心儿灌水--勃朗宁夫人十四行诗

贺兰心儿

先立下示范，教给我该怎么办－－
Hadst set me an example, shown me how,
当你恳切的目光第一次对上了
When first time thine earnest eyes with mine were crossed

贺兰心儿

我的目光，而爱呼应了爱。很明白，         
And love called love. And thus, I cannot speak
即使爱，我也不能夸说是我的美德。
Of love even, as a good thing of my own.

贺兰心儿

是你，把我从一片昏迷的软乏中
Thy soul hath snatched up mine all faint and weak
抱起，高置上黄金的宝座，靠近在
And placed by thee on a golden throne, --
你的身旁。而我懂得了爱，只因为
And that I love (O soul, we must meek!)
紧挨着你－－我唯一爱慕的人
Is by thee only, whom I love alone.

贺兰心儿

13.EEB
白朗宁夫人抒情十四行诗集第十三首
EBB _Sonnets from the Portuguese_, No. XIII
你可是要我把对你涌起的恩情，
And wilt thou have me fashion into speech        
　形之于言词，而且还觉得十分充裕；

贺兰心儿

The love I bear thee, finding words enough,
　不管有多猛的风，高举起火炬，
And hold the torch out, while the winds are rough
让光辉，从两张脸儿间，把我俩照明？

贺兰心儿

Between our faces, to cast light on each? --
我却把它掉在你脚边，没法命令
I drop it thy feet. I cannot teach
　我的手托着我的心灵，那么远距

贺兰心儿

My hands to hold my spirit so far off
　自己；难道我就能借文字作契据，
From myself ... me ... that I should bring thee proof
掏给你看、那无从抵达的爱情
In words, of love hid in me out of reach.

贺兰心儿

在我的心坎？不，我宁愿表达
Nay, let the silence of my womanhood
　女性的爱凭她的贞静，而换来
command my woman-love to thy belief, --
你的谅解－－看见我终不曾软化，

贺兰心儿

Seeing that I stand unwon, however wooed,
　任你怎样地央求，我只是咬紧着嘴，
And rend the garment of my life, in brief,
狠心撕裂着生命的衣裙；生怕
By a most dauntless, voiceless fortitude,
　这颗心一经接触，就泄露了悲哀。
Lest one touch of this heart convey its grief.

贺兰心儿

14.EEB
白朗宁夫人抒情十四行诗集第十四首
Elizabeth Barrett Browning _Sonnets from the Portuguese_, No. XIV

如果你一心要爱我，那就别为了么，
If thou must love me, let it be for nought
　只是为了爱才爱我。别这么讲：
Except for love's sake only. Do not say