William Shakespeare - The Sonnets (153) 汉译

CLIII<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

Cupid laid by his brand and fell asleep,

A maid of Dian’s this advantage found,

And his love-kindling fire did quickly steep

In a cold valley-fountain of that ground:

Which borrowed from this holy fire of Love,

A dateless lively heat still to endure,

And grew a seeting bath which yet men prove,

Against strange maladies a sovereign cure:

But at my mistress’ eye Love’s brand new-fired,

The boy for trial needs would touch my breast,

I sick withal the help of bath desired,

And thither hied a sad distempered guest.

But found no cure, the bath for my help lies,

Where Cupid got new fire; my mistress’ eyes.

 

153

 

爱神放下他的火炬，沉沉睡去：

月神的一个仙女乘了这机会

赶快把那枝煽动爱火的火炬

浸入山间一道冷冰冰的泉水；

泉水，既从这神圣的火炬得来

一股不灭的热，就永远在燃烧，

变成了沸腾的泉，一直到现在

还证实具有起死回生的功效。

但这火炬又在我情妇眼里点火，

为了试验，爱神碰一下我胸口，

我马上不舒服，又急躁又难过，

一刻不停地跑向温泉去求救，

　　但全不见效：能治好我的温泉

　　只有新燃起爱火的、我情人的眼。

 

（梁宗岱 译）