the more loving one 让我们成为更有爱心的人-凯发k8官网

                      --w.h.auden/w.h.奥登

looking up at the stars, i know quite well
仰望群星的时分，我一清二楚，

that, for all they care, i can go to hell,
尽管它们关怀备至，我亦有可能赴地府，

but on earth ¹ is the least
可是尘世间我们丝毫不必畏惧

we have to ² from man or beast.
人类或禽兽的那份冷漠。

how should we like it were stars to burn
倘若群星燃烧着关怀我们的激情，

with a passion for us we could not return?
我们却无法回报，我们作何感想？

if equal affection cannot be,
倘若无法产生同样的感情，

let the more loving one be me.
让我成为更有爱心的人。

admirer as i think i am
尽管我自视为群星的崇拜者，

of stars that do not give a damn,
它们满不在乎，

i cannot, now i see them ,say
现在我看群星，我却难以启齿，

i missed one terribly all day.
说我成天思念一颗星星。

were all stars to disappear or die
倘若所有的星星消失或者消亡，

i should learn to look at an empty sky
我应该学会仰望空荡的天空，

and feel its total dark ³,
同时感受天空一片漆黑的崇高，

though this might take me a little time.
虽然这样可能要花费一点时间。