By Aphra Behn[Britain]
Recitalist:Sammy Hung|Actress
Slight unpremeditated Words are borne
By every common Wind into the Air;
Carelessly utter'd, die as soon as born,
And in one instant give both Hope and Fear:
Breathing all Contraries with the same Wind
According to the Caprice of the Mind.
But Billetdoux are constant Witnesses,
Substantial Records to Eternity;
Just Evidences, who the Truth confess,
On which the Lover safely may rely;
They're serious Thoughts, digested and resolv'd;
And last, when Words are into Clouds devolv'd.
事先未经考虑的疏忽的话语
被每次公众的风传变成公开的失意;
轻率地表达,刚露头便窒息,
而一瞬间,既给人希望也给人恐惧:
随着头脑的心血来潮而感叹
万般事与愿违皆因同一风传。
但情书却是永远不变的见证,
是对永恒的一份份真实记录;
这是信奉真理的公正的证人,
恋人可以依赖真理安心倾吐;
它们是庄严的思想,经过深思熟虑;
当话语化成了彩云,它们仍将延续。
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