终于找到《孟菲斯美女号》里的那首诗。没想到把那个念诗的场景当宝贝的人,还不是个别的:激战前的草地上,有口琴吹奏着《Amanzing Grace》的旋律,开始念诗,听着听着,喧哗的战友都安静下来。
“在白云深处蓝天外,我知道死亡在那里等待。我要与之搏斗的并非我所恨,我要浴血捍卫的并非我所爱。
不是法律,也不是责任,驱使我披上战袍。没有政治家,也没有欢呼的人群,只有一种冲动把我送上九霄。我反复思考,我反复比较,今后的日子仿佛变的渺小,青春的气息在生与死之间缭绕……”是叶芝的诗。
I know that I shall meet my fate somewhere among the clouds above.
T hose that I fight I do not hate,
T hose that I guard I do not love,
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds.
A lonely impulse of some delight, drove to this tumult in the clouds.
I balance all brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind.
In balance with this life, this death.
--by William Butler Yeats