；
Ans then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Notes：a crowd,a host of：many sprightly：happy glee：joy
jocund：happy bliss：complete happiness pensive：sadly thoughtful
华兹华斯（William Wordsworth,1770-1850）,十九世纪初英格兰北部湖区三大“湖畔派诗人”（浪漫主义）之一.此诗向我们描绘了一幅美好的自然景象,同时抒发作者对自然美景的喜欢.黄水仙据说是威尔士国花（1282年,威尔士归顺英格兰,被封公国）,在英国广泛栽种,春季开花,花期不长.有许多关于黄水仙的诗歌,这首诗无疑是脱颖而出的.