From Beethoven to his ‘Immortal Beloved
Good morning, on July 7
Though still in bed, my thoughts go out to you, my Immortal Beloved, now and then joyfully, then sadly, waiting to learn whether or not fate will hear us - I can live only wholly with you or not at all - Yes, I am resolved to wander so long away from you until I can fly to your arms and say that I am really at home with you, and can send my soul enwrapped in you into the land of spirits - Yes, unhappily it must be so - You will be the more contained since you know my fidelity to you. No one else can ever possess my heart - never - never - Oh God, why must one be parted from one whom one so loves. And yet my life in Vienna is now a wretched life - Your love makes me at once the happiest and the unhappiest of men - At my age I nedd a steady, quiet life - can that be so in our connection? My angel, I have just been told that the mailcoach goes every day - therefore I must close at once so that you may receive the letter at once - Be calm, only by a clam consideration of our existence can we achieve our purpose to live together - Be calm - love me - today - yesterday - what tearful longings for you - you - you - my life - my all - farewell. Oh continue to love me - never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved.
Ever thine
Ever mine
Ever ours
早安，我永恒的爱人，虽然尚未起床，我的思想已经飞到你的身边来了，忽而高兴，忽而忧伤，等待着命运的讯息，不知它是否会顺从我们的心愿。我只能完全和你生活在一起，要么根本活不下去。是的，我决定离别你到外面去飘泊些时候，直到我能飞到你怀抱里来对你说：我真的回来了，把我的灵魂和你裹在一起，让它飘到神仙世界里去吧。是的，不幸一定如此，你一定会比我更坚决，因为你知道我对你的忠诚，再也没有别人能占有我的心了，不会有，永远不会有啊，上帝！一个人为什么非得和自己最亲爱的人离别不可呢？而现在我在维也纳的生活如此苦恼。你的爱情使我变成了世界上幸福的人，同时也是最痛苦的人，象我这种年纪，需要过稳定而安静的生活，在我们目前的情况下办得到吗？我的天使，我刚听说每天都有邮车，所以我必须立刻停笔，这样你就可以立刻收到这封信。冷静点，只有头脑冷静地考虑一下我们的现状，才能达到生活在一起的目的。冷静点，爱我吧，今天，昨天，一切会再继续，爱我吧，决不要冤枉你所爱的路德维格那颗最忠诚的心。
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