心儿灌水--勃朗宁夫人十四行诗

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这封说（不多几个字）：“亲，我爱你！”
Said, _Dear I love thee_; and I sank and quailed
而我却惶恐得象上帝的未来在轰击
As if God's future thundered on my past.

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我的过去。这封说：“我属于你！”那墨迹，
This said, _I am thine_ -- and so its ink has paled
紧贴在我悸跳的心头，久了，褪了色。
With lying at my heart that beat too fast.

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而这封。。。爱啊，你的言词有什么神妙，
And this ... O Love, thy words have ill availed
假如这里吐露的，我敢把它再说！
If, what this said, I dared repeat at last!

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白朗宁夫人抒情十四行诗集第二十九首

我想你！我的相思围抱住了你，
I think of thee! -- my thoughts do twine and bud
绕着你而抽芽，象蔓藤卷缠着树木、
About thee, as wild vines, about a tree,

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遍发出肥大的叶瓣，除了那蔓延的
Put out broad leaves, and soon there's nought to see
青翠把树身掩藏，就什么都看不见。
Except the straggling green which hides the wood.

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可是我的棕榈树呀，你该明白，
Yet, O my palm-tree, be it understood
我怎愿怀着我的思念而失去了
I will not have my thoughts instead of thee

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更亲更宝贵的你！我宁可你显现
Who art dearer, better! Rather, instantly
你自己的存在；象一株坚强的树
Renew thy presence. As a strong tree should,

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沙沙地摇撼枝杈，挣出了赤裸的
Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare,
躯干来，叫这些重重叠叠的绿叶
And let these bands of greenery which insphere thee,

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都给摔下来狼藉满地。因为在
Drop heavily down, ... burst, shattered, everywhere!
看着你、听着你、在你荫影里呼吸着
Because, in this deep joy to see and hear thee

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清新的空气，洋溢着深深的喜悦时，
And breathe within thy shadow a new air,
我再不想你--我是那么地贴紧你。
I do not think of thee -- I am too near thee.