一
ThePobblewhohasnotoes
Hadonceasmanyaswe;
Whentheysaid, "Somedayyoumaylosethemall;"
Hereplied, "Fishfiddlede-dee!"
AndhisAuntJobiskamadehimdrink
Lavenderwatertingedwithpink;
Forshesaid, "TheWorldingeneralknows
There'snothingsogoodforaPobble'stoes!"
波波娃没有脚趾头,
可从前也像我们一样有;
别人说:“你的脚趾总有一天会掉光。”
他回答:“你胡说八道羞不羞!”
他的姑姑名叫乔比卡,
为他做了杯熏衣草茶;
她说:“波波娃还不如没脚趾,
全世界啊都知道为了啥!”
二
ThePobblewhohasnotoes,
SwamacrosstheBristolChannel;
Butbeforehesetouthewrappedhisnose
Inapieceofscarletflannel.
ForhisAuntJobiskasaid, "Noharm
没有脚趾头的波波娃,
曾穿越布里斯托尔海峡[4];
他取了块红色的法兰绒,
裹住了鼻子再出发。
因为他姑姑曾叮嘱,
Cancometohistoesifhisnoseiswarm;
Andit'sperfectlyknownthataPobble'stoes
Aresafe—providedhemindshisnose."
鼻子暖和脚趾才保得住;
波波娃若在乎他鼻子,
才能将脚趾保住。
三
ThePobbleswamfastandwell,
Andwhenboatsorshipscamenearhim,
Hetinkledy-binkledy-winkledabell
Sothatalltheworldcouldhearhim.
AndalltheSailorsandAdmiralscried,
