Meeting at Night
[英]羅伯特·勃朗寧
Robert Browning
灰莽的海，黑長的岸；
金色的半月大而低；
微波從沉睡中驚起，
火一般地翻騰起陣陣漣漪，
當我駕船迅速駛向海灣，
船卻戛然紮進泥潭。
而後是一英裏海香暖人的沙灘；
穿過三塊田地才見一個農場；
輕輕叩響窗欞，
一個尖銳的打火聲，
火柴迅速燃起，
藍光明淨而耀眼，
似驚似喜，口中攪動著
聲響不高的話語。
兩顆跳動的心緊緊相融。
The gray sea and the long black land；
And the yellow half-moon large and low；
And the startled little waves that leap
In fiery ringlets from their sleep，
As I gain the cove with pushing prow，
And quench its speed i'the slushy sand.
Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach；
Three fields to cross till a farm appears；
A tap at the pane， the quick sharp scratch
And blue spurt of a lighted match，
And a voice less loud， thro'its joys and fears，
Than the two hearts beating each to each！