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[苑眉]

Embers

Sarah Teasdale

I said, "My youth is gone
Like a fire beaten out by the rain,
That will never sway and sing
Or play with the wind again."

I said, "It is no great sorrow
That quenched my youth in me,
But only little sorrows
Beating ceaselessly."

I thought my youth was gone,
But you returned --
Like a flame at the call of the wind
It leaped and burned;

Threw off its ashen cloak,
And gowned anew
Gave itself like a bride
Once more to you.


灰烬

作者：莎拉·蒂斯代尔
翻译：苑眉

我说：“我的青春已逝
像堆火扑熄雨里，
将不再摇曳歌唱
甚或风中嬉戏。”

我说：“悲伤无甚了不起，
将我的青春碾熄，
亦不过些许伤痛
不断敲击。”

原以为我的青春已逝，
但你竟又回还——
像团火随风的呼唤
跳跃灼燃；

甩掉它的灰色斗篷，
换上新衣
新娘子般将它自己
再度献予你。

[巫逖]

美女真是夜神仙，贵家三更还在翻译世界杰作。学习了。

[苑眉]