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.
倘若不是因為你的雙眼,
我會把你比作沒有星辰的夜晚;
倘若不是因為你的歌聲,
我會把你比作無夢的睡眠。
Passing Love 短暫的愛
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.
因為你是一首歌,
我不能一直把你唱著;
因為你是一次禱告,
我不能隨處把你念著;
因為你是一朵玫瑰——
夏天離開,你也不會停留。
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking 如果我能使一顆心免于破碎
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.
如果我能使一顆心免于破碎,
我將不會虛度此生。
如果我能減輕一個人的痛苦,
或平息一個人的悲傷,
或幫助一只昏迷的知更鳥
回到它的巢居
我將不會虛度此生。