1.
My mother has killed me

My mother has killed me
My father is eating me,
My brothers and sisters sit under the table,
Picking up my bones,
And they bury them under the cold marble stones.

我的母亲杀了我,
我的父亲在吃我，
我的兄弟姐妹坐在桌旁,
收拾着我的残骸,
然后将他们埋葬在冰冷的大理石下。

2.
Lizzie Borden

Lizzie Borden took an axe,
Hit her father forty whacks.
When she saw what she had done,
She hit her mother forty-one.

里兹·波顿拿起斧头
打了她爸爸四十下
当她看见自己所做的一切
她又打了她妈妈四十一下

备注： 出自《少年的孵化之音》-《布丁小姐的悲剧》

一个女孩如此拭杀父母的事是真实存在的。1893年美国的麻萨诸塞州，32岁的里兹·波顿在家中拿起斧头

杀害了自己的父亲和继母，手段残忍。在19世纪的美国引起轩然大波。如今事发的那间屋子成为了博物馆

，而里兹杀人事件到现在还是研究的对象，还被拍成电影等。在网上可以找到不少相关的资料。

3.
Who killed Cock Robin

Who killed Cock Robin?
I, said the Sparrow,
With my bow and arrow,
I killed Cock Robin.

谁杀死了知更鸟？
我，麻雀说，
用我的弓和箭，
我杀了知更鸟。

Who saw him die?
I, said the Fly,
With my little eye,
I saw him die.

谁看见他的死？
我，苍蝇说，
用我的小眼睛，
我看见他死去。

Who caught his blood?
I, said the Fish,
With my little dish,
I caught his blood.

谁取走了他的血？
我，鱼说，
用我的小碟子，
我取走了他的血。

Who'll make his shroud?
I, said the Bettle,
With my thread and needle,
I'll make the shroud.

谁来为他制丧衣？
我，甲虫说，
用我的线和针，
我来为他制丧衣。

Who'll dig his grave?
I, said the Owl,
With my pick and shovel,
I'll dig his grave.

谁来为他挖坟墓？
我，猫头鹰说，
用我的锄和铲
我来为他挖坟墓。

Who'll be the parson?
I, said the Rook,
With my little book,
I'll be the parson.

谁来当他的牧师？
我，乌鸦说，
用我小小的册子，
我来当他的牧师。

Who'll be the clerk?
I, said the Lark,
If it's not in the dark,
I'll be the clerk.

谁来为他记史?
我，云雀说，
如果不是在黑暗中，
我来为他记史。

Who'll carry the link?
I, said the Linnet,
I'll fetch it in a minute,
I'll carry the link.

谁来秉持火把？
我，红雀说，
我马上就把它拿来，
我来秉持火把。

Who'll be the chief mourner?
I, said the Dove,
I mourn for my love,
I'll be chief mourner.

谁来充当丧主？
我，鸽子说，
我来悼念我的爱人，
我来充当丧主。

Who'll carry the coffin?
I, said the Kite,
If it's not through the night,
I'll carry the coffin.

谁来运载棺材？
我，鸢说。
如果不用穿过夜晚，
我将运载棺材。

Who'll bear the pall?
We, said the Wren,
Both the cock and the hen,
We'll bear the pall.

谁来负责棺罩？
我们，鹪鹩说，
夫妇俩一起，
我们来负责棺罩。

Who'll sing a psalm?
I, said the Thrush,
As she sat on a bush,
I'll sing a psalm.

谁来吟唱圣歌？
我，画眉说，
她停坐在灌木上，
我来吟唱圣歌。

Who'll toll the bell?
I, said the Bull,
Because I can pull,
I'll toll the bell.

谁来敲响丧钟？
我，公牛说，
因为我能够拉，
我来敲响丧钟。

All the birds of the air
Fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,
When they heard the bell toll
For poor Cock Robin.

空中所有的鸟
叹息并且悲哀
当他们听到丧钟响起
为了可怜的知更鸟。

NOTICE
To all it concerns,
This notice apprises,
The Sparrow's for trial,
At next bird assizes.

启事
给所在有关者，
这则启事通知，
麻雀将受审判，
在下次的鸟儿巡回审判中。

备注： 收录于《谁杀了知更鸟》

4.
When a good King Arthur rule this land

When good King Arthur ruled this land,
He was a goodly king;
He stole three pecks of barley-meal
To make a bag-pudding.
当亚瑟王统治这片土地的时候
他是一位优秀的国王
他偷了三配克大麦粗粉
为了做一个大布丁

A bag-pudding the king did make,
And stuffed it well with plum;
And in it put great lumps of fat,
As big as my two thumbs.

国王做的大布丁
塞满了李子干
还放进了一块大奶油
像我的两个拇指那么大

The king and queen did eat thereof,
And noblemen beside;
And what they could not eat that night,
The queen next morning fried.

国王和皇后吃了该吃的那份
吃了身边贵族们的那份，
还吃了那天晚上不该吃的那份，
第二天早上皇后被油煎了

备注：出自《少年的孵化之音》-《布丁小姐的悲剧》

世上留传著许多关于亚瑟王的精彩故事，以及英勇的圆桌武士的传奇。他大约是在一千五百年前统治英国

，打了许多场胜仗。但历史上是否存在这位王还有待查证。这首关于亚瑟王的童谣揭示了古代王族中的残

忍吧。

5.
Solomon Grundy

Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Took ill on Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday.
This is the end
Of Solomon Grundy.

所罗门·格朗迪
星期一出生
星期二受洗
星期三结婚
星期四生病
星期五病危
星期六死亡
星期天掩埋
这就是
所罗门·格朗迪的结束

备注： 出自《God Child vol 5》- 《周日的所罗门·格朗迪》

这个算是《God Child》里的一个特别短篇。把人的一生所会经历到的事融汇在这个短短的童谣里——一

个星期里的7天。

6.
Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses,
And all the king's men,
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

蛋放在墙上，
蛋重重的摔下来。
就算聚集了国王所有的马，
就算聚集了国王所有的臣子，
蛋也不能恢复原来的样子 。

备注：收录在《少年孵化的声音》的扉页中。

Humpty-dumpty是蛋的意思。字典里解释为胖矮人。

7.
There was a lady all skin and bone

There was a lady all skin and bone,
Sure such a lady was never known:
It happened upon a certain day,
This lady went to church to pray.

从前有个皮包骨头的女人，
当然你从没听说过这样的女人：
一切发生在某一天，
这位女士去教堂作祷告。

When she came to the church stile,
There she did rest a little while;
When she came to the church yard,
There the hells so loud she heard.

当她来到教堂阶梯，
她停了一小会；
当她来到教堂墓园，
她听见地狱的呻吟声是如此响亮。

When she came to the church door,
She stopped to rest a little more;
When she came the church within,
The parson prayed 'gainst pride and sin.

当她来到教堂的门口，
她又停了一会；
当她进入教堂，
牧师正抗拒着虚荣与罪恶作着祷告。

On looking up, on looking down,
She saw a dead man on the ground;
And from his nose unto his chin,
The worms crawled out,
the worms crawled in.

上看，下看，
她看见一个死人躺在地上；
从他的鼻子到下巴，
蛆们爬出，
蛆们蠕进。

Then she unto the parson said,
Shall I be so when I am dead?
O yes!
O yes, the parson said,
You will be so when you are dead.

然后她对牧师说，
我死后会变成这样吗？
噢，是的！
噢，是的，牧师说道，
你死后就会变成这样。

8.
There was a man, a very untidy man

There was a man,
a very untidy man,
Whose fingers could nowhere to be fonud
to put in his tomb.
He had rolled his head far underneath the bed;
He had left his legs
and arms lying all over the room.

从前有个男子
一个非常不整洁的男子
他的手指无法被寻到
以放进他的墓中。
他把头滚落到床下
四肢散落在房间里。

备注 ： 出自《谁杀了知更鸟》-《布丁小姐的悲剧》

9.
Crooked man

There was a crooked man,
and he walked a crooked mile,
He found a crooked sixpence
against a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat,
which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

有个性格扭曲的男人
走在一条长一里的扭曲的路上
手里那着扭曲的六便士
踏在扭曲的台阶上
他买了一只扭曲的猫
猫捉了一只扭曲的老鼠
他们一起住在扭曲的小房子里

备注： 出自《God Child vol.1》-《The Little Crooked House》

10.
Baa, Baa, Black sheep

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool ?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

咩，咩，黑羊，
你有羊毛吗？
是的，先生，是的，先生，
三袋满满的
一袋给主人
一袋给夫人
还有一袋给那个
住在街尾的小男孩

备注： 出自《God Child vol.1》-《Black Sheep》

在最早的时候，最后一句是：什么都没有给小男孩。童谣里“master”指的是国王，“dame”指的是贵族

，“little boy”即是最底层的平民。揭示了上流社会的有钱人对底层人的压迫和榨取。