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For as in Cardross' sea-washed tower
和在卡德羅斯海邊的塔樓中一樣
He stood beside the bed
他站在床邊
Whereon, in life's departing hour,
在那上面，在生命即將逝去的時刻
Was good King Robert laid, —
是羅伯特國王的遺體，——
Whose failing breath and nerveless form
沒有呼吸，一動不動
Bespoke him brother of the worm,
他是一個小人物的兄弟，
While visions of the days gone by
但是這些天的時光
Flitted before his glazing eye,
在他那閉上的眼前一閃而過，
And the old monarch's failing breath
這位先王已經停止呼吸
Spoke of the fast approach of death—
死亡快速降臨——
Brave Douglas kissed the feeble hand
勇敢的道格拉斯親吻了那只無力的手
That once had fought for fair Scotland,
那只手曾為蘇格蘭戰斗，
And pledged his knightly word
他以騎士的身份立下誓言
That he the Bruce's heart would bear
他會帶著國王的心臟
Unto the Holy Sepulchre
來到圣慕大教堂
Of our most blessed Lord.
那是神圣的上帝所在的地方。
Alphonso, King of Castile, induced the Douglas to fight with him against the Moors of Granada.
阿方索是卡斯提爾的國王，曾和道格拉斯一道與格拉納達的摩爾人戰斗過。
On rushed the Douglas—never knight
道格拉斯往前沖——沒有騎士
More valiant sought the field of fight.
比他更英勇的沖向戰場。
Amidst the fray his snowy crest
戰場上，他雪白的頭冠
Danced like the foam on ocean's breast:
就像海浪激起的白色水泡一般晃動：
Like lightning brand his broad-sword flashed,
他舞動的大劍像一道閃電，
And foemen bent and helmets crashed!
殺死敵人，砍碎盔甲！
With stalwart arm and giant form
他使用的武器的威力和形狀都巨大無比
He charged like spirit of the storm!
他像一陣暴風雨一樣向前沖！
And, as upon the mountain side,
在山的那邊，
So late the trackless forest's pride,
森林中的樹木，
Uprooted by the wintry blast,
都被寒冬摧毀，
The prostrate sapling oaks are cast;
倒下的橡樹苗被當做武器投出；
So where he spread his dread career
這就是他事業的開端
Bent Moslem crest and Moslem spear;
打掉穆斯林的頭冠，折斷他們的長矛；
While ever ‘midst the melee, high
在混戰中，
And clear pealed forth his battle cry.
能聽到他的高聲叫喊。
