谨将此译作献给天下勇敢、坚韧、自信、善良以及美丽的女人们。

 

非凡的女性

作者：玛雅·安吉罗

译者：鹤潜

 

靓丽的妇人们，

总也琢磨不清

哪儿是我的秘密。

看我长相平常，

身材也不给力。

当我道出究竟，

她们又嬉笑不信。

瞧啊，

我的臂膀无处不及，

我的臀部宽阔有力，

我的步履果敢坚定，

我的嘴唇蜿蜒刚毅。

我是个女人，没错，

我是，非凡的女性。

 

当我步入大厅，

定能将你酷毙。

男人们，

不是紧紧尾随，便是

单腿跪地。

他们簇拥着我，

像蜂儿飞绕着甜美的花蜜。

瞧啊，

我的眼睛神采奕奕，

我的牙齿洁白如玉，

我的腰身柔曼似柳，

我的双脚欢快轻盈。

我是个女人，没错，

我是，非凡的女性。

 

男人们也困惑不解，

我为何让他们着迷。

他们，苦苦寻觅，

总也触不到我内心的神奇。

即便我敞开胸襟，

也理不清他们模糊的思绪。

瞧啊，

我的背影嫣然清晰，

我的笑容灿烂温馨，

我的胸部圆润坚挺，

我的气质优雅华丽。

我是个女人，没错，

我是，非凡的女性。

 

你总该明白了，

我的头颅，为何总是高昂挺立，

我的举止，为何总是彬彬有礼。

为何每当我飘然而过，

总让你仰慕不已。

瞧啊，

我舞步的踢踏像欢唱的夜莺，

我飞扬的发丝像大海的波鳞，

我宽大的手掌像肥沃的土地，

我广阔的胸怀像慈母的爱心。

我是个女人，没错，

这就是我，

一个非凡的女性！

 

Phenomenal Woman

Written by: Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.          

I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size

But when I start to tell them,

They think I'm telling lies.

I say,

It's in the reach of my arms

The span of my hips,

The stride of my step,

The curl of my lips.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

 

I walk into a room

Just as cool as you please,

And to a man,

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees.

Then they swarm around me,

A hive of honey bees.

I say,

It's the fire in my eyes,

And the flash of my teeth,

The swing in my waist,

And the joy in my feet.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

 

Men themselves have wondered

What they see in me.

They try so much

But they can't touch

My inner mystery.

When I try to show them

They say they still can't see.

I say,

It's in the arch of my back,

The sun of my smile,

The ride of my breasts,

The grace of my style.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

 

Now you understand

Just why my head's not bowed.

I don't shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud.

When you see me passing

It ought to make you proud.

I say,

It's in the click of my heels,

The bend of my hair,

the palm of my hand,

The need of my care,

'Cause I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.