The Land of Counterpane
Robert Louis Stevenson
When I was sick and lay a-bed,
I had two pillows at my head,
And all my toys beside me lay
To keep me happy all the day.
And sometimes for an hour or so
I watched my leaden soldiers go,
With different uniforms and drills,
Among the bedclothes, through the hills;
And sometimes sent my ships in fleets
All up and down among the sheets;
Or brought my trees and houses out,
And planted cities all about.
I was the giant great and still
That sits upon the pillow-hill
And sees before him, dale and plain,
The pleasant land of counterpane.
床上的王国
罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森每
当我不幸卧病在床，
我的床头会有两个枕头，身边的玩具满满当当，
为了让我不再皱着眉头。有时我会花一两个小时，
观赏制服各异的小铅兵。
他们做各式军事演习，
在被子之间穿山越岭。
有时我会把船组成舰队在床单上冲风破浪，
有时我设计自己的城市并在里面种树建房，
而我是岿然不动的巨人，
在枕头之巅端尘，
检阅面前的山谷和平原，
那是我床上的王国。