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[苑眉]

Pity

Sarah Teasdale

They never saw my lover's face,
They only know our love was brief,
Wearing awhile a windy grace
And passing like an autumn leaf.

They wonder why I do not weep,
They think it strange that I can sing,
They say, "Her love was scarcely deep
Since it has left so slight a sting."

They never saw my love, nor knew
That in my heart's most secret place
I pity them as angels do
Men who have never seen God's face.


遗憾

作者：莎拉·蒂斯代尔
翻译：苑眉

他们不曾见过我爱人的脸，
唯知我们的爱之短简，
著了片刻风的优雅，
便如一片秋叶飘远。

他们惊讶我为何没有哭泣，
甚觉奇怪我犹能歌起，
他们说，“她的爱并不深，
因为留下的伤痛轻微如此。”

他们不曾见过我的爱人，也不知
我心里最隐秘的地方，
像天使一样我为他们感到遗憾，
那些人，从未见过上帝的脸庞。