2016年诺贝尔文学奖揭晓，获奖的是美国人鲍勃 迪伦，一个做音乐的，居然得到文学奖，获奖理由是其“用美国传统歌曲创造了新的诗意表达”。从1961年发布首张专辑至今，迪伦在流行音乐界和文化界起到的影响已超过50年。
我们来欣赏一下他的诗文：
由周公度先生翻译
Went To See The Gypsy
Went to see the gypsy,
Stayin in a big hotel.
He smiled when he saw me coming,
And he said, Well, well, well.
His room was dark and crowded,
Lights were low and dim.
How are you? he said to me,
I said it back to him.
I went down to the lobby
To make a small call out.
A pretty dancing girl was there,
And she began to shout,
Go on back to see the gypsy.
He can move you from the rear,
Drive you from your fear,
Bring you through the mirror.
He did it in Las Vegas,
And he can do it here.
Outside the lights were shining
On
the river of tears,
I watched them from the distance
With music in my ears.
I went back to see the gypsy,
It was nearly early dawn.
The gypsys door was open wide
But the gypsy was gone,
And that pretty dancing girl,
She could not be found.
So I watched that sun come rising
From that little Minnesota town.
《吉普赛人》
去看那吉普赛人，
他落脚在一家大旅馆内。
当他看到我，他微笑着，
说，哦，好，好。
他的房间黑暗、拥挤，
电灯低垂，灯光黯淡。
你好？他对我说，
我也如此向他问询。
我来到旅馆大厅，
打了一个短暂的电话。
那儿有一个漂亮的跳舞的女孩，
她大声说着话，
“去看吉普赛人。
他可以在你身后消失，
驱逐掉你的恐惧，
带你穿过镜子。
他曾在拉斯维加斯表演，
现在他将在这儿演出。”
旅馆外面灯光闪烁
河流如泪水的薄彩，
我远远地观看着它们
音乐响起在我的耳边。
我回去看那吉普人，
节目即将开始。
吉普赛人的房门大开
但是那吉普赛人已经离去，
还有那个漂亮的跳舞的女孩，
从此难觅她的芳踪。
我看到太阳已经升起在
明尼苏达州的小镇上空。
Time Passes Slowly
Time passes slowly up here in the mountains,
We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains,
Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream,
Time passes slowly when youre lost in a dream.
Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-lookin,
We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cookin,
Stared out the window to the stars high above,
Time passes slowly when youre searchin for love.
Aint no reason to go in a wagon to town,
Aint no reason to go to the fair.
Aint no reason to go up, aint no reason to go down,
Aint no reason to go anywhere.
Time passes slowly up here in the daylight,
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right,
Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day,
Time passes slowly and fades away.
《时光慢慢流逝》
山中的时光静寂缓慢，
我们坐在桥畔，在泉水边散步，
追寻野生的鱼群，在溪水上漂浮，
当你置身尘外，时光静寂流逝。
我曾有个心上人，她娇小、美丽，
我们坐在她家的厨房里，她妈妈做着糕点，
窗外的星辰闪烁高悬，
时光静寂流逝，当你找到你的心爱。
不是没有理由搭一辆货车去小镇，
不是没有理由再去那集市。
也不是没有理由再来来回回，
不是没有理由去每个地方。
白日的时光静寂缓慢，
我们注视着前方，努力不使之偏向，
就像夏日的红玫瑰逐日盛开，
时光静寂流逝，永不复返。
