Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack

 

 

     As the dawn was breaking the Sambhur belled

        Once, twice and again!

     And a doe leaped up, and a doe leaped up

     From the pond in the wood where the wild deer sup.

     This I, scouting¹ alone, beheld²,

        Once, twice and again!

 

     As the dawn was breaking the Sambhur belled

        Once, twice and again!

     And a wolf stole back, and a wolf stole back

     To carry the word to the waiting pack,

     And we sought and we found and we bayed on his track

        Once, twice and again!

 

     As the dawn was breaking the Wolf Pack yelled³

        Once, twice and again!

     Feet in the jungle that leave no mark!

 

     Eyes that can see in the dark—the dark!

     Tongue—give tongue to it!  Hark!  O hark!

        Once, twice and again!

1 scouting   

守候活动，童子军的活动

参考例句：

• I have people scouting the hills already. 我已经让人搜过那些山了。
• Perhaps also from the Gospel it passed into the tradition of scouting. 也许又从《福音书》传入守望的传统。 来自演讲部分

2 beheld   

v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

3 yelled   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He yelled at the other driver. 他冲着另一位司机大叫。
• The lost man yelled, hoping someone in the woods would hear him. 迷路的人大声喊着，希望林子里的人会听见。 来自《简明英汉词典》