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Love at First Sight

文：Wislawa Szymborska

They’re both convinced

that a sudden passion joined them.

Such certainty is beautiful,

but uncertainty is more beautiful still.

他們兩人都相信

是一股突發的熱情讓他倆交會。

這樣的篤定是美麗的，

但變化無常更是美麗。

Since they’d never met before, they’re sure

that there’d been nothing between them.

But what’s the word from the streets, staircases, hallways---

perhaps they’ve passed by each other a million times?

既然從未見過面，所以他們確定

彼此并無任何瓜葛。

但是聽聽自街道、樓梯、走廊傳出的話語——

他倆或許擦肩而過一百萬次了吧?

I want to ask them

if they don’t remember---

a moment face to face

in some revolving door?

perhaps a "sorry" muttered in a crowd?

a cut "wrong number" caught in the receiver?

but I know the answer.

No, they don’t remember.

我想問他們

是否記不得了——

在旋轉門

面對面那一刻?

或者在人群中喃喃說出的“對不起”?

或者在聽筒截獲的唐突的“打錯了”?

然而我早知他們的答案。

是的，他們記不得了。

They’d be amazed to hear

that Chance has been toying with them now for years.

他們會感到詫異，倘若得知

緣分已玩弄他們多年。

Not quite ready yet

to become their Destiny,

it pushed them close, drove them apart,

it barred their path,

stifling a laugh,

and then leaped aside.

尚未完全做好，

成為他們命運的準備，

緣分將他們推近，驅離，

阻擋他們的去路，

憋住笑聲，

然后閃到一邊。

There were signs and signals,

even if they couldn’t read them yet.

Perhaps three years ago

or just last Tuesday

a certain leaf fluttered from one shoulder to another?

Something was dropped and then picked up.

One night, perhaps, the same dream,

grown hazy by morning.

有一些跡象和信號存在，

即使他們尚無法解讀。

也許在三年前

或者就在上個星期二，

有某片葉子飄舞于肩與肩之間?

有東西掉了又撿了起來?

有一晚，也許同樣的夢，

到了早晨變得模糊。

Every beginning

is only a sequel, after all,

and the book of events

is always open halfway through.

每個開始

畢竟都只是延續，

而充滿情節的書本

總是從一半開始看起。