双语·英美爱情诗歌选 119 我为美而死
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119. I Died for Beauty——
——E. Dickinson
I died for Beauty——but was scarce
Adjusted in the Tomb
When One who died for Truth, was lain
In an adjoining Room——
He questioned softly“Why I failed?”
“For Beauty”, I replied——
“And I——for Truth——Themself are One——
We Brethren, are,”He said——
And so, as Kinsmen, met a Night——
We talked between the Rooms——-
Until the Moss had reached our lips——
And covered up——our names——
119 我为美而死
狄金森
我为美而死——
刚被安顿进坟墓，
这时，一位为真理而死的人
在隔壁的房间躺下——
他轻声问我“因何而亡”？
“为了美，”我回答——
“但我——为真理——他们是一家——
我们是兄弟，”他说——
就这样，我们亲人般相遇在夜晚——
我们隔着房间谈天——
直到青苔爬上嘴唇，
掩埋了我们的名字——
