心儿灌水--勃朗宁夫人十四行诗

贺兰心儿

当我的歌声低落了、接不上了，代之以
But thou, who, in my voice's sink and fall
哭泣，你却叫神的最尊贵的乐器
When the sob took it, thy divinest Art's

贺兰心儿

掉在脚下，倾听我那夹杂在泪珠里的
Own instrument didst drop down at thy foot
怨声。。。啊，指点我，该怎么报答
To harken what I said between my tears, ...

贺兰心儿

你的恩情吧！怎么能把这一片
Instruct me how to thank thee! -- Oh, to shoot
回旋荡漾的情意奉献给未来的
My soul's full meaning into future years,

贺兰心儿

岁月，由它来给我表白，向耐久的
That _they_ should lend it utterance, and salute
爱情致敬，凭着那短暂的人生！
Love that endures, from Life that disappears!

贺兰心儿

朗宁夫人抒情十四行诗集第四十二首

“未来啊，任你怎样临摹，也描不成
`_My future will not copy fair my past_' --
我过去的样本了，”我曾这么写过，
I wrote that once; and think at my side

贺兰心儿

以为守护在我身畔的天使会同意
My ministerig life-angel justified
这话，把仰天呼吁的眼光瞥向那
The word by his appealing look upcast

贺兰心儿

高踞玉座的上帝。待我回过头来，
To the white throne of God, I turned at last,
看见的却是你，还有你我的天使
And there, instead , saw thee, not unallied

贺兰心儿

结伴在一起！一向为哀怨、病痛
To angels in thy soul! Then I, long tried
所折磨的我，就把幸福抱得那么紧。
By natural ills, received the comfort fast,

贺兰心儿

一见了你，我那朝拜的手杖
While budding, at thy sight, my pilgrim's staff
抽了芽、发出了绿叶，承受着
Gave out green leaves with morning dews impearled.

贺兰心儿

清晨的露珠。如今，我再不追寻
I seek no copy now of life's first half:
我生命中前半的样本，让那些反复
Leave here the pages with long musing curled,