[美文欣賞]

The More Loving One

by W.H.Auden/W.H.

Looking up at the stars, I know quite well

That, for all they care, I can go to hell,

But on earth indifference is the least

We have to dread from man or beast.

How should we like it were stars to burn

With a passion for us we could not return?

If equal affection cannot be,

Let the more loving one be me.

Admirer as I think I am

Of stars that do not give a damn,

I cannot, now I see them ,say

I missed one terribly all day.

Were all stars to disappear or die

I should learn to look at an empty sky

And feel its total dark sublime,

Though this might take me a little time.

[參考譯文]

讓我們成為更有愛(ài)心的人

--W.H.奧登

仰望群星的時(shí)分，我一清二楚，

盡管它們關(guān)懷備至，我亦有可能赴地府，

可是塵世間我們絲毫不必畏懼

人類(lèi)或禽獸的那份冷漠。

倘若群星燃燒著關(guān)懷我們的激情，

我們卻無(wú)法回報(bào)，我們作何感想?

倘若無(wú)法產(chǎn)生同樣的感情，

讓我成為更有愛(ài)心的人。

盡管我自視為群星的崇拜者，

它們滿(mǎn)不在乎，

現(xiàn)在我看群星，我卻難以啟齒，

說(shuō)我成天思念一顆星星。

倘若所有的星星消失或者消亡，

我應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)仰望空蕩的天空，

同時(shí)感受天空一片漆黑的崇高，

雖然這樣可能要花費(fèi)一點(diǎn)時(shí)間。