Alfred Edward Housman 阿尔弗雷德·爱德华·豪斯曼
The lad came to the door at night,
正是情人们盟誓的夜间，
When lovers crown their vows,
那小伙子来到门口，
And whistled soft and out of sight
在树阴底下人躲着不见，
In shadow of the boughs.
轻轻地吹着口哨。
"I shall not vex you with my face
”亲爱的，我从此再不来惹你
Henceforth, my love, for aye;
看见我的脸生气，
So take me in your arms a space
所以，趁东方露白以前
Before the east is grey."
来和我搂抱一会。“
"When I from hence away am past
“在我这一次走开以后，
I shall not find a bride,
我再找不到新人，
And you shall be the first and last
你将是和我睡在一起
I ever lay beside."
的唯一而最后的情人。”
She heard and went and knew not why;
她听见去了，也莫明其妙
Her heart to his she laid;
就两颗心躺在一起，
Light was the air beneath the sky
天光下面的夜色正朦胧，
But dark under the shade.
但树下是黑漆漆地。
"Oh do you breathe, lad, that your breast
”小伙啊，你可呼吸？你胸口
Seems not to rise and fall,
怎不见一起一落？
And here upon my bosom prest
你这里和我心抵着心，
There beats no heart at all?"
怎没有心儿跳跃？“
"Oh loud, my girl, it once would knock,
”啊，亲爱的，从前它跳得很急，
You should have felt it then;
当初你就该觉出，
But since for you I stopped the clock
但自从为你我停掉钟摆，
It never goes again."
它再也跳动不得。“
'Oh lad, what is it, lad, that drips
“小伙啊，是什么从你脖子上
Wet from your neck on mine?
滴得我颈子稀湿？
What is it falling on my lips,
小伙啊，是什么落到我嘴里？
My lad, that tastes of brine?'
尝起来就像盐汁？”
"Oh like enough 'tis blood, my dear,
“那个，亲爱的，很可能是血，
For when the knife has slit
因为当你拿刀子
The throat across from ear to ear
把脖子从左耳划到右耳，
'Twill bleed because of it."
它就会流个不止。”
Under the stars the air was light
繁星下面夜色是亮的，
But dark below the boughs,
但树下是黑漆漆地，
The still air of the speechless night,
长夜无语，沉寂的空气，
When lovers crown their vows.
正是情人们盟誓时。
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