英國人最愛的英語詩歌:Sea Fever 海之戀
梅斯菲爾德曾獲1930年喬治五世所授的“英國桂冠詩人”稱號，他只寫過26首詩，14歲起便當水手，長期的漂泊生活，使他成爲了著名的“大海的詩人”，這首詩歌表達了John Masefield對大海的熱愛和深深眷戀之情
I muST go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.
我多想再次回到大海，回到那寂寥的海天相連
我只想獨自駕駛那高大的帆船，看浪花和白帆在風的歌唱中飛舞
霧雨瀰漫在海面，透出曙色一線
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
我多想再次回到大海傾聽那奔越的潮汐的吶喊
那野性的呼喚如此清晰使我無法拒絕
風舞雲飛，浪花涌濺，還有那海鷗的哭啼，是我唯一的惦念
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.
我一定要再次回到大海
似吉普賽人浪跡天邊
像海鷗，像鯨魚，咧咧的風像一把鋒利的刀
我只想似流浪者笑對如戲人生，讓欺詐在靜謐、甜美的夢中消散
