《鹅妈妈童谣》·茶靡

17、十个小黑人

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　　Ten little nigger boys went out to dine;
　　One choked his little self, and then there were nine.
　　Nine little nigger boys sat up very late;
　　One overslept himself, and then there were eight.

　　十个小黑人出外用膳；
　　一个噎死剩九个。
　　九个小黑人熬夜到很晚；
　　一个睡过头剩八个。

　　Eight little nigger boys travelling in Devon;
　　One said he'd stay there, and then there were seven.
　　Seven little nigger boys chopping up sticks;
　　One chopped himself in half, and then there were six.

　　八个小黑人在到丹文游玩；
　　一个说要留在那儿剩七个。
　　七个小黑人在砍柴；
　　一个把自己砍成两半剩六个。

　　Six little nigger boys playing with a hive;
　　A bumble-bee stung one, and then there were five.
　　Five little nigger boys going in for law;
　　One got in chancery, and then there were four.

　　六个小黑人玩蜂窝；
　　一只黄蜂叮死一个剩五个。
　　五个小黑人进入法院；
　　一个被留下剩四个。

　　Four little nigger boys going out to sea;
　　A red herring swallowed one, and then there were three.
　　Three little nigger boys walking in the Zoo;
　　A big bear bugged one, and then there were two.

　　四个小黑人到海边；
　　一条红鲱鱼吞下一个剩三个。
　　三个小黑人走进动物园里；
　　一只大熊抓走一个剩两个。

　　Two little nigger boys sitting in the sun;
　　One got frizzled up, and then there was one.
　　One little nigger boy living all alone;
　　He got married, and then there were none.

　　两个小黑人坐在太阳下；
　　一个热死只剩一个。
　　一个小黑人觉得好寂寞；
　　他上吊后一个也不剩。

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　　此首童谣《十个小黑人(Ten little nigger boys went out to dine)》也是鹅妈妈童谣中非常著名的一首。

　　内容看似相当荒唐，但也十分有趣。可是现在这首童谣的最后一句“He went and hanged himself, and then there were none.”可能因不适合儿童，所以时常改成“He got married, and then there were none.”(他结婚后一个也不剩)。

　　歌词描述原有十个小黑人，经过了许多波折，使得原本在一起的他们最后只剩一个人，剩下的那个小黑人觉得非常寂寞，便上吊自杀了。这也可以喻为原本为劳工阶级的一群人，在中产阶级、资本主义残酷的压迫后，渐渐的凋零，到了最后一个也不留。

　　知名的推理小说家，拥有”谋杀天后”之称的 Agatha·Christie(阿嘉莎.克莉丝蒂)，也曾以这首童谣为背景写出了《And Then There Were None(无人生还)》此本小说。

　　另外，克里斯蒂的《黑麦奇案》《畸形屋》《牙医谋杀案》《国际学生宿舍谋杀案》中均引用了《鹅妈妈童谣》。

　　奎因的《从前有个老女人》也做了同样的引用，日本推理小说家绫行人在《馆系列》的《十角馆杀人事件》中让主角岛田洁和江南第一次见面在一家叫【鹅妈妈】的餐馆里，可见鹅妈妈对于推理小说家来说是个很不错的引用资料。

　　在由贵香织里的《毒伯爵该隐》这套漫画中，亦不断引用鹅妈妈童谣的内容，增添了诡异的风味。