Icelebratemyself,andsingmyself,我赞美我自己,歌颂我自己,

　　AndwhatIassumeyoushallassume,我所承担的一切,你也必须承担,

　　Foreveryatombelongingtomeasgoodbelongstoyou.因为属于我的每一个原子,也同样属于你. 

　　Iloafeandinvitemysoul,我闲游,并邀我的灵魂同往,

　　Mytongue,everyatomofmyblood,form'dfromthissoil,thisair,我的舌头,我血液中的每个原子,都由这泥土、这空气所形成

　　Bornhereofparentsbornherefromparentsthesame,andtheirparentsthesame,我生于这里,我的父母生于这里,他们的父母也生于这里,

　　I,nowthirty-sevenyearsoldinperfecthealthbegin,我如今三十七岁,在健康良好的状况下出发,

　　Hopingtoceasenottilldeath.愿至死方休.

　　Ileanandloafeatmyeaseobservingaspearofsummergrass.我悠闲地俯视一片夏天的草叶.

　　Creedsandschoolsinabeyance,教条和学派先放一旁,

　　Retiringbackawhilesufficedatwhattheyare,butneverforgotten,让他们暂且后退,满足于现状,但不被遗忘,

　　Iharborforgoodorbad,Ipermittospeakateveryhazard,我心怀善与恶,我要不顾一切地述说,

　　Naturewithoutcheckwithoriginalenergy.自然那原始的活力,不受任何的阻扰.

　　SpiritualityandReligioninWhitman'sSongofMyselfWhilehetakesagreatdealofmaterialfromChristianity,hisconceptionofreligionismuchmorecomplicatedthanthebeliefsofoneortwofaithsmixedtogether.Whitmanseemstodrawfromthemanyrootsofbelieftoformhisownreligion,puttinghimselfasthecenter.

　　Whitmanbringsphilosophicalsignificancetothemostsimpleobjectsandactions,remindingAmericathateverysight,sound,taste,andsmellcantakeonspiritualimportancetothefullyawareandhealthyindividual.Inthefirstcantos,hesays,"Iloafeandinvitemysoul,"creatingadualismbetweenmatterandspirit.Throughouttherestofthepoemthough,hecontinuesthispattern.Heconstantlyusestheimagesofbodyandspirittogether,bringingustoabetterunderstandingofhistrueconceptionofspirituality.

　　Therearemany"popular"topicsusedfrequentlybyauthors.Love,religion,andwararesomefavorites.Twoothersuchtopicswetypicallyreadaboutarenatureanddeath.Thetwocanbediscussedseparatelyortheycanberelatedtoeachother.WaltWhitman,aloverofnature,tackledthesesubjectsin"SongofMyself"fromLeavesofGrass."SongofMyself"isacelebrationoflifeandGod.Whitmanlovedeverythingimaginableaboutnature.Helovedpeople,animals,andhimself.Throughoutthisextensivepoem,Whitmanmentions"red"people(Indians),"Negroes",butchers,women,thepoorandtherich.Hebelievedthatallaregoodinsomewayoranotherandallpeopleareequal.

　　WaltWhitman’s“SongofMyself”is,onthemostbasicdescriptivelevel,areallylongpoem.Whitmanisclearlyapoetwithalottosay,oratleastwithalotofdifferentwaystosayit.Hemeandersfromthemicrotothemacro,fromatomstothewholeearth.

　　这首诗内容及其丰富,它全面地表现了诗人对人生哲学和宗教的观点.“自我”是全诗的中心形象.《自我之歌》的背景是整个美国.全篇歌颂的“自我”既是诗人又大于诗人,是具有美国民族特征和民主理想的巨人形象,也是新大陆的开拓者的形象.从这首诗也可以看到以爱默生为代表的超验主义学说对诗人的影响. 

　　惠特曼《自我之歌》一问世,就引起美国文坛广泛持久的争论.历史证明,《自我之歌》并不是所谓神秘主义的启灵预言诗,而是一首反映美国时代生活的现实主义伟大诗篇.“自我”展示出多重艺术形象,热情地歌颂了美国民主和美国人民.民主、民族主题贯穿全诗.诗歌宏伟的结构、广阔的历史画面、全景式的美国自然风貌,使之成为一首享誉世界文坛的美国史诗.

　　自由诗（FreeVerse）：现代诗中常见的体式,长短不同的诗行存在于同一首诗中,不讲究押韵与格律,只注重诗歌所表达的意象和传递的情感.WaltWhitman的LeavesofGrass中,就采用此格式.

　　重读他最有名的《草叶集》等诗篇,再次为一个半世纪前的这位美国诗人创作的激情之澎湃、风格之瑰丽、题材之多元、想像之丰富、观念之新奇而慑服.记得早年读《草叶集》时,便被他那大气豪爽的浪漫主义情绪和长句排比式的诗歌魅