心儿灌水--勃朗宁夫人十四行诗

贺兰心儿

17.EEB
白朗宁夫人抒情十四行诗集第十七首
EBB "Sonnets from the Portuguese", No. XVII

我的诗人，在上帝的宇宙里，从洪荒
My poet, thou canst touch on all the notes
到终极，那参差的音律，无一不能
God set between His After and Before,

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从你的指尖弹出。你一挥手
And strike up and strike off the general roar
就打断了人世间熙熙攘攘的声浪，
Of the rushing worlds a melody that floats

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奏出清音，在空气里悠然荡漾；
In a serene air purely. Antidotes
那柔和的旋律，象一剂凉药，把安慰
Of medicated music, answering for

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带给痛苦的心灵。上帝派给你
Mankind's forlornest uses, thou canst pour
这一个职司，而吩咐我伺候你。
>From thence into their ears. God's will devotes

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亲爱的，你打算把我怎样安排？－－
Thine to such ends, and mine to wait on thine.
作为一个希望、给欢乐地歌唱？还是
How, Dearest, wilt thou have me for most use?

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缠绵的回忆、溶化入抑扬的音调？
A hope, to sing by gladly? ... or a fine
还是棕榈，还是松树－－那一树绿荫
Sad memory, with thy songs to interfuse?

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让你在底下歌唱；还是一个青冢，
A shade, in which to sing ... of palm or pine?
唱倦了，你来这里躺下？请挑吧。
A grave, on which to rest from singing? .. Choose.

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18.EEB
白朗宁夫人抒情十四行诗集第十八首

我从不曾拿我的卷发送给谁，
I never gave a lock of hair away
　除非是这一束，我最亲爱的，给你；
To a man, Dearest, except this to thee,

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满怀心事，我把它抽开在指尖，
Which now upon my fingers thoughtfully
拉成棕黄色的一长段；我说：“爱，
I ring out to the full brown length and say

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收下吧。”我的青春已一去不回，
`Take it.' My day of youth went yesterday;
　这一头散发再也不跟着我脚步一起
My hair no longer bounds to my foot's glee,