Langston Hughes
I would liken you
To a night without stars
Were it not for your eyes.
I would liken you
To a sleep without dreams
Were it not for your songs.
倘若不是因为你的双眼，
我会把你比作没有星辰的夜晚;
倘若不是因为你的歌声，
我会把你比作无梦的睡眠。
Passing Love 短暂的爱
Langston Hughes
Because you are to me a song
I must not sing you over-long.
Because you are to me a prayer
I cannot say you everywhere.
Because you are to me a rose—
You will not stay when summer goes.
因为你是一首歌，
我不能一直把你唱着;
因为你是一次祷告，
我不能随处把你念着;
因为你是一朵玫瑰——
夏天离开，你也不会停留。
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking 如果我能使一颗心免于破碎
Emily Dickinson
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
or cool one pain,
or help one fainting robin
unto his nest again
I shall not live in vain.
如果我能使一颗心免于破碎，
我将不会虚度此生。
如果我能减轻一个人的痛苦，
或平息一个人的悲伤，
或帮助一只昏迷的知更鸟
回到它的巢居
我将不会虚度此生。