Désolée pour les francophones,j'espère que vous comprendrez un peu quand même. Je n'ai pas la (bonne) traduction française et je ne la trouve pas en ligne justement (peut-être quelqu'un l'aura-t-il?). J'ai appris ce poème par cœur (il y a longtemps!) et Leaves of Grass est un de mes livres de chevet.

Leaves of Grass/Feuilles d'herbes- 1900 / 236. On Journeys Through The States.

"ON journeys through the States we start, (Ay, through the world—urged by these songs, Sailing henceforth to every land—to every sea;)

We, willing learners of all, teachers of all, and lovers of all.

We have watch’d the seasons dispensing themselves, and passing on,

We have said, Why should not a man or woman do as much as the seasons, and effuse as much?

We dwell a while in every city and town;

We pass through Kanada, the north-east, the vast valley of the Mississippi, and the Southern States;

We confer on equal terms with each of The States,

We make trial of ourselves, and invite men and women to hear;

We say to ourselves, Remember, fear not, be candid, promulge the body and the Soul;

Dwell a while and pass on—Be copious, temperate, chaste, magnetic,

And what you effuse may then return as the seasons return,

And may be just as much as the seasons."

EDIT: pour les points sur les i; ce poème est pour moi comme un point de vue sur le Web tel que le découvre et que je l'apprécie!

Source Bartleby.com