欣赏: How do I love thee?

hanyl2006

How do I love thee?

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.


Translation modified by Myself
我是如何爱你？说不尽万语千言。
我爱你之深邃，之宽广，之高远
极至我的灵魂所能及之处--犹如探求
玄冥中神之存在与美好之极。
我爱你如每日之需，
阳光下的白天和烛焰前的夜晚.
我自由地爱着你，一如人们对权力的追求；
我纯洁地爱着你，正象人们对赞美的垂首。
我爱你，带着昔日悲伤时的
那种激情与童年时代的无暇憧憬；
我爱你，抵得上往日对圣者怀有的
如今似已消逝的那种情愫-我用呼吸，
用微笑，用眼泪，用我整个生命来爱你！
--假使上帝愿意，我死后将更加爱你

helladise

嗯，是首有名的“古诗”