Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was born in Illinois, the son of Swedish immigrants. His working and traveling experiences greatly influenced his writing and political views. He saw first-hand the sharp contrast between rich and poor, and passionately championed for the everyday working person through his writings.

生于伊利诺州，为瑞典移民后裔。当过农场工、洗碗工、记者、政党组织者、市长秘书、民歌手、《林肯传》作者。他的诗较平民化，富社会性。

Anna Imroth

安娜-茵露丝

Cross the hands over the breast here─so.
Straighten the legs a little more─so.
And call for the wagon to come and take her home.
Her mother will cry some and so will her sisters and brothers.
But all of the others got down and they are safe and 
	this is the only one of the factory girls who wasn't
	lucky in making the jump when the fire broke
It is the hand of God and the lack of fire escapes.
			

把手交叠在胸前──这样子。
把腿扯直一点──这样子。
把车召来带她回家。
她的母亲会号几声还有她的兄弟姐妹。
所有其他的人都下来了他们都平安火起时
	没跳成的只有这不幸的女工。
这是上帝的意旨也是防火梯的不足。


(非马  译)
			

Soup

汤

I saw a famous man eating soup.
I say he was lifting a fat broth
Into his mouth with a spoon.
His name was in the newspapers that day
Spelled out in tall black headlines
And thousands of people were talking about him.

	When I saw him,
He sat bending his head over a plate
Putting soup in his mouth with a spoon.
			

我看到一个名人在喝汤。
我说他正举起汤匙
把浓汤往嘴里送。
他的名字出现在当天的报纸上
用黑色的大头条拼出
成千上万的人在谈论他。

	当我看到他，
他正坐着埋头在盘子上
用汤匙把汤往嘴巴里送。


(非马  译)