I Died For Beauty
[美]艾米莉·狄更生
Emily Dickinson
我為美而死，但還不太適應
冰冷的墳墓
直到一個為真理而死的人，
在隔壁的房間躺下——
他輕聲問道：“為何倒下？”
“為了美。”我回答說——
“我為真理——真和美是一體，
我們是兄弟。”他說道——
於是，如同夜間相遇的親人——
我們隔著房間聊天——
直到苔蘚長到我們嘴邊——
掩蓋住——我們的名字——
I died for beauty—but was scarce
Adjusted in the Tomb
When one who died for Truth， was lain
In the adjoining Room—
He questioned softly "Why I failed？"
"For beauty，" I replied—
"And I—for Truth—Themself are One
We Brethren， are，" He said—
And so， as Kinsmen， met a Night—
We talked between the Rooms—
Until the Moss had reached our lips—
And covered up—our names—