He is More Than a Hero
他比英雄更英雄
By Sappho
萨福
He is more than a hero
he is a god in my eyes--
the man who is allowed
to sit beside you -- he
who listens intimately
to the sweet murmur of
your voice, the enticing
laughter that makes my own
heart beat fast. If I meet
you suddenly, I can't
speak -- my tongue is broken;
他不止是个英雄
而是我眼中的神灵——
你容许那个男人
坐在你身旁——他
亲密地聆听
你甜蜜呢喃的
声音,那诱人的
欢笑让我的心
加速跳动。倘若我
突然遇见你,我无法
言语——舌头已断
a thin flame runs under
my skin; seeing nothing,
hearing only my own ears
drumming, I drip with sweat;
trembling shakes my body
and I turn paler than
dry grass. At such times
death isn't far from me
一束纤细火焰奔涌
在我肌肤下;一无所见
只听到我自己双耳
嗡嗡作响,汗珠滴落
全身不住地颤栗
脸色竟比枯草
更苍白,那时候
死神离我不远
译于2016年11月29日。
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