I Pass by in Silence
[英]約翰·克萊爾
John Clare
我向鳥兒傾訴,他們正為明天而歌,
穀堆上,百靈與麻雀嬉戲,
矮樹叢裏,花雞與紅雀在鳴唱,
直到那輕柔的和風讓我安靜;
於是,我靜靜離去,幻想著,
將心上人的雙唇偷吻;
但倘若遇見她,我多年珍愛的姑娘,
我會悄悄走過,帶著依戀與淚水。
是的,我會沉默著悄悄走過,
連腳步也輕盈無聲;
我的雙眼不敢將她一瞥,
而後一周,我隻會歎息。
當我欣賞野花,花中便是她的麵龐;
在嬌美的花裏,她的臉那麽光鮮亮麗;
假如她經過,我會一言不發,
我們彼此沉默,各走各路。
我向鳥兒、風兒和雨訴說;
我從未向心愛的人傾吐;
我吐露心聲,向那漫山遍野的野花,
仿佛一朵是她,一朵是她的孩子;
我幻想著,將那美好的表白吐露,
但若她真的到來,我會沉默無語;
如果足夠勇敢,我會將她親吻,
而當我向她走近,一切都前功盡棄。
I talk to the birds as they sing i'the morn,
The larks and the sparrows that spring from the corn,
The chaffinch and linnet that sing in the bush,
Till the zephyr-like breezes all bid me to hush;
Then silent I go and in fancy I steal
A kiss from the lips of a name I conceal;
But should I meet her I've cherished for years,
I pass by in silence, in fondness and tears.
Yes, I pass her in silence and say not a word,
And the noise of my footsteps may scarcely be heard;
I scarcely presume to cast on her my eye,
And then for a week I do nothing but sigh.
If I look on a wild flower I see her face there;
There it is in its beauty, all radiant and fair;
And should she pass by, I've nothing to say,