William Shakespeare - The Sonnets (101) 汉译

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O truant Muse what shall be thy amends,

For thy neglect of truth in beauty dyed?

Both truth and beauty on my love depends:

So dost thou too, and therein dignified:

Make answer Muse, wilt thou not haply say,

‘Truth needs no colour with his colour fixed,

Beauty no pencil, beauty’s truth to lay:

But best is best, if never intermixed’?

Because he needs no praise, wilt thou be dumb?

Excuse not silence so, for’t lies in thee,

To make him much outlive a gilded tomb:

And to be praised of ages yet to be.

    Then do thy office Muse, I teach thee how,

    To make him seem long hence, as he shows now.

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偷懒的诗神呵，你将怎样补救

你对那被美渲染的真的怠慢？

真和美都与我的爱相依相守；

你也一样，要倚靠它才得通显。

说吧，诗神；你或许会这样回答：

“真的固定色彩不必用色彩绘；

美也不用翰墨把美的真容画；

用不着搀杂，完美永远是完美。”

难道他不需要赞美，你就不作声？

别替缄默辩护，因为你有力量

使他比镀金的坟墓更享遐龄，

并在未来的年代永受人赞扬。

　　当仁不让吧，诗神，我要教你怎样

　　使他今后和现在一样受景仰。